11, 12 & 13 September, Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Nashville Symphony
Nashville Symphony Chorus
Tucker Biddlecombe, chorus director
TOWER: Made in America
BARBER: Adagio for Strings
BERNSTEIN: Chichester Psalms
SPINEI: Strut
COPLAND: Old American Songs
GERSHWIN/R. R. BENNETT: Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture
https://www.newschannel5.com/talk-of-the-town/nashville-symphony-celebrates-80-years#google_vignette
Leonard Slatkin on Facebook regarding first concert…
https://www.facebook.com/100063187000638/posts/1375579064558314
Conducts before a football match…
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1782118230298006&set=a.572556367920871&type=3
Audience reaction…
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1378233987626155&set=a.107131258069774&type=3
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Nashville Symphony Community Concert
Saturday, September 5 @ 7:30 pm
Walk of Fame Park, 121 4th Avenue South, Nashville, TN
Gary Sinise, narrator
SMITH: The Star-Spangled Banner
COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
GOULD: American Salute
IVES: Variations on America
ELLINGTON: “Giggling Rapids” from The River
TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1
HAYMAN: Servicemen On Parade
BOYER: American Mosaic for Narrator and Orchestra