The Kennedy Center is set to pay homage to the legendary Dolly Parton, celebrating her profound influence on American music and culture through a collaboration with The National Symphony Orchestra (NSO).
This unique event promises to take audiences on a journey through Parton's remarkable life, as the NSO presents a special performance on June 26 and 27. The announcement of this tribute was made public on X by the Kennedy Center.
According to the Daily Caller, the Kennedy Center's post enthusiastically declared, Did you hear the National Symphony Orchestra is performing Dolly Partons ?????????????? at The Kennedy Center?! Its a one-of-a-kind multimedia concert experience.
The event will feature live guest vocalists and new orchestrations of Parton's greatest hits, celebrating her enduring legacy. Tickets for this much-anticipated performance will be available to Kennedy Center members starting April 29 at 10 a.m. EST, with general sales opening to the public on May 1 at 10 a.m. EST.
The concert will showcase orchestrations of iconic songs such as "Jolene," "Coat of Many Colors," and "I Will Always Love You," alongside other carefully curated selections, as reported by SlippeDisc. The multimedia experience will be enhanced by powerful visuals projected on screen, complemented by guest vocalists and musicians.
Parton herself expressed her excitement to Fox News, stating, The threads of my life are woven together through my songs. Thats why the project, Threads: My Songs In Symphony, is so special to me. Its about sharing my music and my musical journey with audiences in a new way.
NSO Principal Pops Conductor Steven Reineke shared his enthusiasm for the project, telling Fox News, Bringing Dolly Partons music to life through the power of a full symphony orchestra has long been a dream of mine. He added, Dolly is one of the great storytellers of American music and I am excited to bring her expansive catalogue to the Kennedy Center. Through those unique symphonic charts, her music will be showcased like never before and will surely be an evening no one will want to miss.
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