October Media Updates & Concert Schedule
Notable News
- Important Building Entry Update: Effective immediately, all tickets for performances at Schermerhorn Symphony Center will be scanned at the main entrance doors, and all patrons must present their tickets before entering the building. Building doors will open 90 minutes prior to show time, and anyone without a ticket should proceed to the Schermerhorn Box Office upon arrival. For questions, please email the box office or call 615.687.6400.
- The Nashville Symphony recently announced that four local students have been selected for the second class of its Accelerando music education initiative. A press release and photos are available online.
- Following Mayor Megan Barry’s declaration of September 15 as Classical Music Day in Nashville, Schermerhorn Symphony Center will play host to a proclamation ceremony that afternoon beginning at 1 p.m. and members of the media are encouraged to attend. The ceremony will include representatives from Nashville’s various classical music ensembles and remarks by Nashville resident and classical composer Kip Winger. For more information, contact Dave Felipe at 615.687.6565 or dfelipe@nashvillesymphony.org.
October Concert Schedule
HOW TO BUY
Online: NashvilleSymphony.org
Phone: 615.687.6400
In Person: 1 Symphony Place, Nashville, TN 37201
(Click on concert name for more information)
Aegis Sciences Classical Series
7 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2017
8 p.m. Friday, October 6, 2017
8 p.m. Saturday, October 7, 2017
3 p.m. Sunday, October 8, 2017
Experience a cornerstone of the classical repertoire – Beethoven’s legendary Fifth Symphony – as well as Christopher Rouse’s own Symphony No. 5, the first live recording of the Nashville Symphony’s 2017/18 season.
Special Event – Debut Nashville Engagement
Igudesman & Joo: BIG Nightmare Music
with the Nashville Symphony
7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 12, 2017
The hilarious duo Igudesman & Joo join your Nashville Symphony to perform their outrageously funny combination of comedy, classical music and pop culture, featuring music by Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Vivaldi and more. Fun for all ages.
Jazz Series
8 p.m. Friday, October 13, 2017
The teenage piano sensation makes his Nashville debut performing beloved tunes like “My Favorite Things,” “Lush Life,” “ ’Round Midnight,” and more, along with original compositions that reveal his innate gifts as a composer.
12th Annual Event
10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017
Fun for the whole family, with more than 20 performances on four stages featuring everything from classical and jazz to rock and country, including a free concert by the Nashville Symphony at 11 a.m., plus a Kids Zone and some of Nashville’s best food trucks on One Symphony Place.
Blakeford Coffee & Classics Series
10:30 a.m. Friday, October 27, 2017
Internationally acclaimed, GRAMMY®-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman returns to Nashville to perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 on a program that also includes Tobias Picker’s Opera Without Words.
Arrive early for free coffee and pastries at 9:30 a.m. included with all ticket purchases. First come first served, and supplies may be limited.
Aegis Sciences Classical Series
8 p.m. Friday, October 27
8 p.m. Saturday, October 28
Your Nashville Symphony performs music from Wagner’s Tannhäuser and Tobias Picker’s Opera Without Words, the latter of which will be recorded live for future worldwide release, before GRAMMY®-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman takes the spotlight on Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3.
HCA/TriStar Health Legends of Music Series
7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 29, 2017
The incomparable “Godmother of Soul” returns to the Schermerhorn for one night only to showcase her sultry soprano on selections from an incredible career spanning more than 50 years.
Concert presented without orchestra
Presentation
Halloween Movie Night: Nosferatu
Silent Film with Organ
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Experience the 1922 vampire classic — one of the scariest movies ever made — with breathtaking live accompaniment by Peter Krasinski on the Schermerhorn’s Martin Foundation Concert Organ.
Concert presented without orchestra
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 60,000 children and adults each year.
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Contact: Dave Felipe, Publicist
Phone: 615.687.6565
