Join StoryMusic in celebration of our second album release: Little Red Riding Hood with Beethoven!

3 PM on Sunday January 11, 2026 at Doherty Hall, Stampede Youth Campus, 623 13 Ave SE, Calgary

Liza Scriggins’ unique twist on the classic fairytale comes to life with Beethoven’s Quartet Op 95, in live performance with:

• Julie Freedman Smith, voice
• Genevieve Micheletti, violin 1
• Diane Lane, violin 2
• Liza Scriggins, viola
• Andrea Case, cello

Also featuring a debut performance of StoryMusic’s newest creation Winter alongside the first movement of Schubert’s Rosamunde Quartet, about a kid who wants to play outside even though it’s WAY TOO COLD, with special guests Lauren Woods, soprano and students from the Amici String Program:

• Yana Zubrytska, violin 1
• Seraphina Oliva, violin 2
• Aedan Lowry, viola
• Eva Martino, cello

Mini-cupcake reception to follow!

Tickets $10 here or at the door: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/storymusic/1978446

We are excited to announce that our second album, Little Red Riding Hood with Beethoven, will be digitally released on all major platforms on January 9, 2026. We are immensely grateful for the support of Alberta Foundation for the Arts in making the recording possible, as well as to Leaf Music Distribution for their work on the release!

Pre-save here: https://leaf-music.lnk.to/sm2026

StoryMusic is happy to announce that we have been offered funding from Calgary Association for the Development of Music Education (CADME) as well as the Music Performance Trust Fund (MPTF), enabling us to perform Little Red Riding Hood with Beethoven at four schools this winter. Bookings are in process– more details as plans are finalized! Huge thanks to CADME and MPTF for their generous support.

“Wow! We feel so blessed to have been gifted your performance yesterday. You truly captivated our students and staff with your musicianship and talents. We were completely engaged and conversations lasted long after you left.”

“It was such a pleasure having you!!!!”

“Thank you Liza! We would love to host you again.”

(Annie Foote School students pictured in the two collage photos just above, thanks to Principal Heather Scholz!)

Thanks to the Music Performance Trust Fund and the Calgary Musicians Association, StoryMusic will be presenting Little Red Riding Hood with Beethoven at Calgary’s Mahogany School, St.Rose of Lima School, and Annie Foote Elementary School in March and April coming up. We look forward to sharing this exciting program with all the kids and their teachers!

Thanks to a generous grant from Alberta Foundation for the Arts, StoryMusic has had the opportunity to record Little Red Riding Hood with Beethoven. Huge gratitude to my comrades-in-arms: Julie Freedman Smith, voice; Genevieve Micheletti and Diane Lane, violins; Andrea Case, cello; Zana Warner, principal sound engineer; Spencer Cheyne and Trent Dolsen, assisting sound engineers; Janna Sailor, sound producer; and the amazing OCL Studios. Release date TBA, hopefully by Spring 2025! Excited to add something unique to the canon of children’s classical music offerings. Beethoven’s Quartet Op 95 never gets old, and the world seems ready for some rewriting of traditional fairy tales.

StoryMusic was able to present Little Red Riding Hood with Beethoven at three schools this February and March, with the support of the Music Performance Trust Fund. Many thanks also to the good people at Follensbee School, Calgary Arts Academy and Westmount Charter Elementary School for taking time out to host us, and to Calgary Musicians Association for helping with administration! The kids and teachers were super enthusiastic 🤓 💃 🐺 🎻 🎵 ❤️

We have multiple unique, beautiful, thought-provoking, school-ready presentations to choose from, including the new option of puppetry with Green Fools Theatre. Grants to cover or contribute to funding are often possible with advance planning. Contact us today! https://storymusic.ca/contact/