Nashville Symphony & Local Partners to Announce Community-Wide Initiative Bringing the Violins of Hope to Music City
Introductory Press Conference
1 p.m. Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Curb Family Music Education Hall (2nd Floor)
Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Speakers:
- Alan Valentine, President & CEO, Nashville Symphony
- Steve Brosvik, Chief Operating Officer, Nashville Symphony
- Mark S. Freedman, Executive Director, Jewish Federation & Jewish Foundation of Nashville and Middle Tennessee
- Paul Vasterling, Artistic Director & CEO, Nashville Ballet
- Liz Coleman, Reference Librarian, Nashville Public Library
- Pamela Schneller, Associate Dean, Vanderbilt University
Representatives from the Nashville Symphony, Jewish Federation of Middle Tennessee, Nashville Public Library, Nashville Ballet, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Vanderbilt University and other local organizations will be on hand to announce plans to bring the Violins of Hope to Nashville in 2018, during a press conference on Tuesday, September 12 at 1 p.m. at Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
The Violins of Hope are a collection of restored and refurbished instruments played by Jewish musicians interned in concentration camps during the Holocaust. The instruments have been the subject of a best-selling book by James A. Grymes and a critically acclaimed documentary, Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust.
The Symphony has partnered with more than two dozen local groups and organizations to bring these rare instruments from Israel to Nashville in early 2018 as part of a community-wide initiative over two-plus months that will include an exhibition at the Nashville Public Library, performances by the Nashville Ballet and other local arts groups, lectures and more.
In addition, Nashville Symphony musicians will perform on the Violins of Hope on March 22-24, 2018, during an Aegis Sciences Classical Series program that will include selections from Schindler’s List and Barber’s Adagio for Strings.
A full timeline of all activities and events surrounding Violins of Hope in Nashville will be announced during the September 12 press conference.
MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND
Complimentary parking for press will be available on One Symphony Place,
and on-site interviews will be available following the press conference.
For more information or questions regarding interviews, please contact Dave Felipe
at 615.687.6565 or dfelipe@nashvillesymphony.org
The GRAMMY® Award-winning Nashville Symphony has earned an international reputation for its innovative programming and its commitment to performing, recording and commissioning works by America’s leading composers. The Nashville Symphony has released 28 recordings on Naxos, which have received 20 GRAMMY® nominations and 11 GRAMMY® Awards, making it one of the most active recording orchestras in the country. With more than 170 performances annually, the orchestra offers a broad range of classical, pops and jazz, and children’s concerts, while its extensive education and community engagement programs reach up to 60,000children and adults each year.
