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The national tour “México en el Corazón” is an initiative of NAIMA that every year brings directly from Mexico to the Mexican and Mexican-American communities and the American public in
general, a show of great quality to promote artistic expression, such as music and dance, sharing our Mexican culture with audiences across the United States.
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“The best singing band in the world” returns to the Schermerhorn following their last sold-out performance. Reminisce and enjoy an evening with this iconic group still going strong after four decades. Little River Band’s timeless ’70s and ’80s hits include:
Reminiscing | Help Is on Its Way | Cool Change | Lonesome Loser | Take It Easy on Me | Lady
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This concert has been rescheduled from its original date. Previous tickets have been updated in your Nashville Symphony Account, no additional action is needed. If you are unable to attend on September 2, please email us.
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Tuesday, September 6 | 7:00 PM
The Downtown Commons - Clarksville | Free Community Event
6:00 PM | Instrument Petting Zoo
Nashville Symphony | Nathan Aspinall, conductor
The Downtown Commons will host the prestigious Nashville Symphony. Enjoy an evening of classical and popular favorites! This FREE community concert is fun for the whole family.
Chairs and blankets are welcome; however, pets, coolers, smoking and/or vaping, or outside alcohol will not be allowed on site. Beer and other beverages will be for sale by Ajax Distributing Company.
PROGRAM
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Dvorák – No. 7, “Allegro vivace,” from Slavonic Dances Nos. 5-8
Saint-Saëns – Danse macabre
Coleridge-Taylor – Ballade in A Minor
Sousa – Washington Post March
Copland – “Hoe Down” from Rodeo
Rodgers –The Sound of Music selections for orchestra
Williams – Flying Theme from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Williams – Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Malin Christensson, soprano | Kelley O’Connor, mezzo-soprano
To begin the Nashville Symphony’s season, Giancarlo Guerrero leads Mahler’s epic and electrifying “Resurrection” Symphony. Channeling the power of a massive orchestra, full chorus, and vocal soloists, and culminating in a transcendent finale that shakes the rafters and soars to the heavens above, a live performance of Mahler 2 is an experience unlike anything else in all of music.
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Karen Walwyn, piano | Lorelei Ensemble, vocal ensemble
Joan Tower
1920/2019
Price
Piano Concerto in One Movement
Julia Wolfe
Her Story – Live Recording | World Premiere | Nashville Symphony Co-Commission
Dive into the Nashville Symphony with a dynamic program celebrating great women composers, past and present. Commissioned to celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment, Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Wolfe’s Her Story promises to be a spectacular world premiere, featuring the stunning voices of the Lorelei ensemble. Florence Price’s Piano Concerto is a true treasure, fusing virtuoso drama and passion with melodies inspired by traditional spirituals and the “Juba dance,” an exuberant precursor to ragtime. And longtime Nashville Symphony friend and collaborator Joan Tower adds her own powerful artistic voice to this concert saluting 100 years of women challenging the status quo.
“A solid relationship is when someone has your back and will stand by your side no matter what,” explains Boney James about the title of his new CD.
Solid is the four-time GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum selling saxophonist’s seventeenth album as a leader. It follows up his smash 2017 release "Honestly" (which became his eleventh #1 Billboard Contemporary Jazz Album.) With eleven original songs and featuring R&B star Kenny Lattimore on the single “Be Here”, the record is an upliftng collection. Says James, “This new music is a reaction to how stressful the world feels these days. Music is a respite, it’s always ‘solid’ and it never lets me down.”
Boney is also renowned for his compelling live performances. According to The Boston Globe: “…James swaggers across the stage like a blacktop hero draining treys on an overmatched opponent. He even weaves his way through the crowd, all but daring them not to have a good time.”
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Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Augustin Hadelich, violin | Nashville Symphony Women's Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director
Kaija Saariaho
Asteroid 4179: Toutatis
Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto
Holst
The Planets
Its staggering virtuoso demands were deemed “unplayable” when first composed – but Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto has gone on to become one of the most beloved concertos in the repertoire. Prepare to be blown away when phenomenal, GRAMMY®-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich takes the stage with Giancarlo Guerrero and the orchestra, and blast off to the stars with Saariaho’s Asteroid 4179: Toutatis and Holst’s sonic, celestial showpiece, The Planets – one of classical music’s most exciting and beloved works.
Please note that these concerts do not include any video or visual content.
Nashville Symphony | Michael Krajewski, conductor
Go Now! The music of The Moody Blues is the brainchild of drummer Gordy Marshall, who toured with the band for 25 years as a session musician. Together with Mick Wilson (formerly lead singer of 10cc), he has brought together some of the very best singers and instrumentalists to create the ultimate tribute. Hit songs such as “Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Go Now” and “Isn’t Life Strange" will be beautifully re-created live with the spectacular sound of your Nashville Symphony.
Nashville Symphony | Nathan Aspinall, conductor
Experience director Ivan Reitman’s beloved 1984 film, screened live as your Nashville Symphony performs Elmer Bernstein’s score – and, of course, Ray Parker Jr.’s chart-topping theme song. Bring your proton pack and join the original paranormal investigation and elimination team as they capture their first ghost, Slimer, and encounter their first god of destruction, Gozer the Gozerian!
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor | Vanessa Williams
The iconic singer, and star of film, television and theatre Vanessa Williams makes her Schermerhorn Symphony Center debut! This chart-topping artist will join the orchestra to perform ballads, Broadway and unforgettable hits like “Save the Best for Last,” “Sweetest Days,” “Colors of the Wind,” “Love Is” and “Dreamin.”
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Eeek! Mad scientist Dr. FREAKuency is busy in his laboratory trying to scare off his Halloween visitors. With the help of his assistant Griegor, Dr. FREAKuency concocts his electrifying monster and sets out to thrill the trick-or-treaters. But his monster has some surprises up its sleeve and helps throw a spooktacular Halloween Bash for the entire neighborhood!
Featuring:
J.S. Bach | Arr. Stokowski
Toccata in D Minor
Richard Wagner
Ride of the Valkyries
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Ronde des princesses
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Modest Mussorgsky | Arr. Ravel
Night on Bald Mountain
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Danse infernal
Repeatedly called “one of the funniest stand-up comics” by her peers, Emmy winning writer, actress and producer Wanda Sykes brings her larger-than-life personality to the Schermerhorn stage for an evening of laugh out loud stories.
Best known for her roles in TV shows Blackish, Netflix's The Upshaws, and HBO's critically acclaimed Chris Rock Show, Wanda Sykes has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy's and won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special in 1999. In 2001, she won the American Comedy Award for Outstanding Female Stand Up Comic. She won three more Emmy’s, in 2002, 2004 and 2005, for her work on Inside the NFL for Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly- Inside The NFL. Wanda has also been featured in numerous movies throughout the years, as well as releasing multiple comedy specials, most recently Not So Normal on Netflix.
This is a strict NO CELL PHONES ALLOWED show. Please leave your phones in your cars or at home. Anyone who brings a cell phone will be required to place it in a locked YONDR pouch. Anyone caught with a cell phone inside the venue will be immediately ejected.
WANDA SYKES owns all rights in the content and materials delivered during her performance (the “Materials”). Any use of the Materials without the express prior written consent of WANDA SYKES is strictly prohibited and is punishable to the full extent of the law.
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Nashville Symphony | Vinay Parameswaran, conductor | Érik Gratton, flute | Licia Jaskunas, harp
Mozart
Concerto for Flute and Harp
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”
Delight in the sparkling, crystalline beauty of Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp, a perfect spotlight for the Symphony’s Érik Gratton and Licia Jaskunas. Tchaikovsky held nothing back in his soul-bearing Sixth Symphony. The nickname “Pathétique” refers to passion, pathos and whole-hearted feeling, and you’re in for an unforgettable journey through a universe of emotion. Experience every note of this well-loved masterpiece, known for heartfelt, beautiful melodies and a haunting ending that fades into silence.
Nashville Symphony | Ruth Reinhardt, conductor | Stewart Goodyear, piano
Lera Auerbach
Icarus
Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4
Sibelius
Symphony No. 2
Combining power and grandeur with tender, poetic expression, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 stands as one of his most profound achievements. Hear it performed by Stewart Goodyear, “one of the best pianists of his generation,” according to the Los Angeles Times. Myth becomes music in Auerbach’s scintillating Icarus, inspired by the ancient Greek story of the boy who flew too close to the sun. And soar through breathtaking sonic vistas of rugged Nordic beauty in Sibelius’s monumental Symphony No. 2.
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor | Ledisi
Following the critically acclaimed release of her 2021 album Ledisi Sings Nina, the GRAMMY®-winning powerhouse vocalist Ledisi brings her stunning orchestral tribute to the iconic singer, songwriter and activist Nina Simone. Joined by your Nashville Symphony, she’ll revisit classic Simone selections like “My Baby Cares Just for Me,” “Four Women,” “Feeling Good,” “Wild Is the Wind” and more.
After performing rapturously received and critically lauded shows worldwide pre-pandemic, the original Celebrating David Bowie shows return in 2022 answering the question, “What makes Bowie different?”. Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Famer Todd Rundgren, Adrian Belew (Bowie, NIN, King Crimson, Frank Zappa, Talking Heads), and CdB creator, producer, and featured artist Scrote bring Spacehog’s Royston Langdon, Fishbone’s Angelo Moore, and solo artist Jeffrey Gaines with saxophone great Ron Dziubla (Jon Baptiste, Joe Bonamassa), Narada Michael Walden bassist Angeline Saris, and popular session & touring drummer Michael Urbano (Lindsey Buckingham, Sheryl Crow) to interpret Bowie’s greatest hits.
Presented without the Nashville Symphony.
Limited VIP & Merchandise Packages
VIP Experience Package:
- One premium reserved seat in first 3 rows
- Exclusive Meet & Greet with Todd, Adrian, Scrote, Angelo, & Royston
- Personal photograph
- Specially designed tote bag
- Limited edition autographed tour poster
- Exclusive merchandise item
- Commemorative VIP laminate
Merchandise Bundle Package:
- One premium reserved seat
- Specially designed tote bag
- Limited edition autographed tour poster
- Exclusive merchandise item
- Commemorative VIP laminate
Country Music Hall of Famer Ronnie Milsap fused elements of rock, pop, and R&B to become one of Nashville’s most dynamic entertainers and an inspiration for a whole new generation of country artists. Be there as this six-time GRAMMY® winner and the owner of an astounding 40 No. 1 hits performs some of his biggest smashes with the musicians of your Nashville Symphony.
I Wouldn’t Have Missed It for the World | (I’m a) Stand by My Woman Man | (There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me | It Was Almost Like a Song | Lost in the Fifties Tonight | Smoky Mountain Rain | Stranger in My House | Any Day Now | Pure Love
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor | Tony DeSare
Celebrate the wondrous musical legacy of Ol’ Blue Eyes in this show packed with beloved songs like “Come Fly with Me,” “New York, New York,” “My Way,” “I’ve Got the World on a String,” “It Was a Very Good Year,” “One for My Baby,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Night and Day” and so many more. Called “two parts Frank Sinatra and one part Billy Joel,” singer/pianist/songwriter Tony DeSare delivers a fresh take on old-school class in this outstanding, critically acclaimed tribute.
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Jessica Rivera, soprano | Andrew Garland, baritone | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director
Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"
Gabriela Lena Frank
Conquest Requiem - Live Recording
Step inside a magical world filled with sparkling brooks, singing birds and merry folk dances when Giancarlo Guerrero leads Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Symphony, the great composer’s charming ode to nature and rustic delights. Orchestra, chorus and all-star vocal soloists will fill the stage for Gabriela Lena Frank’s extraordinary Conquest Requiem, a poignant reflection on Spain’s conquest of the Aztec Empire inspired by the true story of Malinche, the young Nahua woman who played a key role in shaping the history of Western civilization.
Nashville Symphony | Bradley Thachuk, conductor | Chris Botti
With his uniquely expressive sound, jazz trumpeter and composer Chris Botti returns for two nights of lush, melodic, genre-defying selections with your Nashville Symphony. Over the past three decades, this award-winning artist has recorded and performed with the best in music, earning a reputation as one of the most beloved and dedicated musicians working today.
Nashville Symphony | Conductor to be announced
This hilarious and heartwarming holiday tradition is perfect for the whole family. Experience John Williams’ delightful score performed live while Kevin McCallister’s Christmas misadventures play on the big screen!
Nashville Symphony & Chorus | Aram Demirjian, conductor | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Yulia Van Doren, soprano | Sofia Selowsky, mezzo-soprano | Matthew White, tenor | David Crawford, bass
Featuring the resounding Hallelujah Chorus, it’s Nashville's grandest Messiah – full of passion, drama and passages of stunning beauty. Celebrate the season as your Nashville Symphony & Chorus perform one of the most inspiring works of music ever written.
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
A Music City holiday tradition! Celebrate the most magical time of year with your Nashville Symphony and Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez for a night of holiday fun amid the splendor of the Schermerhorn. This one-of-a-kind symphonic spectacular will feature dancers, Broadway singers and some very special guests, including Jolly Old Saint Nick himself.
Drew and Ellie Holcomb are a husband and wife Americana duo from Nashville, TN. Shortly after their marriage in 2006, the couple began touring together with Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors. The band has supported many national touring acts including The Avett Brothers, Don Henley, and Willie Nelson.
Ellie is no longer a touring member of “The Neighbors,” and has found success in a solo career as a Christian singer/songwriter, winning two Dove Awards and topping the Billboard charts. Drew Holcomb still tours nationally with Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors and their most recent album, Dragons, is their most critically acclaimed release yet.
Drew and Ellie Holcomb’s Neighborly Christmas is a special engagement event, allowing the Holcombs to collaborate once again.
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Limited VIP Package Includes:
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Jan Lisiecki, piano
Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1
Rachmaninoff
Symphonic Dances
Ring in the new year with treasured classics by Chopin and Rachmaninoff. Jan Lisiecki is one of the most astounding, in-demand young pianists in the world today, and his interpretation of Chopin’s brilliant and virtuosic Piano Concerto No. 1 will be nothing short of spectacular. Rachmaninoff is beloved for achingly beautiful melodies that melt the heart, and you’ll hear plenty in his ravishing final masterpiece, Symphonic Dances.
Lawrence S. Levine Memorial Concert
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
May the Force be with you as your Nashville Symphony explores the iconic musical galaxy of Star Wars with selections from the entire film saga. Experience some of the most thrilling music ever written for the movies, from the Star Wars Main Title to “The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)” and so much more. Come early for fun pre-concert activities, and get ready to travel to a galaxy far, far away!
This concert will not feature any film elements.
Nashville Symphony | Nathan Aspinall, conductor
Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra is a 23-minute multi-media concerto from GRAMMY®-winning composer Mason Bates in collaboration with a multi-Oscar-winning creative team. The animated film flies through the instruments of the orchestra to explore the fundamental connections between music, sound, performance, creativity and technology. Guided by a magical Sprite, the film shows violin strings vibrate, brass valves slice air, and drum heads resonate. Imaginatively blending traditional and modern animation styles, it is a kinetic and compelling guide to the orchestra that engagingly illustrates the intricacies of how instruments work individually and collectively to produce such a huge range of sound.
Nashville Symphony | Nathan Aspinall, conductor | Haochen Zhang, piano
Mason Bates
Philharmonia Fantastique
R. Strauss
Rosenkavalier Suite
Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2
One night only! Cliburn Gold Medalist Haochen Zhang joins conductor Nathan Aspinall and the Orchestra in one of the most beloved piano showcases in the repertoire: Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto. It’s music so full of emotion that pop star Eric Carmen couldn’t resist borrowing one of the melodies for his mega-hit “All By Myself.” This evening of vivid orchestral colors opens with Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra, a 23-minute multi-media piece by Mason Bates accompanied by an animated film that flies through the instruments of the orchestra to explore the fundamental connections between music, sound, performance, creativity and technology.
Nashville Symphony | Arnie Roth, conductor | Susan Calloway, vocalist
The producers of Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY are proud to present a new orchestra concert experience: FINAL FANTASY 35th Anniversary Distant Worlds: music from FINAL FANTASY Coral. Specially curated by Nobuo Uematsu, the program is a monumental, retrospective celebration of the incredible FINAL FANTASY music catalogue. Conductor and GRAMMY-Award winner Arnie Roth leads an orchestra and chorus of 100 musicians on stage, with exclusive HD video direct from creators at Square Enix.
VIP Meet & Greet tickets
A limited number of VIP meet & greet tickets will be available. These tickets include:
- Premium seating(rows EE-JJ) for the performance
- Autograph session and photo opportunity after the concert with Arnie Roth and Susan Calloway
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Ravel
Alborada del gracioso
Arturo Márquez
Fandango
Chen Yi
Introduction, Andante and Allegro
Ravel
Rapsodie espagnole
Revel in the joyous exuberance and irresistible dance rhythms of Arturo Márquez’s showstopping new violin concerto, Fandango. It was written especially for dynamic virtuoso Anne Akiko Meyers, and she joins Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony for these performances. The bold, majestic music of Chen Yi draws from both the Chinese folk and Peking Opera traditions. The program concludes with Ravel’s dazzling Rapsodie espagnole, which evokes a sensuous Spanish night, lively dances and a colorful fiesta.
A true visionary helping to shape the future of jazz, Makaya McCraven represents a rising generation of globally-minded, genre-bending music makers. Hailing from Chicago’s vibrantly creative jazz scene, this cutting-edge drummer, producer and sonic collagist draws on hip-hop and other styles to push the boundaries of jazz and rhythm to create forms of his own. For this very special Schermerhorn appearance, he’ll bring a 13-piece band to present In These Times, a large-scale sociopolitical-themed performance of poly-metered repertoire. Complemented by archival film footage of black musicians and activists, it also features a spoken-word element that draws on interviews by the late oral historian Studs Terkel.
Presented without the Nashville Symphony
Nashville Symphony | Conductor to be announced
You’ll be dancing in the aisles at this Motown extravaganza featuring smash hits made famous by Marvin Gaye, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder and more. Songs include “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “My Girl,” “Superstition” — and, of course, “Dancing in the Street.”
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Paul Jacobs, organ
Brian Raphael Nabors
Pulse
Wayne Oquin
Resilience - Live Recording
Rouse
Organ Concerto - Live Recording
Gershwin
An American in Paris
Giancarlo Guerrero and the orchestra present an all-American celebration of homegrown creativity. Thrill to Brian Nabors’ kinetic, genre-bending Pulse, then marvel at the awe-inspiring power of the Schermerhorn’s Martin Foundation Concert Organ when GRAMMY®-winning organist Paul Jacobs performs Wayne Oquin’s irrepressible Resilience and Rouse’s fiery concerto. To end the concert, Gershwin’s sassy, jazz-infused An American in Paris transports you to the bustling streets, magnificent sights and glittering allure of the City of Romance.
The performance of Pulse by Brian Raphael Nabors is supported by The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University. Find out more.
The taiko: a traditional Japanese drum with limitless rhythmic possibilities. Kodo’s mission is to explore these possibilities, and in the process forge new directions for a vibrant living art-form. Since 1981, Kodo has given over 6,500 performances in 52 countries on five continents. This figure includes 4,000 performances under the “One Earth” banner, a theme that embodies Kodo’s desire to transcend language and cultural boundaries, all while reminding their audiences of the common bonds we all share as human beings.
Presented without the Nashville Symphony
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Johannes Moser, cello
Lutosławski
Symphonic Variations
Dvořák
Cello Concerto
Brahms
Symphony No. 4
When it comes to gorgeous melodies, it simply doesn’t get any better than Brahms and Dvořák, and this concert is your chance to relish in the beauty of their radiant melodic gifts. Remarkable virtuoso Johannes Moser performs Dvořák’s soul-stirring, deeply personal Cello Concerto, arguably the greatest cello concerto ever written. Brief fragments of effortless, introspective grace blossom into profound, powerfully emotional statements in Brahms’ glorious Symphony No. 4.
Nashville Symphony | Ernest Richardson, conductor
Take a trip to the Emerald Isle at this musical extravaganza celebrating all things Irish, with beloved tunes, lively dancing and authentic instruments, plus your Nashville Symphony. Your guide for the evening is legendary Irish raconteur Tomáseen Foley, who will bring Ireland’s rich history vividly to life through story and song. Enjoy a show-stopping dance-off and so much more, including these Celtic favorites:
Thousands Are Sailing | Whiskey in the Jar | Marie’s Wedding | Danny Boy
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Experience Disney and Pixar’s Academy Award-winning film Ratatouille in high-definition on the big screen while your Nashville Symphony performs composer Michael Giacchino’s beloved score. Audiences of all ages love this tale tale of a determined young rat with a cultivated palate who gets an unlikely chance to do what he dreams of most – cook in a French restaurant in Paris.
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Fusing together elements of cirque acrobatics, classical dance and contemporary theater, Troupe Vertigo will take you on a spellbinding journey through the world of artistic movement as your Nashville Symphony provides a spectacular musical backdrop of beloved orchestral favorites. Consisting of world-class aerial artists, contortionists and ballet dancers, the Los Angeles-based company was founded in 2009 by Artistic Director Aloysia Gavre, formerly of the internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil, and Technical Director Rex Camphuis, whose background is with the fabled Pickle Family Circus.
“[Troupe Vertigo’s] dizzying acts defy gravity and leave its lucky audiences in awe.” – Los Angeles Times
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Children’s author Mo Willems and pop singer Ben Folds collaborated on this orchestral presentation of Willems’ fresh, fractured and fun-filled take on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Music lovers of all ages will enjoy Willems’ inventive storytelling paired with Folds’ catchy and clever music – all brought to life by your Nashville Symphony.
Mo Willems and Ben Folds will not appear at this concert.
Nashville Symphony | Ken-David Masur, conductor | Vadim Gluzman, violin
Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No. 2
Saint-Saëns
Symphony No. 3, "Organ"
"I gave everything to it I was able to give,” declared Camille Saint-Saëns of his Third Symphony. “What I have here accomplished, I will never achieve again.” Experience the unique power of this towering masterpiece, which sets loose the awe-inspiring sonic splendor of the pipe organ as it builds to its resounding and electrifying conclusion. Esteemed violinist Vladim Gluzman makes his first Nashville Symphony appearance in two decades to perform Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto, a work he calls “gorgeous and angular, dark and shining with light – music of contrasts, full of great beauty and excitement.”
Bringing together the jazz and classical traditions, pianist-composer Aaron Diehl transforms the piano into an orchestral vessel in the spirit of beloved predecessors Ahmad Jamal, Erroll Garner, Art Tatum and Jelly Roll Morton. Just as likely to invoke the influence of Prokofiev, Mozart or even Philip Glass, this singular artist has cultivated an authentic, expansive and original sense of style that will resonate brilliantly in the crystalline acoustical setting of the Schermerhorn.
Presented without the Nashville Symphony
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Vocalist, actors and guest musicians to be announced
Hannibal Lokumbe
The Jonah People: A Legacy of Struggle and Triumph - World Premiere | Nashville Symphony Commission
Few artists have conveyed the African American experience in America as movingly and as powerfully as Hannibal Lokumbe. Skillfully bringing together jazz, blues, gospel, opera, orchestral and choral music, this legendary trumpeter and composer will premiere his most expansive and ambitious project yet, The Jonah People: A Legacy of Struggle and Triumph. Featuring a cast of six vocalists, nine actors, a full chorus, a jazz quartet and an African drumming ensemble, this monumental production will bring the community together in a celebration of music, artistry and African American voices.
Begin with the most creative exponent of the banjo in our time, Béla Fleck. Add the greatest living player of the tabla, Zakir Hussain. Establish the trio with the acclaimed virtuoso of the classical (and bluegrass!) bass, Edgar Meyer. Combine with a special guest, the great Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasia. Then finish the ensemble with the magic of improvisation. The results will be some of the most remarkable music anyone will hear at Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
Presented without the Nashville Symphony
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
Bursting with charm and charisma, The Three Mexican Tenors make a very special Nashville visit to perform an array of operatic favorites, including “O Sole Mio,” "Nessun Dorma,” “Funiculi Funicula” and many more. Along the way, they’ll also take a tuneful trip through the classic music of Hollywood and Mexico, with a special tribute to the legendary singer Vicente Fernández.
Nashville Symphony | Nathan Aspinall, conductor
Make magic with the Nashville Symphony and a live magician as they conjure bewitching melodies from Harry Potter, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, The Magic Flute and more.
Nashville Symphony | Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Copland
Rodeo
Leonard Slatkin
Kinah
Elgar
Symphony No. 1
Embark on an adventure through the Wild West with Copland’s sunny and high-spirited Rodeo, which ends with the beloved “Hoe-Down.” Conductor Leonard Slatkin leads his own composition, Kinah, a stirring elegy to his parents. And take in Elgar’s exhilarating, emotionally charged Symphony No. 1, an enthralling musical journey surging with tender sentiment, sweeping majesty and ardent passion.
Nashville Symphony | Conductor to be announced
Harry’s last year at Hogwarts™ is here, in part one of the epic finale Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ in Concert! Experience the loss and the love of this series’ finish all over again as Harry and his friends rush to face the Dark Lord Voldemort™ for the last time. With the full film set to a live performance of the score by your Nashville Symphony, the final battle for Hogwarts™ School of Witchcraft and Wizardry has never been so emotional.
WIZARDING WORLD and all related trademarks, characters, names, and indicia are © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR. (s22)
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Bomsori Kim, violin
R. Strauss
Death and Transfiguration
Wieniawski
Fantasia on Themes from Gounod’s Faust
Waxman
Carmen Fantasy
R. Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
International phenomenon Bomsori Kim, “one of the most dynamic and exciting violinists of today” (NDR Radio), dazzles with two showpieces inspired by opera: Gounod’s brilliant Fantasia on Themes from Gounod’s Faust and Waxman’s flashy Carmen Fantasie – a jaw-dropping torrent of virtuoso fireworks packed with iconic music you’re sure to recognize. Soaring and exuberant masterworks of Strauss provide a thrilling highlight for the virtuoso prowess of the Nashville Symphony.
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
You’ll have “Fun Fun Fun” when the beloved Beach Boys join your Nashville Symphony for a night packed with all your favorite hits. Dance, reminisce and sing along to classic hits like “I Get Around,” “Help Me, Rhonda,” “California Girls,” “Barbara Ann,” “Good Vibrations,” “Kokomo” and so many more!
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Nashville Symphony Chorus | Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director | Iwona Sobotka, soprano | Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano | Nicholas Phan, tenor | Kelly Markgraf, bass
Janaček
Sinfonietta
Mozart
Requiem
Mozart’s genius burns with blazing intensity in the legendary Requiem that was to become his own funeral music. This music is instantly recognizable, thanks to its use in the Academy Award-winning film Amadeus, but to experience it live is to feel its power. Calling for an immense brass section 25 members strong, Janáček’s radiant Sinfonietta rings out with exultant fanfares and celebratory flourish.
Nashville Symphony | Enrico Lopez-Yañez, conductor
In 2018, Marvel Studios’ Black Panther quickly became a global sensation and cultural phenomenon, showing a new dimension of what Super Hero films could be. Rolling Stone raved, “The film lights up the screen with a full-throttle blast of action and fun. That’s to be expected. But what sneaks up and floors you is the film’s racial conscience and profound, astonishing beauty.” Now you can relive the excitement of T’Challa becoming king and battling Killmonger all while the Nashville Symphony performs Ludwig Göransson’s Oscar®-winning score live to picture.
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