From June 5-14th, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra will perform free concerts in Cheatham, Davidson, Montgomery and Wilson counties. This family-friendly concert series will take place in local parks and communities.
“We are always excited to bring the magic of the orchestra beyond the performance hall and into neighborhoods and parks throughout Middle Tennessee,” said Kelley Bell, Education and Community Engagement Program Manager. “This concert series is a perfect way to spend a summer evening enjoying music and connecting with neighbors.”
American classics, including John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever” will be part of the programming. Under the baton of Nashville Symphony Conductor Nathan Aspinall, the orchestra will also perform:
- Selections from John Williams’ scores, including The Witches of Eastwick, Star Wars: Episode II and Hook
- Bizet’s Carmen
- John Stafford Smith’s “The Star-Spangled Banner”
- Samuel Ward’s “America the Beautiful”
- William Walton’s “Crown Imperial”
- Adolphus Hailstork’s “Fanfare on Amazing Grace”
- Rafael Hernández’s “El Cumbanchero”
- Dvořák’s Slavonic Dance No. 3, Opus 72
- Brahms’s Hungarian Dance No. 5
Concerts will take place on the following dates at the addressed listed:
Thursday, June 5 at 7:30pm
Downtown Commons Pavilion
215 Legion Street
Clarksville, TN 37040
Friday, June 6 at 8:00pm
Musicians Corner Stage, Centennial Park
2500 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Friday, June 13 at 7:30 PM
Cumberland University Memorial Lawn
1 Cumberland Square
Lebanon, TN 37087
Saturday, June 14 at 7:30pm
Riverbluff Park
175 Old Cumberland St
Ashland City, TN 37015
Financial support for these concerts has been provided by Benefits, Inc., Pinnacle Financial Partners, Publix Super Market Charities, The Memorial Foundation and Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County.
Many of the concert locations will offer pre-concert activities and food options for attendees. Concertgoers should bring blankets, chairs and anything they may need to enjoy the evenings. For more information on this Nashville Symphony Orchestra programming, visit NashvilleSymphony.org/CommunityConcerts.