Making sweet music

Nintendo has added several new dates to its Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses tour across North America, taking in Ontario, Seattle, San Francisco and more.

Here's the list of dates, with more still to be announced, so don't be too disheartened if it's not stopping near you.

10th January — Dallas
14th March — Vancouver, British Columbia
26th March — Seattle
28th March — San Francisco
7th April — Denver
20th-21st April — Phoenix
12th May — Atlanta
31st May — Montreal, Quebec
22nd June — Austin, Texas
14th July — Orlando, Fla.
29th September — Toronto, Ontario (tickets on sale 31st March)

Tickets Now Available for More Stops on Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Tour

Event Featuring New Four-Movement Symphony Tours North America Throughout 2012

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Starting today, video game fans and music lovers in North America can purchase tickets for an extraordinary concert tour that celebrates one of the most beloved game series of all time. The Legend of Zelda™: Symphony of the Goddesses tour will feature live orchestral performances of theme music from Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda franchise.

The name “Symphony of the Goddesses” refers not only to the concert program but also to the new four-movement symphony recounting the classic storylines from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time™, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker™, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess™ and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past™. Fans can also expect to hear stirring orchestral renditions of music from other games in the series, including The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening™ and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask™. The full orchestra will be conducted by Eímear Noone with arrangements by music director Chad Seiter.

Since first appearing in 1986, The Legend of Zelda game series has sold more than 65 million units worldwide. The most recent entry in the series is The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, which launched exclusively for the Wii™ console in November.

Concert dates and locations are as follows (subject to change):

Jan. 10 Dallas
March 14 Vancouver, British Columbia
March 26 Seattle
March 28 San Francisco
April 7 Denver
April 20-21 Phoenix
May 12 Atlanta
May 31 Montreal, Quebec
June 22 Austin, Texas
July 14 Orlando, Fla.
Sept. 29 Toronto, Ontario (tickets on sale March 31)

Additional dates and locations will be announced throughout 2012. Fans can view a complete tour schedule, find ticketing information and sign up for a regularly updated digital newsletter at http://zelda-symphony.com. For more information about The Legend of Zelda video game series, visit http://zelda.nintendo.com.