Photo Credit: Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is announcing the world premiere of her new symphonic experience, ‘Threads: My Songs in Symphony’ with the Nashville Symphony in March 2025. After that, select stops around the United States will continue throughout 2025 and 2026. Tickets go on sale for the Nashville appearance on November 1.
‘Threads: My Songs in Symphony’ features Dolly’s music and the stories behind them in an innovative multimedia symphonic experience. Dolly will lead audiences on screen in a visual-musical journey of her songs, her life, and her story.
“The threads of my life are woven together through my songs. That’s why this proejct, ‘Threads: My Songs In Symphony’ is so special to me,” Dolly Parton says. “It’s about sharing my music and my musical journey with audiences in a new way. I’m really excited for fans to experience it for the first time with the Nashville Symphony!”
The symphonic performance will include Parton’s beloved hits including “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” and “I Will Always Love You,” in addition to her personal favorites. The world premiere performance will take place on March 20, 2025 in Nashville with the Nashville Symphony, led by Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez and will include a special appearance by Dolly Parton.
Following the world premiere, performances will take place across the United States in the 2025/2026 season. The initial list of orchestras include:
- March 20, 2025 — Nashville Symphony Orchestra
- May 17, 2025 — Fort Wayne Philharmonic
- June 17, 2025 — Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- June 29, 2025 — San Diego Symphony Orchestra
- September 7, 2025 — The Cleveland Orchestra
- September 18-20, 2025 — Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
- October 10, 2025 — The Alabama Symphony Orchestra (Birmingham)
- January 23-25, 2026 — Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
- February 14-15, 2026 — Oregon Symphony (Portland)
- March 28, 2026 — Phoenix Symphony Orchestra
- May 1, 2026 — Eugene Symphony Orchestra
‘Threads: My Songs in Symphony’ is produced by Dolly Parton together with Schirmer Theatrical and Sony Music Publishing. You can sign up for notifications and on-sale information at Dolly’s Symphony website.
Parton’s current album Rockstar made history by scoring the biggest album debut sales week of her seven-decade career and earning her six #1s on the Billboard charts — Top Rock Albums, Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Country Albums, Top Album Sales, Top Current Album Sales, and Independent Albums. Rockstar landed at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart, her highest position on that chart in her career.