Greenville Symphony presents DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon in Concert
July 13, 2026
Dragons, Vikings and the thrill of flight will come to Peace Concert Hall this fall as the Greenville Symphony Orchestra presents DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon in Concert on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
The concert will feature the complete film shown in high definition on the big screen while the Greenville Symphony performs John Powell’s Academy Award-nominated score live to picture. The result is a cinematic concert experience that allows audiences to hear the full force of the orchestra behind one of modern animation’s most beloved adventures.
“Powell wrote this score as if the orchestra were a character in the film – present in every scene, carrying the story’s emotional weight,” says Lee Mills, Music Director of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. “You feel it in the soaring passages, in the quiet moments of friendship and in everything the images alone cannot show. Performing that live, in the same room as the audience, is extraordinary. I’m thrilled for Greenville to experience that.”
A winner with audiences and critics alike, DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon is a captivating and original story that combines humor, fire-breathing action and epic adventure!
Hiccup is a young Viking who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes – a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, these unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds.
How To Train Your Dragon – In Concert features this acclaimed film presented in HD, with composer John Powell’s Academy Award®-nominated score performed live to picture by a full symphony orchestra in a thrilling experience for all ages.
“How To Train Your Dragon in Concert is exactly the kind of experience that can bring generations together,” says Jessica Satava, Executive Director of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra. “Families know and love this film, but the live orchestra transforms it into something new. It is exhilarating, accessible and deeply moving – a wonderful opportunity for children, parents, film fans and longtime symphony audiences to share the same sense of wonder.”
Program
DreamWorks Animation Presents How To Train Your Dragon
Music by John Powell
Performed live to picture by the Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Film Credits
DreamWorks Animation Presents How To Train Your Dragon. Music by John Powell. Based on the book by Cressida Cowell. Screenplay by Will Davies and Dean DeBlois & Chris Sanders. Produced by Bonnie Arnold. Directed by Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois.
How To Train Your Dragon in Concert is produced by Film Concerts Live!, a joint venture of IMG Artists, LLC and The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, Inc. The score for How To Train Your Dragon has been adapted for live concert performance.
Ticket Information
How To Train Your Dragon in Concert will be presented Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Peace Concert Hall. Tickets start at $39 and will go on sale Wednesday, July 8. Tickets will be available online at greenvillesymphony.org, by phone at 864-467-3000, or in person at the Peace Center Box Office.
About the Greenville Symphony Orchestra
Preparing to enter its 79th year, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra is one of the Southeast’s premier professional orchestras, reaching more than 50,000 people annually through innovative performances, community events, and music education. Under the baton of Music Director Lee Mills, now entering his third season, the GSO continues to inspire audiences with a fresh approach to both traditional and new works, reflecting the vibrancy of our region.
How To Train Your Dragon © 2010 DreamWorks Animation LLC. All Rights Reserved.
