Experience The Trout Who Found the River: A Musical Field Journal, a whimsical new musical play featuring original music by Brooklyn-based, award-winning composer and bass-baritone Jonathan Woody.

Presented by 7th Street Concerts as part of Charlotte SHOUT!, these three FREE family-friendly outdoor performances blend live music, storytelling, and playful audience participation as a curious trout searches for its way home through a living river landscape.

Woody’s music draws on the expressive traditions of 17th- and 18th-century vocal music while engaging contemporary and socially conscious themes. Critics have praised his performances as “richly and compellingly embodied,” and his compositions have been commissioned by leading ensembles including Chanticleer, Apollo’s Fire, and the Handel and Haydn Society.

Inspired by folk traditions and the practice of observing nature, The Trout Who Found the River unfolds like a musical field guide—tracing a journey through rivers, wildlife habitats, and the interconnected worlds of water, animals, and people.

Designed especially for young audiences while engaging for adults and music lovers alike, the performance invites children to participate through listening prompts and creative moments throughout the show. Each young audience member receives an illustrated musical field journal filled with drawing and observation activities, encouraging them to explore the sounds and stories of the natural world long after the music ends.

Performances take place at 1pm, 3pm, & 5pm, outdoors in the Wells Fargo Courtyard at 329 S Tryon Street, just outside the Wells Fargo Atrium in the heart of Charlotte SHOUT!.

Register for free at 7thstreetconcerts.org!