Following a highly acclaimed 2025 debut, music icon Dolly Parton is taking her multimedia symphonic experience, Threads: My Songs in Symphony, to new U.S. cities for the 2026 season. Developed in partnership with Schirmer Theatrical and SONY Music Publishing, this innovative concert series combines dazzling orchestral arrangements by David Hamilton, immersive visuals by Adam Grannick, and intimate storytelling, exploring Dolly’s songs, life, and stories in a full-evening symphonic journey.
Following its sold-out 2025 world premiere with the GRAMMY® Award-winning Nashville Symphony, Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony has captivated audiences across the U.S. Since then, the multimedia symphonic experience has toured with performances featuring renowned orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Columbus Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Oklahoma City Philharmonic.
From this symphonic foundation, Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony brings Dolly’s music to life with a powerhouse ensemble of vocalists. Returning from the inaugural tour cast are vocalists Katelyn Drye, Hollie Hammel, Blair Lamb, and Julie Williams, plus musicians David Hamilton, Derek Drye, Lindsey Miller, Dean Berner, Gary Lunn, Chris Leidhecker, Ross McReynolds, and Luke Woodle. Joining for select 2026 dates are Katie Basden, Ally Jackson, Brian Fullen, Craig Nelson, and Duncan Mullins. Featuring stunning visuals and multimedia storytelling, the show combines Dolly’s newly orchestrated hits with her on-screen presence, guiding audiences through her extraordinary life in a fully immersive symphonic experience.
The 2026 tour will feature 27 performances across 12 cities, highlighting collaborations with some of the nation’s premier orchestras.
· January 3-4, 2026: Colorado Symphony – Denver, CO
· January 17-18, 2026: St. Louis Symphony - St. Louis, MO
· January 23-25, 2026: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra – Cincinnati, OH
· January 31, 2026: Louisville Orchestra – Louisville, KY
· February 14-15, 2026: Oregon Symphony – Portland, OR
· March 19-21, 2026: Nashville Symphony – Nashville, TN
· March 20-21, 2026: Grand Rapids Symphony – Grand Rapids, MI
· March 28, 2026: Phoenix Symphony – Phoenix, AZ
· April 7-11, 2026: Naples Philharmonic – Naples, FL
· May 1, 2026: Eugene Symphony – Eugene, OR
·May 15-17, 2026: Kansas City Symphony – Kansas City, MO
· August 1, 2026: Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra - Chautauqua, NY
Sign up to be alerted of performance dates and on-sale dates for each symphony at www.dollysymphony.com.
Dolly Parton announces the world premiere of her new symphonic concert, Dolly Parton's Threads: My Songs in Symphony with the Nashville Symphony will go on-sale November 1, 2024. Threads: My Songs in Symphony features Dolly’s songs and the stories behind them in an innovative multimedia symphonic experience featuring Dolly on screen, leading audiences in a visual-musical journey of her songs, her life and her stories. Accompanied by guest vocalists and musicians, Threads: My Songs in Symphony, features new and innovative orchestrations of Dolly’s hit songs woven together into a full-evening multimedia symphonic story-telling experience.
"The threads of my life are woven together through my songs," Dolly says. "That's why this project, Threads: My Songs In Symphony, is so special to me. It's all 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!"
Threads: My Songs in Symphony will include Dolly’s beloved hits, spanning her career, 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 GRAMMY® Award winning Nashville Symphony, led by Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez.
Alan D. Valentine, Nashville Symphony President & CEO, added, "We are honored to help launch this extraordinary production with Dolly Parton in Nashville at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Enhanced by the stories and images that make up the threads of her extraordinary life and career, her legendary and timeless catalog – combined with the power and majesty of our Nashville Symphony orchestra – will create an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience for everyone."
Following the world premiere, performances will take place across the USA in the 2025/2026 season. The initial list of orchestras include:
· March 20, 2025: Nashville Symphony Orchestra
· May 17, 2025: Fort Wayne Philharmonic
· June 18, 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
Sign up to be alerted of performance dates and on-sale dates for each symphony at www.dollysymphony.com.
