2026/2027 Season

How to Train Your Dragon

Lenny Leblanc w/ the SSO @ UNA (feat. Gary Baker)

For our opening concert, the Shoals Symphony teams up with Shoals legend and Alabama Music Hall of Fame member Lenny LeBlanc. He will perform some of his most loved songs, including “Falling” and “Above All,” joined by special guests such as Gary Baker.

    Saturday August 22, 2026

    7:00 P.M.
    Location: Norton Auditorium

    Concert Duration: Approx. 90 Minutes (+20 min. intermission)

    How to Train Your Dragon

    Caleb Elliott | Billy Allen + The Pollies w/ the SSO @ UNA

    Join us for a night that blends orchestral sound with the Shoals music scene. This will be a double feature with Single Lock Records artists Caleb Elliott and Billy Allen + The Pollies. This concert brings together singer-songwriter storytelling and symphonic color in a way that feels right at home in the Shoals.

      Saturday – September 12, 2026

      7:00 P.M.
      Location: Norton Auditorium

      Concert Duration: Approx. 90 Minutes (+20 min. intermission)

      How to Train Your Dragon

      Maestro’s Mixtape (Classics)

      Built on the idea of mixtapes as a way of getting to know someone, this concert serves as Maestro Lolley’s introduction to the Shoals. He will share a program of his all-time favorite works and invite special guests to join along the way.

        Sunday – November 1, 2026

        3:00 P.M.
        Location: Norton Auditorium

        Concert Duration: Approx. 90 minutes (+20 minute intermission)

        How to Train Your Dragon

        Hollydays on the Silver Screen: The Sequel

        Last year brought the most successful holiday concert in Shoals Symphony history. This year, we are leaning into the sequel. Will it top the original? That is up for debate. Expect favorite holiday film scores, recreated movie moments, and appearances from Shoals performers. See you on the red carpet!

          Saturday – December 5, 2026

          7:00 P.M.
          Location: Norton Auditorium

          Concert Duration: Approx. 90 minutes (+20 minute intermission)

          How to Train Your Dragon

          Speak-easy feat. Dr. Warren Ertle’s Corpse Revivers

          Step into the 1920s for a night of ragtime and early jazz. This concert features the premiere of a ragtime piano concerto, along with singing, dancing, and classics including the music of Shoals native W.C. Handy. No password required.

            Saturday – February 2, 2027

            7:00 P.M.
            Location: Norton Auditorium

            Concert Duration: Approx. 90 minutes (+20 minute intermission)

            How to Train Your Dragon

            Once Upon a Time (Classics)

            Join us for a storybook adventure as a hero sets out to save a princess. Each piece moves the story forward, with music drawn from Zelda, Lord of the Rings, and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.

              Saturday – April 3, 2027

              7:00 P.M.
              Location: Norton Auditorium

              Concert Duration: Approx. 90 minutes (+20 minute intermission)

              How to Train Your Dragon

              Aladdin- In Concert Live to Film

              The Shoals Symphony Orchestra will present Disney’s Aladdin in Concert Live to Film with the Oscar®, Golden Globe® and Grammy®-winning score performed live, led by conductor Ethan Lolley on May 1st, 2027. 

              In the mythical city of Agrabah, Aladdin is a street-smart go-getter dreaming of a better life. Princess Jasmine is the clever, confident daughter of the Sultan, longing to be free from a sheltered existence inside the palace walls. When a chance encounter brings the pair together and reveals an evil plot by the sorcerer Jafar, the two set out on a magic carpet ride of adventure to foil Jafar’s wicked plan. With the help of his best friend the monkey Abu, and a wise-cracking Genie, voiced by the legendary Robin Williams, Aladdin learns to achieve his dreams by believing in himself.

              Released in 1992, the film won Academy Awards® for Best Song (“A Whole New World”) and Best Original Score. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken collaborated on six songs for the film, including “Arabian Nights,” “Friend Like Me,” and “Prince Ali.” After Ashman’s death in 1991, Tim Rice wrote additional songs, notably “One Jump Ahead” and “A Whole New World.”

              The presentation is licensed by Disney Concerts

                Saturday – May 1, 2026

                7:00 P.M.
                Location: Norton Auditorium

                Concert Duration: Approx. Two Hours with 20 minute intermission

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                Shoals Symphony performing at UNA's Norton Auditorium.