Wynonna Among Performers in Nashville Symphony's Upcoming Schedule

PLEASE JOIN US for one of the many great concerts we have planned in August and September! Nashville Symphony will open Live on the Green at Public Square Park with K.S. Rhoads on September 8th. All other concerts will take place at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Ticket information is available at NashvilleSymphony.org or 615.687.6400. Please note that our Regions FREE Day of Music will be held Saturday, October 1, 2011.

THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY INVITES YOU to gather friends, family, colleagues, students, church or any group of 10 or more for world-class performances at the Schermerhorn. Discounted group rates are available for most concerts. Information is available by emailing groups@nashvillesymphony.org.

ARPEGGIO, our sumptuous fine-dining restaurant, will be adding an exciting new Chef's Station to heighten the dining experience before all series concerts and most special events. Reservations can be made at NashvilleSymphony.org/Arpeggio.

Return to Forever IV with Zappa Plays Zappa Special Event Monday, August 22, at 7 p.m.

*RETURN TO FOREVER IV* Chick Corea, keyboards Stanley Clarke, bass Lenny White, drums Jean-Luc Ponty, violin Frank Gambale, guitar

*ZAPPA PLAYS ZAPPA* Dweezil Zappa

An epic musical event! The latest installment of the definitive jazz/rock/fusion ensemble Return to Forever brings together core members Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Lenny White, virtuoso electric violinist Jean-Luc Ponty and guitarist Frank Gambale. They'll take an unforgettable tour through RTF's classic songbook, highlights from each member's solo career and brand-new heavyweight material. Guitarist Dweezil Zappa created Zappa Plays Zappa to share the music of his late father, Frank Zappa, with today's audiences. Featuring some of the most innovative players working today, ZPZ rise to the challenge of bringing Zappa's legendary repertoire alive in concert.

Before and after the concert, patrons are invited to experience the Harman International Mobile Audio Showroom, featuring the world's finest audio equipment from Mark Levinson, JBL Synthesis, Lexicon and Revel. The showroom will open to the public at 5:30 p.m. on Symphony Place in front of Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

Concert sponsors: Hi Fi Buys of Nashville and Harman, makers of Mark Levinson, JBL Synthesis, Lexicon and Revel

Season Opening Celebration with Yo-Yo Ma
Grand Avenue Chauffeured Transportation Special Event

Friday, September 9, at 8 p.m.

Nashville Symphony Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello
Dvoák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
Dvoák - Silent Woods for Cello and Orchestra
Dvoák - Cello Concerto in B minor

Wynonna
Bank of America Pops Series
Thursday, September 15, at 7 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, September 16 &17, at 8 p.m.

Nashville Symphony
Albert-George Schram, conductor
Wynonna

Five-time GRAMMY®-winning superstar Wynonna Judd has been heralded by Rolling Stone magazine as "the greatest female country singer since Patsy Cline." She'll lead the audience on a storybook journey through her expansive repertoire of hit songs, along with timeless standards from the American songbook. From her earliest successes with The Judds to her gutsy solo records, which effortlessly combine country, rock, blues and soul, Wynonna continues to touch people's hearts and souls.

Concert sponsors: RJ Young and The Martin Foundation

Béla Fleck's Banjo Concerto
SunTrust Classical Series

Thursday, September 22, at 7 p.m.
Friday & Saturday, September 23 & 24, at 8 p.m.

Nashville Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor
Bela Fleck, banjo

Copland - Appalachian Spring
Bela Fleck - Concerto for Banjo (World Premiere/Nashville Symphony Commission)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4 in F minor, Op.36

Béla Fleck, Copland, Tchaikovsky - who could want more? Fleck will help the Nashville Symphony welcome the 2011/12 season with his brand-new Concerto for Banjo, a stunning showcase for his genre-melding style. This piece is perfectly matched with Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring, which celebrates the American spirit with music of breathtaking beauty and directness. Tchaikovsky's larger-than-life Fourth Symphony was the composer's favorite piece, with an emotional sweep that ranges from melancholy to exuberance.

Concert sponsor: Ingram Industries Inc.

Larry Carlton
Jazz Series

Friday, September 30, at 8 p.m.

Larry Carlton, guitar
Concert presented without orchestra

One of the greatest guitarists working today, 19-time GRAMMY® nominee and multiple GRAMMY® Award winner Larry Carlton will create a special kind of magic that can only happen when you put a top-notch musician in a world-class concert hall. An accomplished solo artist and an in-demand session player who has appeared on recordings by Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Dolly Parton and countless others, he's known the world over for his flawless technique, searing solos and true artist's heart, with a smooth, singular style that incorporates jazz, blues, pop and rock.

 

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