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PERFORMERS: Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor

It’s a zoological musical, featuring a fully orchestrated setting of Saint-Saëns’ classic score, along with engaging songs including “Talk to the Animals” and “Kokowanda Bay.” This imaginative musical journey through the animal kingdom will resonate with any young listener who’s enjoyed the classic children’s book Are You My Mother? When a baby swan is separated from her mother, she must team up with a ragtag group of singing and dancing animals in hopes of making it safely to Kokowanda Bay.

Starting at 10 am, show up early for fun, family-friendly pre-concert activities, including our Instrument Petting Zoo, crafts, a book nook, and much more. 

This performance is part of our Family Series, which is curated for children. There are many benefits to subscribing! Find out more.  

This sensory-friendly concert offers a relaxed atmosphere for patrons of all ages, including accommodations for people on the autism spectrum and people with sensory sensitivities. Learn more.

American Sign Language interpretation provided by Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Captioning provided by Tennessee Captioning.

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE

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PERFORMERS: Nashville Symphony | Nathan Aspinall, conductor

In pre-historic times, strange creatures walked the planet. These were the ancient ancestors of musical instruments that inspired melodious makers in brass and wood to create the instruments we see in the orchestra today.

Join on a journey into the times When Instruments Roamed the Earth®!

Filled with laughs, surprises, multi-media projection, and on-stage action, the symphony will present the perfect all-ages introduction to the exciting sounds, people, and experience of a symphony orchestra concert.

Hear the hilarious “research” of paleo-musicologist, Sir Humphrey Treble-Clef, who believes that our modern instruments are actually the descendants of giant, dinosaur-like creatures like you’ve never seen before. These are strange creatures that exist in the hot, mysterious, swampy jungles of Sir Humphrey’s unusual imagination.

Most will not believe a man who tried to prove that ancient humans made music by hitting themselves on the head with rocks; but everyone will smile, laugh, and be in awe of the symphonic interpretations of Sir Humphrey’s wild theories, featuring all the instruments of the orchestra. 

Starting at 10 am, show up early for fun, family-friendly pre-concert activities, including our Instrument Petting Zoo, crafts, a book nook, and much more. This sensory-friendly concert offers a relaxed atmosphere for patrons of all ages, including accommodations for people on the autism spectrum and people with sensory sensitivities. Learn more.

This performance is part of our Family Series, which is curated for children. There are many benefits to subscribing! Find out more.  

TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Please read our safety policy — including masking and vaccination or testing requirements — before visiting the Schermerhorn.

PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor

Race across America with Rico the Roughrider and stake a claim for gold in the Wild West! Outwit outlaws and befriend buffalo as you discover the sounds of American music by Copland, Sousa, Grofé, Elmer Bernstein and more.

PROGRAM
Anderson - Fiddle Faddle
Copland - Hoe-down from Rodeo 
Arr. J. David Beasley - “She’ll Be Coming Around the Mountain”
Rossini - William Tell Overture
Grofé - On the Trail from Grand Canyon Suite 
E. Bernstein - Magnificent Seven Theme
Dvořák- Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No.1 
Copland- Variations on a Shaker Melody 
Sousa - Washington Post March
Bennett - Celebration 

Starting at 10 am, show up early for fun, family-friendly pre-concert activities, including our Instrument Petting Zoo, crafts, a book nook, and much more. 

This performance is part of our Family Series, which is curated for children. There are many benefits to subscribing! Find out more.  

This sensory-friendly concert offers a relaxed atmosphere for patrons of all ages, including accommodations for people on the autism spectrum and people with sensory sensitivities. Learn more.

American Sign Language interpretation provided by Bridges for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Captioning provided by Tennessee Captioning.

Media partner