One of Tennessee’s largest and longest-running nonprofit performing arts organizations, the Nashville Symphony has been an integral part of the Music City sound since 1946. Led by music director Giancarlo Guerrero and president and CEO Alan D. Valentine, the 83-member ensemble performs more than 160 concerts annually, with a focus on contemporary American orchestral music through collaborations with such leading composers as Jennifer Higdon, Terry Riley, Joan Tower, Aaron Jay Kernis, Michael Daugherty, John Harbison, Julia Wolfe, and Hannibal Lokumbe.
The orchestra is equally renowned for its commissioning and recording projects with Nashville-based artists such as bassist Edgar Meyer, banjoist Béla Fleck, singer-songwriter Ben Folds, electric bassist Victor Wooten, and composer Kip Winger. The Nashville Symphony is one of the most active recording orchestras in the United States, releasing more than 40 projects, the majority on Naxos, over the past 25 years. Together, these recordings have earned a total of 27 GRAMMY Award nominations and have won 14 GRAMMY Awards, including two for Best Orchestral Performance.
Schermerhorn Symphony Center is home to the Nashville Symphony and widely regarded as one of the finest concert halls in the United States.
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