2014/15 Annual Report by Nashville Symphony

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15

FROM THE BOARD CHAIR

2014/15 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

James Seabury III, Board Chair Mark Peacock, Board Chair Elect Jeffery Walraven, Board Treasurer Jennifer H. Puryear, Board Secretary Alan D. Valentine, + President & CEO John Bailey III Russell Bates Scott Becker David Black H. Victor Braren, MD Keith Churchwell Rebecca Cole + Michelle R. Collins + Kevin Crumbo Ben Cundiff Frank Daniels Jana Davis Robert Dennis Mary Falls Benjamin Folds Judy Foster Becky Gardenhire Vince Gill Edward A. Goodrich Alison Gooding + Francis S. Guess * Carl Haley, Jr. Michael W. Hayes Billy Ray Hearn * Evelyn Hill Christopher Holmes Lee Ann Ingram Martha R. Ingram + Elliott Warner Jones, Sr.

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n behalf of the entire Nashville Symphony — musicians, chorus, board members, volunteers and staff — I would like to express our profound gratitude to the Middle Tennessee community. Not only has your support kept our institution strong, it has kept us laser-focused on our mission of providing excellent musical, cultural and educational experiences for people of all ages and backgrounds. Everything we do here at the Nashville Symphony begins and ends with you.

Larry Larkin + John T. Lewis Amanda Mathis Keith McLusky + John Manson + Robert E. McNeilly, Jr. Richard Miller William Minkoff David Morgan Mike Musick Harrell Odom Cano Ozgener Pam Pfeffer Brantley Phillips, Jr. Ric Potenz Nelson Shields Judy Simmons Renata Soto Brett Sweet Mark Wait Melinda Whitley + Roger Wiesmeyer + William Greer Wiggins + Betsy Wills + Donna Yurdin + Shirley Zeitlin

All of the achievements you’ll read about in this Annual Report demonstrate the many ways that the community’s support has kept your Nashville Symphony moving forward. Because of you, today we have a strong, stable foundation on which to build an even more exciting and visionary future for your orchestra.

+ Ex Officio * Deceased

— James Seabury III

Over the past few years, we have made great strides in securing our long-term sustainability. Our goal now is to attain true fiscal vitality, for this will enable us to achieve our greatest artistic ambitions and to serve even more people in our growing community. At our core is a commitment to delivering great orchestral music — not just classic masterworks by Beethoven and Brahms, but also bold new compositions that help us understand and appreciate the contemporary American experience. To make this commitment to excellence and innovation truly meaningful, we must also ensure that everyone in our midst has the opportunity to experience the Nashville Symphony and to learn through music. Our musicians reach tens of thousands of students each year by providing free concerts and hands-on learning opportunities here at the Schermerhorn and in schools across the region. As we look to the future, we will work to engage, inspire and activate even more people through programs that have a profound and lasting impact on their lives, from childhood through adulthood. We are amazingly lucky to live and work in a community where music is an inseparable part of our identity, and as Music City’s resident orchestra, we are here to serve you. We thank you for believing in your Nashville Symphony. We will continue to be diligent stewards of your support so that we can continue to make life in Middle Tennessee richer for everyone.

FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO

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Your Community, Your Orchestra

Your orchestra performs soul-stirring music for Middle Tennessee

Your orchestra advances American music

Your orchestra reaches new audiences

Your orchestra teaches music to young people

Your orchestra brings joy to the community

Your orchestra is committed to financial responsibility

Amid all of these achievements, I remain proudest of the phenomenal artistry, creativity and musicianship of our orchestra and chorus, who delivered some of the most inspired performances I’ve experienced in my 17 years with the Nashville Symphony. They extend from the breathtaking sweep of Richard Strauss’s momentous An Alpine Symphony to Michael Daugherty’s rousing new cello concerto, Tales of Hemingway, which earned well-deserved standing ovations.

Your community supports your orchestra

There were just as many inspiring moments that happened out of public view, as our musicians worked side-by-side with students in lessons, sectionals and youth orchestra rehearsals, sharing wisdom earned through years of teaching and performing. And when winter weather forced us to cancel our educational Young People’s Concerts, our staff and musicians used their creativity to launch an entirely new program, One on a Part, so that teachers and students could have a fresh opportunity to experience the thrill of listening and learning with the Nashville Symphony.

MISSION STAT E M E N T

hat an amazing year it has been! The record-breaking ticket sales, attendance numbers and donations we experienced during the 2014/15 season tell us that the community’s support for your Nashville Symphony has never been stronger. We are grateful to you, our patrons and donors, for believing in your orchestra, and we are honored to reward your support with amazing musical experiences every week here at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. All of these successes bode well for a future in which the Nashville Symphony will become even more vital to the life of our community. During the past year, we celebrated several other major accomplishments: Our partnership in the stunning new Ascend Amphitheater will make it possible for us to reach larger and more diverse audiences, and to add even more to the vibrancy of downtown Nashville. We released two new recordings through our partnership with Naxos and were recognized with a GRAMMY® nomination for Roberto Sierra’s Sinfonia No. 4. And we launched an exciting new initiative, Composer Lab and Workshop, that will help to shape a whole new generation of American composers to follow in the footsteps of Bach, Beethoven and Bernstein.

Inside this Annual Report, you’ll read about all of these things and much more. This is our story, and we are so pleased to share it with you. — Alan D. Valentine

THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY is dedicated to achieving the highest standard for excellence in musical performance and educational programs, while engaging the community, enriching audiences and shaping cultural life. A N N U A L R E PO RT • 20 1 4/ 1 5 3

GIANCARLO GUERRERO Music Director

YOUR C O M M U N I T Y, YOUR ORCHESTRA The Nashville Symphony is composed of 83 full-time artists who live in Middle Tennessee and play an integral role in the life of our community.

SY M P H O N Y H O N O R S B I L L W I G G I N S A N D J U L I A TA N N E R

he Nashville Symphony honored two retiring musicians, principal timpanist Bill Wiggins and cellist Julia Tanner, at the orchestra’s performances of Britten’s War Requiem on May 29 and 30, 2015. Wiggins, who joined the orchestra in 1968, is a Nashville native who has seen the orchestra go through many transformations during his 47 years of service. “It’s been a remarkable experience,” he says. “I have grown as the orchestra has grown, and as the demands have increased, I’ve grown to meet them. I feel very lucky that I’ve been able to carve out a place for myself in the music community of Nashville, where I grew up.” Tanner, who joined the orchestra in 1978, served for many years as assistant principal cellist. “Making music with the Nashville Symphony has left me with many unique memories,” she says. “Our concerts are a wonderful example of how the whole can be so much more than the sum of the parts: the magic that happens when we perform and bring to life a great piece of music, and feel the audience come with us on that journey.”

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CELLOS* Anthony LaMarchina, Principal (1990) Xiao-Fan Zhang, Acting Assistant Principal, VINAY PARAMESWARAN James Victor Miller Chair (2003) Assistant Conductor Bradley Mansell (1984) Lynn Marie Peithman (1985) Stephen Drake (1984) Matthew Walker (1999) FIRST VIOLINS* Jun Iwasaki, Concertmaster, Walter Buchanan Christopher Stenstrom (1999) Keith Nicholas (1999) Sharp Chair (2011) Julia Tanner (1978) Gerald C. Greer, Associate Concertmaster (1991) Erin Hall, Assistant Concertmaster (1998) BASSES* Mary Kathryn Van Osdale, Concertmaster Joel Reist, Principal (1998) Emerita (1984) Glen Wanner, Assistant Principal (1989) Denise Baker (1996) Elizabeth Stewart (1991) Kristi Seehafer (1991) Gary Lawrence, Principal Emeritus (1980) John Maple (1984) Kevin Jablonski (2010) Alison Gooding (1999) Katherine Munagian (2014) Paul Tobias (1975) Beverly Drukker (1992) FLUTES Anna Lisa Hoepfinger (2002) Erik Gratton, Principal, Anne Potter Kirsten Mitchell (1997) Wilson Chair (1997) Isabel Bartles (1991) Ann Richards, Assistant Principal (1977) Kathryn Ladner, Norma Grobman Rogers SECOND VIOLINS* Chair (2012) Carolyn Wann Bailey, Principal (1996) Zeneba Bowers, Assistant Principal (1999) PICCOLO Kenneth Barnd (1999) Kathryn Ladner, Norma Grobman Rogers Jessica Blackwell (2009) Chair (2012) Rebecca Cole (2000) Radu Georgescu (1996) OBOES Adrienne Harmon ++ (2014) James Button, Principal (2011) Benjamin Lloyd (1981) Ellen Menking, Assistant Principal (1993) Louise Morrison (2007) Roger Wiesmeyer (2001) Laura Ross (1984) Jeremy Williams (1998) ENGLISH HORN Rebecca J Willie + (2002) Roger Wiesmeyer (2001) VIOLAS* CLARINETS Daniel Reinker, Principal (2002) James Zimmermann, Principal (2008) Shu-Zheng Yang, Assistant Principal (1989) Cassandra Lee, Assistant Principal (1979) Judith Ablon (1995) Daniel Lochrie (1992) Hari Bernstein (2012) Bruce Christensen (1984) E-FLAT CLARINET Michelle Lackey Collins (1994) Cassandra Lee (1979) Christopher Farrell (1999) Mary Helen Law (1982) BASS CLARINET Melinda Whitley (1999) Daniel Lochrie (1992) Clare Yang (1995)

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MUSICIANS OF YOUR NASHVILLE SYMPHONY? Visit NashvilleSymphony/meet-our-musicians to read a series of Q&A interviews. You can follow the musicians’ own blog at MusiciansoftheNashvilleSymphony.org to get behind-the-scenes snapshots and unique insights into the musicians’ experience.

BASSOONS Cynthia Estill, Principal (1975) Dawn Hartley, Assistant Principal (1991) Gil Perel (2003) CONTRA BASSOON Gil Perel (2003) HORNS Leslie Norton, Principal (1990) Beth Beeson (2000) Patrick Walle, Associate Principal/3rd Horn (2013) Hunter Sholar (2007) Radu V. Rusu, Assistant 1st Horn (2002) TRUMPETS Jeffrey Bailey, Principal (1979) Patrick Kunkee, Co-Principal (1991) Preston Bailey, Acting Assistant Principal (2008) TROMBONES Paul Jenkins, Principal (2014) Susan K. Smith, Assistant Principal (1994) BASS TROMBONE Steven Brown (1998) TUBA Gilbert Long, Principal (1978) TIMPANI William G. Wiggins, Principal (1968) PERCUSSION Sam Bacco, Principal (1983) Richard Graber, Assistant Principal (2006) HARP Licia Jaskunas, Principal (1998) KEYBOARD Robert Marler, Principal (2010) LIBRARIANS D. Wilson Ochoa+, Principal (2002) Jennifer Goldberg, Acting Principal (2006) Jared Rex, Librarian (2014) ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL MANAGER Carrie Marcantonio (2008)

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“As a part of the cultural landscape of Music City, I think the Nashville Symphony serves a critical role as the hub from which all other genres of music represented here have grown.”

ANDREW CASTILLO Nashville, TN

YOUR ORCHESTRA PERFORMS SOULSTIRRING MUSIC FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE

aestro Giancarlo Guerrero and your Nashville Symphony bring the classical repertoire vividly to life with performances designed to entertain, inspire and transport audiences. Each concert season is a musical adventure that travels across centuries and continents. Beloved works by Mozart, Beethoven and other cornerstones of the great musical tradition form the foundation of every concert season, but these are just the beginning. During the 2014/15 concert season, the orchestra performed a number of monumental works that showcased the full breadth and artistry of your Nashville Symphony:

IN OUR AUDIENCE’S WORDS

“We need more beauty in the world, and the Symphony most certainly provides musical beauty to our city. I feel it is important to support it as much as possible.”

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• R I C H A R D S T R A U S S ’ S A N A L P I N E S Y M P H O N Y (October 24-25, 2014) is the German composer’s most ambitious work, an epic tone poem chronicling an eventful journey to the top of a mountain and back down again.

“Music can change lives by teaching us how to listen, not only to our own hearts, but to the hearts of others.”

• D U R U F L É ’ S R E Q U I E M (November 20-22, 2014) is a deeply moving and

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infrequently performed work that infuses centuries-old Gregorian chant with impressionistic sensibilities. Featuring the Nashville Symphony Chorus, this concert was dedicated to the memory of composer Stephen Paulus, who died on October 19, 2014. ^

• D V O R Á K ’ S S Y M P H O N Y N O . 9 “ F R O M T H E N E W W O R L D ”

(February 5-7, 2015) is one of the most beloved works in all of the orchestral repertoire, for which the Nashville Symphony gave one of its most inspired performances. This piece was brilliantly paired with Leonard Bernstein’s restlessly probing Symphony No. 2.

• M A H L E R ’ S S Y M P H O N Y N O . 9 (February 27 & 28, 2015) was performed as part of Giancarlo Guerrero’s quest to perform the entire cycle of Mahler’s symphonies. The Austrian composer’s Ninth, his last completed symphony, is rich with emotion and humanity, and a work of profound beauty.

• B R I T T E N ’ S W A R R E Q U I E M (May 29 & 30, 2015), performed with the

“I love our evenings at the Symphony. There is a thrill hearing gorgeous music live that cannot be duplicated by even the finest recordings.”

LUCY MAJORS Estill Springs, TN

Nashville Symphony Chorus and Blair Children’s Chorus, is one of the British composer’s most powerful statements and a musical experience unlike any other, contrasting the Latin Requiem Mass with the moving words of British poet Wilfred Owen.

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YOUR ORCHESTRA ADVANCES AMERICAN MUSIC

ashville is a city where new music is constantly being created, and as Music City’s resident orchestra, your Nashville Symphony is committed to keeping classical music fresh and relevant. As an integral part of its mission, the orchestra champions the work of contemporary American composers through an active schedule of commissions, world premieres and recordings. The 2014/15 season marked several major projects and achievements, all informed by the Nashville Symphony’s fervent belief that orchestras have as much to say in the 21st century as they did three centuries ago. RECORDING PROJECTS he Nashville Symphony released three recordings on Naxos this season: S t e p h e n P a u l u s ’ T h r e e P l a c e s o f E n l i g h t e n m e n t , released shortly before the composer’s untimely passing, features the principal strings of the Nashville Symphony in a moving and expressive concerto for string quartet.

J o a n T o w e r ’ s V i o l i n C o n c e r t o reteams the orchestra with the composer of Made in America, which earned the Nashville Symphony its first GRAMMY® Awards in 2008. This new recording was funded in part by a Kickstarter campaign backed by 86 donors who lent their support to the orchestra’s commitment to new music. R i c h a r d D a n i e l p o u r ’ s A n c i e n t V o i c e s marks the second time that the orchestra’s reading of Darkness in the Ancient Valley has been released. A forceful statement about life in contemporary Iran, the work adapts ancient Persian poetry and folk melodies.

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his season, the orchestra also recorded four works slated for future worldwide release, all inspired by great 19th and 20th century works of art and literature: R i c h a r d D a n i e l p o u r ’ s S o n g s o f S o l i t u d e adapts Yeats’s poetry in a suite written for the great American baritone Thomas Hampson, who also lent his voice for the recording of Danielpour’s W a r S o n g s , which adapts the Civil War-era poetry of Walt Whitman. M i c h a e l D a u g h e r t y ’ s A m e r i c a n G o t h i c is a tribute to the paintings of his fellow Iowan Grant Wood, while his T a l e s o f H e m i n g w a y is a lively cello concerto in which each movement is based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway. Each of these works was recorded live at Schermerhorn Symphony Center before a full audience, whose energy, enthusiasm and excitement helped to shape the performances each night.

N A S H V I L L E S Y M P H O N Y cellist Matt Walker got a rare opportunity to highlight one of his own compositions when Yo-Yo Ma made a one-night appearance with the Nashville Symphony on October 1, 2014. Following his luminous reading of Elgar’s Cello Concerto, Ma returned to the stage for an impromptu duet with Walker on his piece “Yo-Yo Joe,” originally written for Ma and Toronto Symphony Orchestra principal cellist Joe Johnson.

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YOUR ORCHESTRA ADVANCES AMERICAN MUSIC

COMMISSIONS & WORLD PREMIERES s part of its commitment to American music, the Nashville Symphony invests in the creation of new works. The 2014/15 concert season kicked off with one of the orchestra’s most adventurous commissioning projects yet, T h e B a s s W h i s p e r e r , which received its world premiere on September 18-20, 2014. This concerto for electric bass — the first ever commissioned by a major American ensemble — gave the orchestra an opportunity to collaborate with two Nashville-based artists, C o n n i E l l i s o r a n d V i c t o r W o o t e n , the latter of whom was featured as soloist.

Other commissions and world premieres this season included: Richard Danielpour’s War Songs, March 12-14, 2015 Michael Daugherty’s Tales of Hemingway, April 17 & 18, 2015 PERFORMANCES eyond the Nashville Symphony’s numerous commissions, premieres and recordings, American music is an integral part of the orchestra’s concert programming. The 2014/15 season included the performances of the following works, which together capture a wide range of music from the 20th century: • John Adams’s The Chairman Dances (composed in 1985) • Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait (composed in 1942) • Howard Hanson’s Symphony No. 2 “Romantic” (composed in 1930) • Tobias Picker’s Old and Lost Rivers (composed in 1986) • Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “Age of Anxiety” (composed in 1947-49) • Frank Ticheli’s Radiant Voices (composed in 1992-93)

AWARDS & RECOGNITION • GRAMMY® nomination for Roberto Sierra’s Sinfonia No. 4 • National Endowment for the Arts grant • Metro Nashville Arts Commission Creation grant • Flora Family Foundation grant • Aaron Copland Fund for Music grant

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YOUR ORCHESTRA REACHES NEW AUDIENCES

he Nashville Symphony isn’t just committed to new music. It’s also committed to building new audiences, who are the key to keeping our art form relevant and thriving. During the 2014/15 concert season, we welcomed many first-time visitors to Schermerhorn Symphony Center — 18,760 new ticket buyers out of 36,340 total ticket buyers. That means 52 percent of the audience had their firstever Nashville Symphony experience in the last year! What did they come to experience? A full range of concerts, including: • Our flagship Aegis Sciences Classical Series. 3 , 3 3 0 n e w t i c k e t b u y e r s • The Music of Zelda, a dynamic video game concert experience with full orchestra and video screens, which sold out two performances. 3,400 total ticket buyers • Our hugely popular movie concerts with orchestra, including West Side Story, Home Alone, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II, Star Trek: Live in Concert and Pixar in Concert. 1 3 , 7 0 0 t o t a l t i c k e t b u y e r s • Our FREE OnStage chamber concerts, in which the audience is invited to sit onstage with the musicians, ask questions and experience the music in a whole new way. 8 7 9 a t t e n d e e s

SoundCheck Program Now Offers Discounted Tickets to All Students

ew this year, the Nashville Symphony expanded its popular SoundCheck program, which offers $10 tickets to all Aegis Sciences Classical Series concerts. Previously only available to college students, SoundCheck is now accessible to everyone from kindergarten through graduate school. That means more opportunities to introduce students and their families to the thrill of live orchestral music.

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YOUR ORCHESTRA TEACHES MUSIC TO YOUNG PEOPLE

he Nashville Symphony offers a wide array of free education programs that provide inspiration, instruction and mentorship for students from kindergarten through high school. Our goal is to reach young people at every stage of their development and to make music an integral part of their learning and growing experience. And for students who become passionate about playing an instrument, the Nashville Symphony offers programs, resources and opportunities to help them develop the skills they need to pursue serious music study.

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Instrument Petting Zoo

GRADES PreK-5

A traveling educational exhibit that provides basic, hands-on introduction to all the instrument families in the orchestra, with brass, woodwind, strings and percussion instruments on hand for children to strum, bow, bang and play.

After-School Programs

GRADES 5-8

The Nashville Symphony is proud to participate in Nashville After Zone Alliance, a system of free after-school programs for students in Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. Our musicians visit multiple sites, working with partner organizations to provide a hands-on, interactive music-learning experience.

P i e d P i p e r C h i l d r e n ’s S e r i e s Designed to engage young children in learning about music, the Nashville Symphony offers free music-themed activities before all Pied Piper Children’s Series concerts, with an Instrument Petting Zoo, crafts, a story nook, games and more.

One on a Part An introduction to the world of chamber music. Playing the masterpieces of great composers, musicians of the Nashville Symphony demonstrate the unique characteristics of an ensemble performing without a conductor.

Is It a Fiddle or a Violin?

GRADES K-5

Presented in partnership with the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, this program offers school groups tours of both facilities and a live, interactive performance in which musicians compare and contrast the fiddle and the violin.

Curb Open Dress Rehearsals

GRADES 5-12

Sectionals

Ensembles in the Schools

Our teaching musicians travel to area schools to provide student ensembles with coaching, hands-on instruction and invaluable insights. This year we partnered with youth orchestras and school programs throughout Middle Tennessee.

This program brings small groups of Symphony musicians to schools for age-appropriate presentations. Listeners get to experience a performance up-close, learn new concepts and interact with the musicians.

Yo u t h O r c h e s t r a s

Yo u n g P e o p l e ’s C o n c e r t s

GRADES K-12

Open to public, private and home schools, these concerts offer a comprehensive educational experience that enriches inschool learning. Content is geared toward specific grade levels, and participating teachers receive access to accompanying lesson plans and music selections. Te a c h e r R e s o u r c e s The Nashville Symphony makes a wide array of resources available to educators, including lesson plans for Young People’s Concerts, an educational video, teacher training opportunities and links to interactive websites designed to make music both fun and enriching.

Students in grades 5-12 and beyond get a firsthand look at the hard work, determination and focus that goes into preparing for a classical concert.

GRADES 9-12

The Nashville Symphony provides resources, instruction and performing opportunities for youth orchestras, including the Curb Youth Symphony at Blair School of Music, the Williamson County Youth Orchestra and the Music City Youth Orchestra. Curb Concerto Competition This instrumental competition is open to classically trained music students, who compete in five categories: woodwind, brass, string, piano and percussion. In addition to the cash prize, the 2015 grand prize winner, violinist Kaili Wang, also earned the opportunity to perform onstage with the Nashville Symphony at its annual Side-by-Side Concert. A N N U A L R E PO RT • 20 1 4/ 1 5 13

YOUR ORCHESTRA BRINGS JOY TO THE COMMUNITY

usic makes life better. It helps us express and explore a full range of thoughts and emotions. Your Nashville Symphony is committed to sharing a variety of musical experiences with the Middle Tennessee community through diversity in concert programming at Schermerhorn Symphony Center and through free performances designed to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy live music. During the 2014/15 concert season, your Nashville Symphony offered 38 free performances for children and adults at the Schermerhorn and throughout the region, including: F R E E DAY O F M U S I C Every year we invite the entire community to enjoy free musical performances all day and into the night at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, which gives us the opportunity to shine a light on the sheer breadth of talent in Music City. More than 7,800 people participated in Free Day of Music in 2014, enjoying more than 20 performers in an array of genres, including classical, blues, country, world music, barbershop, rock and jazz.

IN OUR AUDIENCE’S WORDS

“The atmosphere is what brings us back each year: great music in great venues. It definitely adds variety to the type of music you can experience in the city.”

M A RY B E T H & TO M BA U E R

WE ASKED PEOPLE W H AT T H E Y ENJOY ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY CONCERTS , AND H E R E ’ S W H AT THEY SAID:

“We like the music and the atmosphere…and the price. My daughter and I got to attend a performance [at the Schermerhorn] for a field trip and now my whole family can be at a concert.”

TA R A S C OT T

O N STAG E What better way to experience live music than by sitting onstage and listening to the artists talk about what they’re performing? That’s what OnStage is all about, as Nashville Symphony musicians give chamber music concerts and share their insights into the music. Offered free of charge, the program brings people together for a shared experience unlike any other. “It’s always good to live in a city where people are able to go out and do things as a community. It offers something that gets people together — it’s obvious, but true.”

“We love it here; every year we try to attend these community concerts. I used to be a teacher, and it’s just great seeing all of the children and the fact that they get the opportunity to try out instruments before the performance.”

JOHN HODGES

SHARON ROBINSON

COMMUNITY CONCERTS As part of its mission to bring music to everyone in Middle Tennessee, the Nashville Symphony is proud to present this free concert series at public parks. Some 8,700 people came out in June 2015 to hear the orchestra perform a fun, family-friendly program of orchestral classics in locations ranging from Centennial Park to Two Rivers Mansion. LET FREEDOM SING! This annual tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is an opportunity to celebrate the many heroes in our own community who participated in the civil rights movement. Featuring the Nashville Symphony Chorus, the Celebration Youth Chorus and special guests, the concert offers a powerful reminder of the ways that music is a powerful force for unity, strength, healing and transcendence. VOICES OF SPRING The 150 singers of the Nashville Symphony Chorus volunteer hours of their time every week rehearsing and performing — all because they love to sing and want to share that joy with others. The annual Voices of Spring concert gives the Nashville Symphony an opportunity to put the spotlight on these committed and talented singers with a full program of great choral music. S I D E - BY- S I D E CO N C E RT

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Every year, we invite the public to join the Curb Youth Symphony and the Nashville Symphony as the two ensembles join together to showcase the next generation of orchestra musicians and to honor their hard work and love of music.

“Art is important. Art matters. It’s important to give people the opportunity to experience something new. I had friends that came with me last year, and after they experienced a Community Concert realized, ‘Oh, I would enjoy a Symphony performance,’ and they actually went to a show at the Symphony Center with me.”

CHASE HARRIMAN

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YO U R O RC H E ST R A I S CO M M I T T E D TO F I N A N C I A L RESPONSIBILITY SOURCES OF FUNDS | 2013/14

n independent accounting firm audits the Nashville Symphony’s financial statements each year. This outside review of the organization’s finances is a key step to ensure that the Nashville Symphony remains accountable to the thousands of donors who make our artistic and cultural mission a reality through their support. Audited financial statements from the 2013/14 fiscal year confirm that the Nashville Symphony has made significant progress on its road toward longterm sustainability. In addition to receiving a clean audit opinion, the institution dramatically reduced its operating loss – by 78 percent, or $8.6 million. This progress set the stage for another year of major forward strides in 2014/15, in which we have continued to improve our operating results and have exceeded our budget projections by $150,000. Audited financial statements for 2014/15 will be released in January 2016. N A S H V I L L E SY M P H O N Y A S S O C I AT I O N S TAT E M E N T O F F I N A N C I A L P O S I T I O N | J U LY 3 1 , 2 0 1 4 ASSETS CURRENT ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable Prepaid expenses and other current assets Contributions receivable, net TOTA L C U R R E N T A S S E T S

57% PROGRAM REVENUE 31% SUPPORT 12% CASH RESERVES

USES OF FUNDS | 2013/14

THANK YOU TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE FOR SUPPORTING YOUR NASHVILLE SYMPHONY!

$ 8,068,865 399,123 754,970 3,808,881 13,031,839

NONCURRENT ASSETS Contributions receivable, net 3,759,552 Other receivable 2,768,853 Investments 659,172 Beneficial interests in trusts 10,152,213 Property and equipment, net 90,341,647 T O T A L N O N C U R R E N T A S S E T S 107,681,437 TOTA L A S S E T S

BECAUSE OF YOU, WE HAD OUR SECOND-CONSECUTIVE RECORD-BRE AKING CONCERT SE ASON IN 2014/15:

$ 9 M I L L I O N in ticket sales $ 6 . 7 M I L L I O N in donations 36,340 TICKET BUYERS 52% of them first-time visitors

$ 120,713,276

LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 485,996 Deferred revenues 4,919,385 Note payable - current 650,000 T O T A L C U R R E N T L I A B I L I T I E S 6,055,381 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES Note payable

21,932,192

TOTA L L I A B I L I T I E S

27,987,573

NET ASSETS Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted TOTA L N E T A S S E T S

81,041,979 9,082,656 2,601,068 92,725,703

1 8 , 0 0 0 H O U R S donated by community volunteers in support of great music and education programs. Total value: $ 3 7 4 , 0 0 0 YOUR SUPPORT MADE THESE THINGS POSSIBLE:

1 2 5 amazing concerts

71% PROGRAMS 1 2 % A D M I N I ST R AT I V E 11% MARKETING 6%

FUNDRAISING

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$ 120,713,276

Financial information included in this report does not include $650,000 debt service for the 2013/14 season.

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YO U R CO M M U N I T Y S U P P O RT S YO U R O RC H E ST R A

S E A S O N P R E S E N T E R S

Gifts of $100,000+

AEGIS

SCIENCES FOUNDATION EST. 2013

CARE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, INC.

C O R P O R AT I O N S , F O U N DAT I O N S , & GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

D I R E C T O R S ’ A S S O C I AT E S

Gifts of $50,000+

The Nashville Symphony is deeply grateful to the following corporations, foundations and government agencies that support its concert season and its services to the community through generous contributions to the Annual Fund. Donors as of July 3, 2015.

P R I N C I PA L P L AY E R S

Gifts of $25,000+ MIKE CURB FAMILY FOUNDATION

MARY C. RAGLAND FOUNDATION

WASHINGTON FOUNDATION

GOVERNMENT METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY

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MAYOR KARL F. DEAN

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

ORCHESTRA PARTNERS Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999 Caterpillar Financial Services Corrections Corporation of America Frost Brown Todd LLC FTB Advisors Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Griffin Technology Ann Hardeman and Combs L. Fort Foundation The Hendrix Foundation Mid-Tennessee Hyundai Dealers Neal & Harwell, PLC Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc. Renasant Bank Travelink American Express Travel

Carter Haston Real Estate Services Inc. City of Brentwood Dex Imaging & Mailing Direct Solutions First Baptist Nashville Gould Turner Group, P.C. Just Love Coffee Roasters Kaatz, Binkley, Jones & Morris Architects, Inc. Morgan Stanley Pancake Pantry Parking Management Company Piedmont Natural Gas Foundation Tennsco Corporation Tokio Marine Management BUSINESS LEADER Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous (1) Beaman Automotive Group R. H. Boyd Publishing Corporation Marylee Chaski Charitable Corporation The Crichton Group DBS & Associates Engineering, Inc. Enfinity Engineering, LLC Gannett Foundation/The Tennessean J. Alexander's Corporation Nashville Predators Foundation Nashville Symphony Crescendo Club RD Plastics Co., Inc. Vannatta Farms' family: Linda Vannatta, Tracy & Teri Vannatta; Troy & Elizabeth Vannatta; Ralph & Sharon Edwards VSA Arts Tennessee Walker Lumber & Hardware Company

ARTISTIC UNDERWRITERS Gifts of $5,000- $9,999 A.C. Entertainment Inc. The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc. Aladdin Industries, LLC Aston Martin, Maserti, Rolls-Royce & Bentley of Nashville BDO Blevins, Inc. BMI Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Chet Atkins Music Education Fund Of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated The Cockayne Fund Inc. Cracker Barrel Foundation Samuel M. Fleming Foundation Freeman Webb, Inc. Landis B. Gullett Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Hampton Inn & Suites Nashville Downtown KraftCPAs PLLC NAXOS Nordstrom Community Giving OSHi Floral Decor Studio PwC Ernest and Selma Rosenblum Fund for the Performing Arts Ryman Hospitality Properties Foundation UBS Vanderbilt University Wiseman Ashworth Law Group PLC WME and Becky Gardenhire

BUSINESS ASSOCIATES Gifts of $500 - $999 ADEX! Homesellers Cooper Steel Nancy June Brandon, Dancy's Hoskins & Company, P.C. INDUSCO Osher Lifelong Learning Institute At Vanderbilt Riley Warnock & Jacobson PLC Stansell Electric Company, Inc. Sysco Nashville The Tennessee Credit Union Women's Philharmonic Advocacy

BUSINESS PARTNER Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999 AmSurg BioVentures, Inc.

IN-KIND AARP Tennessee Crowe Horwath LLP Stephen M. Emahiser

The Glover Group Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown Nashville Hilton Nashville Downtown Just Love Coffee Roasters Ms. Sally M. Levine Lipman Brothers & R.S. Lipman Company McQuiddy Printing Puckett'S Grocery & Restaurant CAPT & Mrs. Charles E. Stewart Jr. Nashville Symphony Volunteer Services NAXOS OSHi Floral Décor Studio Premier Parking of Tennessee MATCHING GIFT COMPANIES Arcadia Healthcare American General Life & Accident American International Group, Inc. Atmos Energy AT&T Higher Education/Cultural Matching Gift Program Bank of America BCD Travel Becton Dickinson & Co. CA Matching Gifts Program Caterpillar Foundation Cigna Foundation Community Health Systems Foundation Eaton Corporation ExxonMobil Foundation First Data Foundation First Tennessee The Frist Foundation GE Foundation General Mills Foundation Hachette Book Group IBM Corporation Illinois Tool Works Foundation McKesson Foundation Merrill Lynch & Co Foundation, Inc. Microsoft Matching Gifts Program Nissan Gift Matching Program P&G Fund Matching Gift Program Regions Scottrade Square D Foundation Matching Gift Program Shell Oil Company Foundation Starbucks Matching Gifts Program The Aspect Matching Gifts Program The HCA Foundation The Meredith Corporation Foundation The Prudential Foundation The Stanley Works U.S. Bancorp Foundation Williams Community Relations A N N U A L R E PO RT • 20 1 4/ 1 5 19

OFFICERS Ric Potenz Chair

Jon Weaver Vice Chair, Membership

Bethany Whelan Vice Chair, Membership

Brenda Griffin Vice Chair, Engagement

Jay Jones Vice Chair, Engagement

MEMBERS

are... CARETAKERS OF THE INSTITUTION STRONG ADVOCATES FOR THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY A SOCIAL GROUP HIGHLY ENGAGED, PASSIONATE, AND INVESTED LEADERS

WHO ARE THE GOVERNING MEMBERS? In February 2015, we publicly launched the new Governing Members program, honoring those patrons who are most committed to our success. Governing Members are those who attend multiple performances and provide financial support. We strive to honor their gracious participation and provide opportunities for special access and institutional influence. We applaud our Inaugural Governing Member households, listed to the right, for their commitment to our success!

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Anonymous (6) Mrs. R. Benton Adkins Jr. Drs. W. Scott & Paige Akers Shelley Alexander Dale & Julie Allen Mr. Bill G. Anderson Jon K. & Colleen Atwood Grace & Carl Awh Sallie & John Bailey Mr. David M. Baldwin/ Pancake Pantry Dr. & Mrs. Billy R. Ballard Judy & Joe Barker Mr. Russell W. Bates & Mr. Oguz E. Bates Dr. & Mrs. Robert O. Begtrup Betty C. Bellamy Dr. Eric & Elaine Berg Annie Laurie Berry David & Diane Black Mr. and Mrs. Brad Blevins/ Blevins, Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Frank H. Boehm Dennis & Tammy Boehms Samuel Nicholas Borgese Jamey Bowen & Norman Wells Richard & Judith Bracken Mrs. J. C. Bradford Jr. Randal & Priscilla Braker H. Victor Braren, M.D. Mary Lawrence Breinig Dr. Michael C. Buchholz & Dr. Jacqueline R. Ansell Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Buijsman Ann & Frank Bumstead Drs. Rodney & Janice Burt Chuck & Sandra Cagle Michael & Jane Ann Cain Mr. & Mrs. Gerald G. Calhoun Mr. Kirk C. Campbell Ann & Sykes Cargile Crom & Kathy Carmichael Dr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Carter Michael & Pamela Carter Ms. Pamela Casey Fred Cassetty Mr. Philip M. Cavender Mr. & Mrs. Terry W. Chandler Erica & Doug Chappell Donna R. Cheek Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Clark Terry & Holly Clyne Dorit & Donald Cochron Ed & Pat Cole Marjorie Collins Mr. & Mrs. Brian Cook Mr. & Mrs. Charles W. Cook Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Roy J. Covert Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. A. Cowan Mr. & Mrs. Justin Dell Crosslin Mr. & Mrs. Kevin W. Crumbo Janine & Ben Cundiff Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Daley III Carol & Frank Daniels III Dr. & Mrs. Ben Davis Hope and Elliott Dawson Hilton & Sallie Dean John & Natasha Deane Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Dennis The Rev. & Mrs. Fred Dettwiller Marty & Betty Dickens Dee Doochin

*denotes patrons who are deceased

Dr. & Mrs. Alan Dopp Claudia Douglass Myrtianne Downs Mr. and Mrs. Burton Dye Dr. & Mrs. E. Mac Edington Robert D. Eisenstein Dr. Noelle Daugherty & Dr. Jack Erter Mrs. Annette S. Eskind Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey B. Eskind Jane & Richard Eskind Dr. Meredith A. Ezell Ms. Paula Fairchild Dr. Lee A. Fentriss T. Aldrich Finegan Tom & Judy Foster Cathey & Wilford Fuqua Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gann Carlene Hunt & Marshall Gaskins Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Giacobone Harris A. Gilbert Allis Dale & John Gillmor Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Gnyp Jr. James C. Gooch & Jennie P. Smith Ed & Nancy Goodrich Mr. John Mack Green Mr. & Mrs. C. David Griffin Giancarlo & Shirley Guerrero Francis S. Guess* “David” Carl & Connie Haley Mr. & Mrs. John Halsell Carolyn Hamby Jack & Jill Harmuth Patricia & H. Rodes Hart Janet & Jim Hasson Mr. & Mrs. Monty D. Hatcher Mr. & Mrs. John Burton Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Hays Mrs. Nancy Hearn Suzy Heer Ms. Victoria Heil Hemphill Family Foundation William Hester & Titus Daniels Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin H. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Hilton Drs. Robert Hines & Mary Hooks Judith Hodges Ken & Pam Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Scott Hoffman Ms. Cornelia B. Holland Catherine J. Holsen & John S. Perry Mrs. Martha Rivers Ingram Lee Ann & Orrin Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Irby Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Israel Drs. Edmund & Lauren Parker Jackson Mr. & Mrs. John F. Jacques Janet & Philip Jamieson George & Shirley Johnston Ms. Price Jones and Mr. Bill Francis Mr. & Mrs. Michael Kestner Dr. and Mrs. Howard S. Kirshner Tom & Darlene Klaritch Walter & Sarah Knestrick Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Koban Jr. William C. & Deborah Patterson Koch Ms. Pamela L. Koerner Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Kovach Robert & Carol Lampe Larry & Martha Larkin

Paul & Dana Latour Mr. & Mrs. John M. Leap Dr. & Mrs. George R. Lee Sally M. Levine Kimberly & Jim Lewis John T. Lewis Robert Straus Lipman George & Cathy Lynch Myles & Joan MacDonald David & Lisa Manning Ellen Harrison Martin Red & Shari Martin Ms. Amanda Mathis Mr. Shawn D. Mathis- OnSomble Lynn & Jack May Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. McCabe Jr. Sheila & Richard McCarty Gena & Cary McClure Tommy & Cat McEwen Mr. & Mrs. Robert McNeilly Jr. Dr. Arthur M. Mellor Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Mericle F. Max & Mary A. Merrell The Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt Dr. Mark & Mrs. Theresa Messenger Edward D. & Linda F. Miles Richard & Sharalena Miller Mr. & Mrs. William Minkoff Jr. Christopher & Patricia Mixon Mr. & Mrs. William P. Morelli Mr. & Mrs. David K. Morgan Debra & William Morris Matt & Rhonda Mulroy James & Patricia Munro Dr. Barbara A. Murphy & Bruce Tripp Michael & Karen Musick Anne & Peter Neff Mr. Mark E. Nicol Kenneth Niermann Dr. Agatha L. Nolen Jonathan Norris & Jennifer Carlat Dr. Harrell Odom II & Mr. Barry W. Cook Mr. & Mrs. Larry D. Odom David & Pamela Palmer Lee Parmley Dr. Barron Patterson & Mr. Burton Jablin Grant & Janet Patterson Drs. Mark & Nancy Peacock Mr. & Mrs. Philip M. Pfeffer Dr. & Mrs. Edgar H. Pierce Jr. David & Adrienne Piston Donna and Tom Priesmeyer Dr. Terryl A. Propper Mr. & Mrs. Gustavus A. Puryear IV Mr. & Mrs. Ben R. Rechter Ms. Alison R. Reed & Mr. Sam Garza Margaret Ann & Walter Robinson Foundation Misha Robledo Carol & John T. Rochford Anne & Charles Roos Ms. Sara L. Rosson & Ms. Nancy Menke Ms. Mary Frances Rudy Anne & Joe Russell Geoffrey & Sandra Sanderson Mr. & Mrs. Eric M. Saul Dr. Norm Scarborough & Ms. Kimberly Hewell Joe & Dorothy Scarlett

Dr. & Mrs. Timothy P. Schoettle Scott & Jessica Schwieger Mr. & Mrs. J. Ronald Scott Mr. & Mrs. James C. Seabury III Stephen K. & Patricia L. Seale Mrs. Nelson Severinghaus Ron & Diane Shafer Joan Blum Shayne Colleen Sheppard Bill & Sharon Sheriff The Shields Family Foundation Nelson & Sheila Shields Mr. & Mrs. Michael Shmerling Mrs. Martin E. Simmons William & Cyndi Sites George & Mary Sloan Mr. & Mrs. Irvin Small David & Niki Smith Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Scott Smith K.C. & Mary Smythe Jack & Louise Spann Mr. & Mrs. Clark Spoden & Norah Buikstra Mr. & Mrs. Hans Stabell Christopher & Maribeth Stahl Deborah & James Stonehocker Mr. & Mrs. James G. Stranch III Johanna & Fridolin Sulser Brett & Meredythe Sweet Dr. Steve A. Hyman & Mr. Mark Lee Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Matthew K. Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Mark Tillinger Mr. & Mrs. Louis B. Todd Jr. Candy Toler Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Townes Mr. & Mrs. Steve Turner Mr. Robert J. Turner & Mr. Jay Jones Alan D. & Jan L. Valentine Drs. Pilar Vargas & Sten H. Vermund David Coulam & Lucy A. Visceglia Kris & G. G. Waggoner Dr. & Mrs. Martin H. Wagner Mark Wait Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery C. & Dayna L. Walraven James & Greta Walsh Mrs. W. Miles Warfield Peggy & John Warner Dr. & Mrs. Mark Wathen Ms. Johnna Benedict Watson Jonathan & Janet Weaver Art & Lisa Wheeler Bethany Whelan Mr. & Mrs. James W. White Mr. & Mrs. Jimmie D. White Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Wiesmeyer David & Gail Williams Jerry & Ernie Williams Mr. & Mrs. Joel Williams Marilyn Shields-Wiltsie & Dr. Theodore E. Wiltsie Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence K. Wolfe Dr. Artmas L. Worthy Patrick & Phaedra Yachimski Donna B. Yurdin Barbara & Bud Zander Shirley Zeitlin Mr. Nicholas S. Zeppos & Ms. Lydia A. Howarth

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IN OUR DONORS’ WORDS

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY LEGACY SOCIETY

he Nashville Symphony is grateful to those donors who have remembered the orchestra in their estate plans. Legacy gifts to the Nashville Symphony help Middle Tennessee’s resident orchestra achieve its mission of making beautiful music, reaching diverse audiences and improving life in our community for generations to come through the following: • World-class performances of enduring orchestral music, from Bach to

Beethoven to Bernstein • Affordable ticket prices for music lovers of all ages and backgrounds • Commissions and recordings of America’s leading composers, who are keeping

classical music relevant for 21st-century audiences • Life-changing education programs that provide inspiration, instruction and

mentorship for students from kindergarten through high school

“By supporting the Nashville Symphony I can help others experience the love of music.”

SHERIE EDWARDS Nashville, TN

THANK YOU TO THE 4,800 DONORS WHO MADE A GIFT TO THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY’S ANNUAL FUND IN 2014/15 TO SUPPORT OUR ARTISTIC A N D E D U C AT I O N A L PROGRAMS. HERE ARE A FEW REASONS WHY THEY CHOSE TO SUPPORT THEIR SYMPHONY:

“Giving back is important to me. The Nashville Symphony provides amazing cultural enrichment to my family and to our community.”

LISA WHEELER Chapel Hill, TN

• The acoustical brilliance of Schermerhorn Symphony Center, a venue built to

serve the entire community

Anonymous (2) Barbara B. & Michael W. Barton Russell & Oguz Bates Elisabetha C. Baugh Ann Bernard Congressman Diane Black & Dr. David L. Black Julie G. & Frank H. Boehm, MD Mr. & Mrs. Dennis C. Bottorff Charles W. Cagle Mr. and Mrs. Christopher John Casa Santa Paul Catt and Linda Etheredge George D. Clark Jr. Donna & Steven* Clark Dr. Cliff Cockerham & Dr. Sherry Cummings W. Ovid Collins, Jr.* Barbara J.* and John J.* Conder Marianne Connolly Kelly Corcoran Mr. & Mrs. Roy Covert Kevin & Katie Crumbo Janet Keese Davies The William M.* & Mildred P.* Duncan Family & Deborah Faye Duncan Annette & Irwin* Eskind Judy & Tom Foster NAS H V I L L E SY M PHONY 22

Henry S. Fusner* Dr. Priscilla Partridge de Garcia & Dr. Pedro E. Garcia Harris A. Gilbert Allis Dale & John Gillmor James C. Gooch Ed & Nancy Goodrich Landis Bass Gullett* Connie & Carl T. Haley, Jr. David W. & Judith S. Hayes Billy Ray Hearn* Judith Hodges Judith Simmons Humphreys Martha Rivers Ingram Elliott Warner Jones & Marilyn Lee Jones Anne Knauff Heloise Werthan Kuhn Sally M. Levine John T. Lewis Todd M. Liebergen Claire* & Samuel* Loventhal Ernestine M. Lynfoot Ellen Harrison Martin Dr. Arthur McLeod Mellor Sharalena & Dick Miller Cynthia & Richard Morin Anne T. & Peter L. Neff

Jonathan Norris & Jennifer Carlat Mr. & Mrs. Michael Nowlin Harry & Shelley Page Drs. Mark & Nancy Peacock Pamela K. and Philip Maurice Pfeffer and the Pfeffer Foundation Joseph Presley Eric Raefsky, M.D.* & Victoria Heil David & Edria Ragosin Mr. & Mrs. Ben R. Rechter Fran C. Rogers Kristi Lynn Seehafer Mr. Martin E.* & Mrs. Judy F. Simmons Irvin & Beverly Small Mary & K.C. Smythe Dr. & Mrs. Anderson Spickard, Jr. Maribeth & Christopher Stahl Dr. John B. Thomison, Sr.* Mr. & Mrs. Louis B. Todd, Jr. Judy & Steve Turner Alan D. & Janet L. Valentine Johnna Benedict Watson Dr. Colleen Conway Welch Lalah Gee Williams Barbara & Bud Zander Shirley Zeitlin Anne H. & Robert K.* Zelle *deceased

“As a musician and music educator, I support programs that bring music into the lives of young people.”

C A R O L S T R AY E R Murfreesboro, TN

“I always designate my donation to go towards the programs that the symphony does within the local school districts. I am a retired elementary school teacher, and I know how each and every performance that the symphony would do for the students in the Nashville area inspired and motivated the students.”

JUDITH SWEET O l d H i c k o r y, T N

“I feel that the Nashville Symphony is a vital part of the diverse music culture of Nashville.”

JOE BRASHER Athens, AL

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