INDIANAPOLIS— The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra ushers in the 2025–26 season with a ground-breaking new program dedicated to one of the most beloved musical icons of all time: Dolly Parton. The Printing Partners Pops Series concerts (Sept. 19 – 20, 2025, Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis), feature Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly leading the ISO and guest vocalists selected by the country-pop superstar and living legend herself, who just this month was named a Guinness Worlds Record ICON for her remarkable musical and cultural achievements during her career spanning more than six decades. Dolly Parton appears on screen only for these events.
This innovative and visually stunning multimedia symphonic experience will feature dynamic interpretations of Dolly’s beloved hits—including “Jolene,” “Coat of Many Colors,” and “I Will Always Love You”—inviting audiences on a journey through Dolly’s music and life as she shares personal stories and guides the evening on screen. Fueled by the symphonic energy of the ISO, the performance includes powerhouse vocalists who will bring Dolly’s newly orchestrated songs to life: Katelyn Drye, Hollie Hammel, and Julie Williams.
“The threads of my life are woven together through my songs,” said Parton in a statement. “That’s why this project . . . is so special to me. It’s all about sharing my music and my musical journey with audiences in a new way.”
“The ISO is excited to celebrate Dolly Parton’s astounding musical legacy with this unique symphonic experience. We invite everyone to join us at the Hilbert Circle Theatre as three great singers chosen by Dolly herself take us on her personal journey through her great song hits from one of the greatest artists of our time,” said Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly.
Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony is produced by Dolly Parton together with Schirmer Theatrical and Sony Music Publishing. Concert bookings by Wasserman Music.
Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony
11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., Sept. 19, 2025
7:30 p.m. September 20, 2025
Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis
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About Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered multi-hyphenate of all time and was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her 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. The landmark album also claimed the #3 spot on the Billboard 200 chart, her highest position ever. Achieving 27 RIAA-certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards, she has had 26 songs reach #1 on the Billboard country charts, a record for a female artist. Parton is the first artist to have topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary, Christian AC Songs, Hot Country Songs, Christian Airplay, Rock Digital Songs, Country Airplay and Dance/Mix Show Airplay radio charts. Parton became the first country artist honored as Grammy MusiCares Person of the Year given out by NARAS. She has 49 career Top 10 country albums, a record for any artist, and 120 career-charted singles over the past 50+ years. On October 17, 2023, she released her second New York Times Best Seller coffee table book in a trilogy called Behind The Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. The first of the series was the bestselling coffee table book Songteller: My Life in Lyrics.
In 2014, the RIAA recognized her impact on recorded music with a plaque commemorating more than 100 million units sold worldwide. She has amassed eleven Grammy Awards and 54 nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, 10 Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year; five Academy of Country Music Awards, also including a nod for Entertainer of the Year; four People’s Choice Awards; and three American Music Awards. In 1999, Parton was inducted as a member of the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame.
Dolly has the largest fan base of all measured music artists in the YouGov database at #1 with 198 million. She has the #1 Q Score of all performers, solo and group. Dolly is one of only 25 celebrities in the E-poll database to have an E-score of 100 and has maintained that perfect rating for 8 years. She recently won Best Brand Award, Celebrity, Influencer and Fashion at the 2023 Licensing International Excellence Awards.
To date, Parton has donated over 265 million books to children around the world with her Imagination Library. Her children’s book, Coat of Many Colors, was dedicated to the Library of Congress to honor the Imagination Library’s 100 millionth book donation. In March of 2022, Parton released the book Run Rose Run which she co-authored with James Patterson which sat at # 1 on the New York Times Best Sellers List for five weeks, a record for this decade. She also released an accompanying album of the same name with original songs inspired by the book which reached #1 on three charts simultaneously — Country, Americana/Folk and Bluegrass Albums. From her “Coat of Many Colors” while working “9 to 5,” no dream is too big and no mountain too high for the country girl who turned the world into her stage.
