SymphonyLand

This series of instrument trio performances introduces students (ages 3-6) to the world of the orchestra in a fun, interactive, and musical way. Each trio performance is programmed around a children’s story book and features a different instrument family (strings, woodwinds, and brass) performing a variety of orchestral repertoire.

SymphonyLand Trio Series 2026

Location: Stark Libraries, see location for each performance below

Questions: Please email ceberhard@cantonsymphony.org

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SymphonyLand Strings:
January 17, 2026 – 10 & 11am

Stark Library – Plain Community Branch 

 1803 Schneider St. NE, Canton, OH 44708

Register here

The Teeny Weeny Unicorn

By Shawn Harris

 

Once upon a time, in a land where horses were mythical beasts, there lived a unicorn—a Teeny-Weeny Unicorn. He lived with his family in a palace—one that was extra-large for him, full of extra-large rugs and extra-large food. And when his brother and sister played chess, they used him in place of a pawn.

 

When it’s just too much to take, Teeny-Weeny Unicorn runs away—and has a chance encounter with a salty gnome. It’s then that he suddenly starts to wonder… IS he teeny weeny? Or is he just the right size?

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SymphonyLand Woodwinds:
February 7, 2026 – 10 & 11am

Stark Library – Perry Sippo Branch 

 5710 12th St. NW, Canton, OH 44708

Register here

 

Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu

Written by Ying Chang Compestine

Illustrated by Crystal Kung

 

The story of Rapunzel where she’s being locked in a tower by a witch is a good one—but it’s not totally the truth.

 

The real story is about a young princess in China named Ra Pu Zel who doesn’t want to talk to princes or look proper. What Pu Zel wants is to cook and eat in peace, her long hair neatly braided to keep it out of her food. And when she gets tired of everyone telling her what to do, she locks herself in a tower with her dog Bao. Although princes from everywhere try to convince her to come down, it’s not until a young chef arrives with an intriguing food to share that Ra Pu Zel finally has a reason.

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SymphonyLand Brass:
March 7, 2026 – 10 & 11am

Stark Library – Plain Community Branch 

 1803 Schneider St. NE, Canton, OH 44708

Register here

 

Not Your Typical Dragon

By Dan Bar-el

Illustrated by Tim Bowers

Everybody knows your typical dragon breathes fire.

But when Crispin tries to breathe fire on his seventh birthday, fire doesn’t come out—only whipped cream! Each time Crispin tries to breathe fire, he ends up with

Band-Aids, marshmallows, teddy bears?

 

Crispin wonders if he’ll ever find his inner fire. But when a family emergency breaks out, it takes a little dragon with not-so-typical abilities to save the day.

With wry humor and whimsical illustrations, Not Your Typical Dragon is the perfect story for any child who can’t help feeling a little bit different.