The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses was a concert tour featuring music from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda video game series. Jason Michael Paul Productions, who was licensed by Nintendo to produce and tour the show, hired Jeron Moore to produce the show as well as Composer Chad Seiter to create the music. The tour is named after the Golden Goddesses in the Zelda series.
Music The name "Symphony of the Goddesses" refers not only to the concert program but also to the four-movement symphony recounting the storylines from several games in The Legend of Zelda series: A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, and The Wind Waker. The concert also highlighted orchestral renditions of music from other series games, including Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask, Spirit Tracks, Skyward Sword, and Tri Force Heroes.
Conductors of the concerts have included Eímear Noone, Susie Seiter, Amy Andersson. Kelly Corcoran, Kevin Zakresky and Jessica Gethin.
History
In June 2011, at Nintendo's Electronic Entertainment Expo press event, Jason Michael Paul Productions hired composer Chad Seiter and Producer Jeron Moore to create a four-minute overture spanning 25 years of Zelda music accompanied by images from the same period. After this performance, Shigeru Miyamoto of Nintendo announced that an orchestral CD would accompany the release of Skyward Sword, also produced by Jason Michael Paul Productions with Composer Chad Seiter and recorded by Hollywood recording engineer Bruce Botnick. A 25th Anniversary concert series would be performed in Tokyo, Los Angeles, and London. All of the concerts were produced by Jason Michael Paul Productions.
Evolving from the 25th anniversary concert series, "The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses" concert series kicked off in January 2012 in Dallas,Jason Michael Paul Productions - Feed The Gamer and toured the U.S. and Canada.
The second season, known as "Second Quest" (after a feature found in many Zelda games) consisted of concerts in spring, summer, and fall of 2013. The show went on hiatus after its final "Second Quest" performance in San Jose, California, at the San Jose Civic, performed by the Skywalker Ranch Orchestra.
The third season, known as "Master Quest", consisted of worldwide concerts in 2015 and 2016 and achieved the most success of any of the Zelda Symphony tours traveling to over 150 cities. This continued as the production further iterated until its tour concluded in 2018.
Schedule Original season The San Francisco event in March 2012 included over 1000 attendees. The Los Angeles concert in June featured Zelda Williams (daughter of actor Robin Williams) as the emcee. She was named after Princess Zelda, the video game series' titular character. A concert was held in May in Atlanta and was conducted by Susie Seiter.
Date City Country Venue ConductorMarch 28, 2012San FranciscoUnited StatesDavies Symphony HallEímear NooneMay 12, 2012AtlantaCobb Energy Performing Arts CentreSusie SeiterJune 6, 2012Los AngelesGreek TheatreEímear NooneJuly 25, 2012PhiladelphiaThe Mann CenterJuly 26, 2012Washington, D.C.The Filene Center at Wolf Trap National ParkSeptember 15, 2012TorontoCanadaSony Centre for the Performing ArtsSeptember 22, 2012MinneapolisUnited StatesOrpheum TheatreOctober 12, 2012DallasAT&T Performing Arts CenterOctober 18, 2012BostonWang TheatreOctober 25, 2012ChicagoChicago TheatreNovember 6, 2012CalgaryCanadaSouthern Alberta Jubilee AuditoriumNovember 28, 2012New York CityUnited StatesThe Theater at Madison Square GardenDecember 3, 2012San AntonioThe Majestic TheatreDecember 8, 2012West Palm BeachRaymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing ArtsDecember 9, 2012MiamiAdrienne Arsht CenterDecember 14, 2012San JoseSan Jose Civic AuditoriumJanuary 26, 2013MilwaukeeThe Riverside Theatre
Second Quest A concert was held in July 2013 in Baltimore. Concerts were held in August in Newark, New Jersey, September in Seattle, October in Grand Rapids, and December in San Jose, California.
Two concerts were held in Canada: one in Montreal in June and another in Toronto in September. A concert in Mexico City was held in September.
Master Quest Symphony of the Goddesses started a worldwide 2015 tour of a third season entitled "Master Quest". "Master Quest" season was extended with performance dates through 2016. The extended concert dates featured music and visuals from Tri Force Heroes for the Nintendo 3DS.
Date City Country Venue ConductorJanuary 21, 2015NashvilleUnited StatesSchermerhorn Symphony CenterJanuary 22, 2015January 30, 2015HonoluluBlaisdell Concert HallFebruary 7, 2015TokyoJapanTokyo International ForumTaizo TakemotoFebruary 27, 2015BostonUnited StatesSymphony HallAmy AnderssonMarch 2, 2015SeattleBenaroya HallMarch 6, 2015MonterreyMexicoArena MonterreyMarch 8, 2015Mexico CityArena de CiudadMarch 20, 2015TorontoCanadaSony Center PACApril 16, 2015StockholmSwedenEricsson GlobeApril 17, 2015LondonUnited KingdomSSE/Wembley ArenaApril 19, 2015DüsseldorfGermanyMitsubishi Electric HallApril 20, 2015MunichOlympiahalleApril 23, 2015ParisFrancePalais des CongrèsApril 24, 2015MilanItalyTeatro degli ArcimboldiApril 30, 2015AtlantaUnited StatesCobb Energy Center May 3, 2015MiamiJames L Knight CenterMay 20, 2015EdmontonCanadaNorthern Jubilee HallAmy AnderssonMay 22, 2015VancouverQueen Elizabeth TheaterMay 23, 2015CalgarySouthern Jubilee HallMay 30, 2015MontrealPlace des ArtsJune 10, 2015Las VegasUnited StatesThe VenetianJune 14, 2015Los AngelesWalt Disney Concert HallAmy AnderssonJune 20, 2015AustinThe Long Center PACJuly 11, 2015San DiegoCopley Symphony HallAmy AnderssonJuly 18, 2015OrlandoDr. Phillips CenterAugust 28, 2015CharlottesvilleJohn Paul Jones ArenaAmy AnderssonAugust 29, 2015San FranciscoDavies Symphony HallSeptember 10, 2015DurhamDurham Performing Arts CenterSeptember 11, 2015St. LouisPowell HallAmy AnderssonSeptember 12, 2015September 13, 2015September 16, 2015Washington, D.C.Music Center at StrathmoreSeptember 18, 2015PhiladelphiaMann CenterSeptember 25, 2015ProvidenceProvidence Performing Arts CenterOctober 1, 2015ChicagoAuditorium TheatreOctober 2, 2015IndianapolisOld National CenterOctober 3, 2015MilwaukeeMilwaukee TheatreOctober 13, 2015New York CityBarclays CenterOctober 15, 2015Salt Lake CityAbravanel HallOctober 18, 2015ColumbusOhio TheaterOctober 21, 2015HoustonJones HallOctober 22, 2015October 24, 2015DallasMusic Hall at Fair ParkEímear NooneOctober 25, 2015PortlandKeller AuditoriumNovember 8, 2015HamburgGermanyO2 WorldAmy AnderssonNovember 11, 2015AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music HallNovember 12, 2015BrusselsBelgiumPalais 12November 13, 2015MadridSpainPalacio Vista AlegreNovember 14, 2015BarcelonaAuditori ForumNovember 15, 2015RomeItalyAuditorium ConciliazioneNovember 21, 2015ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionNovember 22, 2015DublinIrelandConvention CentreDecember 5, 2015San JoseUnited StatesCity National CivicJanuary 21, 2016NashvilleSchermerhorn Symphony CenterJanuary 22, 2016February 23, 2016BostonSymphony HallMarch 8, 2016Costa MesaSegerstrom Center for the ArtsMarch 19, 2016TorontoCanadaSony CentreMarch 24, 2016JacksonvilleUnited StatesMoran TheatreMarch 26, 2016 †Kansas CityMusic Hall Kansas CityMarch 31, 2016MemphisThe OrpheumApril 1, 2016New OrleansSaenger TheaterApril 3, 2016ColumbusOhio TheaterApril 8, 2016CharlottesvilleJohn Paul Jones AreaApril 16, 2016MiamiArsht CenterApril 23, 2016LondonUnited KingdomSSE/Wembley ArenaMay 7, 2016 †SantiagoChileTheater CariolaMay 11, 2016GuadalajaraMexicoTeatro DianaMay 13, 2016MonterreyArena MonterreyMay 15, 2016Mexico CityArena de CiudadMay 20, 2016NashvilleUnited StatesSchermerhorn Symphony CenterMay 21, 2016San AntonioMajestic TheaterJune 13, 2016Los AngelesDolby TheatreJune 23, 2016AustinLong CenterJune 25, 2016MontrealCanadaPlace des ArtsJuly 14, 2016DenverUnited StatesBoettcher Concert HallJuly 22, 2016San DiegoCopley Symphony HallAugust 6, 2016OrlandoWalt Disney TheaterAugust 21, 2016San FranciscoDavies Symphony HallSeptember 10, 2016AtlantaCobb Performing Arts CenterSeptember 14, 2016SeattleBenaroya HallSeptember 17, 2016PortlandArlene Schnitzer Concert HallSeptember 21, 2016EdmontonCanadaNorthern Jubilee HallSeptember 22, 2016CalgaryJack Singer Concert HallSeptember 23, 2016VancouverQueen Elizabeth TheatreSeptember 25, 2016PhiladelphiaUnited StatesThe Mann CenterSeptember 29, 2016AmsterdamNetherlandsHeineken Music HallGiacomo LoprienoSeptember 30, 2016MilanItalyArcimboldiOctober 1, 2016ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadionOctober 2, 2016StuttgartGermanyPorsche ArenaOctober 5, 2016ViennaAustriaStadthalleOctober 7, 2016GenevaSwitzerlandGeneva ArenaOctober 8, 2016ParisFrancePalais des CongrèsOctober 9, 2016BirminghamUnited KingdomSymphony HallOctober 12, 2016AntwerpBelgiumStadsschouwburg AntwerpOctober 13, 2016ManchesterUnited KingdomBridgewater HallOctober 14, 2016LisbonPortugalColiseu de LisboaOctober 15, 2016EssenGermanyGrugahalleGiacomo LoprienoOctober 19, 2016StockholmSwedenStockholm GlobeOctober 20, 2016GlasgowUnited KingdomClyde AuditoriumOctober 21, 2016BerlinGermanyTempodromOctober 22, 2016WarsawPolandTorwar HallOctober 23, 2016PragueCzech RepublicForum KarlinOctober 28, 2016BarcelonaSpainAuditori ForumGiacomo LoprienoOctober 29, 2016MadridPalacio VistalegreOctober 30, 2016BilbaoPalacio EuskaldunaNovember 5, 2016Washington, D.C.United StatesWarner TheaterNovember 10, 2016LouisvilleWhitney HallNovember 11, 2016RochesterKodak HallNovember 12, 2016ChicagoChicago AuditoriumNovember 13, 2016NewarkNJPACNovember 17, 2016CharlestonNCPACNovember 18, 2016HoustonRevention CenterNovember 19, 2016MilwaukeeRiverside TheaterNovember 20, 2016FresnoSaroyan TheatreNovember 21, 2016PhoenixKodak HallDecember 4, 2016Salt Lake CityAbravanel HallDecember 10, 2016San JoseCity National CivicDecember 16, 2016St. PetersburgMahaffey TheaterJanuary 7, 2017Fort WorthBass Performance HallJanuary 13, 2017HonoluluBlaisdell Concert HallJanuary 21, 2017Oklahoma CityCivic Center Music Hall
† Multiple performances held the same day.
Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses Symphony of the Goddesses started a new 2017 worldwide tour season. The five-movement symphony featured an all new movement from Skyward Sword, a much-anticipated arrangement from Breath of the Wild, and a reimagined score including music from A Link Between Worlds, Twilight Princess, the remake of Majora's Mask, Ocarina of Time, A Link to the Past, and more.