Nashville Symphony Season Renewal Brochure

NASHVILLE SYMPHONY

EXPERIENCE IT.

2012/13 SEASON

EXPERIENCE A

FREE CONCERT Buy your season ticket package by March 30 and receive tickets to a concert!*

FREE

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September 7 & 9, 2012

Once-In-aLifetime EXPERIENCE

Choose from:

Mahler’s Eighth SEptember 7 & 9, 2012

Handel’s Messiah December 20-22, 2012

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma March 23, 2013

*Based on availability. Limit one pair of complimentary tickets per household.

Mahler’s Eighth

– Symphony of a Thousand

Join Giancarlo Guerrero as he leads 450 musicians and singers in one of the most monumental pieces of music ever written!

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience an epic evening as we stretch Schermerhorn Symphony Center to its limits with this extraordinary masterwork.

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GRAND GRAND EXPERIENCE

Classical 7A

A Woman’s Life

SERIES

HARMONIC CONVERGENCE

Olga Kern

Rossini - William Tell Overture Danielpour - A Woman’s Life Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto

Messiaen - Un Sourire (A Smile) Korngold - Violin Concerto in D major Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique

The Red Violin emmanuel Chabrier - España john Corigliano - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra “Red Violin”

Elgar - Enigma Variations

ALL THAT CLASSICAL JAZZ November 29-30, December 1, 2012

Tovey - Urban Runway Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F Walton - Symphony No. 1 in B-flat

Leonard Slatkin, guest conductor Elina Vähälä, violin Terrence Wilson

Carlos Chavez - Symphony No. 2 “Sinfonía india” Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano Licia Jaskunas, harp

MENDELSSOHN’S ELIJAH May 9-10-11, 2013

Mendelssohn - Elijah Nicholas McGegan, guest conductor Nashville Symphony Chorus

Master S E R I E S Includes all 14 SunTrust Classical Series concerts!

minor Bramwell Tovey, guest conductor Terrence Wilson, piano

can come in big and small moments.

major “Jeunehomme”

See page 4 for the continuation

This year, we’re going Artists, programs and schedule subject to change.

big.”

— Giancarlo Guerrero

2012/13 CLASSICAL SERIES

“Unforgettable

March 14-15-16, 2013

Kodály - Háry János: Suite Ginastera - Harp Concerto Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat

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Jun Markl, guest conductor Stefan Jackiw, violin

Ives - The Unanswered Question Schoenberg - A Survivor from Warsaw Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 1 John Adams - Harmonielehre Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Johannes Moser, cello

No. 3 in D minor Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Olga Kern, piano Angela Brown, soprano

November 1-2-3, 2012

April 18-19-20, 2013

February 7-8-9, 2013

September 20-21-22, 2012

THE POWER OF IMAGINATION

UNCOMMON FOLK

7B

Mysteries of Dark & Light

Haydn - Symphony No. 31 in D major,

Debussy - Nocturnes James MacMillan - Piano Concerto

October 4-5-6, 2012 “Hornsignal”

Stephen Paulus - Three Places of

Enlightenment - String Quartet Concerto

Stephen Paulus - The Veil of Tears, from To Be Certain of the Dawn

Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C minor

PARKLING PARKLING S A

The Sound of Enlightenment

May 2-3-4, 2013

No. 3 “The Mysteries of Light”

Brahms - Symphony No. 4 in E minor Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Nashville Symphony Chorus Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

EXPERIENCE

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Nashville Symphony soloists

FAIRY TALES & FATE November 15-16-17, 2012

Ravel - Ma Mère l’Oye [Mother Goose] Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Schumann - Symphony No. 2 in C major Hans Graf, guest conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano

LOVERS & PRANKSTERS January 10-11-12, 2013

Richard Strauss - Don Juan Szymanowski - Violin Concerto No. 1 Mozart - Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major Richard Strauss - Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche

Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Jennifer Koh, violin

Tchaikovsky MeetS Techno

SERIES

Jennifer Koh

TITANS May 30-31, June 1, 2013

Boyz II Men

Pops

Mahler - Symphony No. 1: Blumine Edgar Meyer - Double Concerto for

Violin and Double Bass*

Mahler - Symphony No. 1 in D major “Titan” Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Edgar Meyer, bass Joshua Bell, violin * Nashville Symphony Commission

February 28, March 1-2, 2013

Copland - El Salón México Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 Edgar Meyer

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in D major

Wagner - “The Ring” Without Words Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Louis Lortie, piano

Includes all 14 SunTrust Classical Series concerts!

See pages 2 and 3 for other concerts

2012/13 POPS SERIES

Ravel - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Master S E R I E S

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2012/13 CLASSICAL SERIES

March 28-29-30, 2013

SERIES

Boyz II Men

The Chieftains

September 13-14-15, 2012 Albert-George Schram, conductor

February 21-22-23, 2013 Albert-George Schram, conductor

Michael W. Smith

Program To BE Announced

Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies

Joshua Bell

*Nashville Symphony Commission

Lord of ‘the Ring’

Pink Martini

October 25-26-27, 2012 David Hamilton, conductor

Mason Bates - Violin Concerto* Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

The Chieftains

November 8-9-10, 2012 Kelly Corcoran, conductor

Nashville Swings January 17-18-19, 2013 Albert-George Schram, conductor Artists, programs and schedule subject to change.

March 7-8-9, 2013 Albert-George Schram, conductor

Pink Martini

April 4-5-6, 2013 Albert-George Schram, conductor

Cirque Musica May 23-24-25, 2013 Albert-George Schram, conductor

Esperanza Spalding

COO COOL

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EXPERIENCE

EXPERIENCE LIKE NO OTHER Share a bottle of wine with

Charlie Haden

Jazz

SERIES

your friends at a table during Charlie Haden & Quartet west

our Bank of America Pops

October 12, 2012 Concert presented without orchestra

Series and Jazz Series concerts!

Our unique cabaret-style seating on the main floor

Dee Dee Bridgewater

helps create a casual, loungelike atmosphere for these

January 25, 2013 Concert presented without orchestra

Wayne Shorter Quartet with the Nashville Symphony special guest Esperanza Spalding

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performances.

MONTEREY JAZZ FESTIVAL ON TOUR featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater and Christian McBride

2012/13 JAZZ SERIES

April 12, 2013

Wayne Shorter

Artists, programs and schedule subject to change.

FAMILY SEATFAMILYSEATPied Piper FRIENDLY SHAKING FRIENDLY SHAKING A

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EXPERIENCE

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Organ Recitals

Pied Piper

SERIES

Halloween in the Wild West

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

October 27, 2012 Howdy, pardners! Grab your cowboy boots as the Nashville Symphony jumps on the Pony Express to trick-or-treat in the Wild, Wild West, where just about ANYTHING can happen!

February 16, 2013 Classical Kids Live A fantastic introduction to the music of Beethoven! Featuring the stage troupe Classical Kids Live, this production gives us a unique look into the life of the great Viennese composer, as viewed through the eyes of a young boy named Christoph.

A Spirit for the Holidays December 22, 2012 Magic Circle Mime Company

ORGAN RECITAL WITH October 29, 2012 at 8 p.m.

Thomas Murray JAMES O’DONNELLKen Cowan December 2, 2012 at 2 p.m.

February 10, 2013 at 2 p.m.

Under the Sea

All concerts conducted by Kelly Corcoran

Come at 10 a.m. to enjoy our FREE pre-concert activities, including an instrument petting zoo, the storybook nook and interactive arts and crafts!

2012/13 ORGAN RECITALS

2012/13 PIED PIPER SERIES

April 13, 2013 Keep a watch out for mermaids, creatures of the deep, pirates, sharks and shipwrecks as the Nashville Symphony travels under the sea!

Back by popular demand:

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The Nashville Symphony celebrates the holidays with a lively theatrical romp featuring favorites such as “Sleigh Ride” and music from The Nutcracker Suite.

HALLOWEEN MOVIE NIGHT: Nosferatu WITH ORGANIST TOM TRENNEY

Cameron Carpenter

Cameron Carpenter

April 14, 2013 at 2 p.m.

ORGAN RECITAL WITH

JAMES O’DONNELL

“[CAMERON CARPENTER is] one of the rare musicians who changes the game of his instrument… He is a smasher of cultural and classical music taboos.”

—The Los Angeles Times

Artists, programs and schedule subject to change.

Yo-Yo Ma

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ENRICHING ENRICHING EXPERIENCE

Education & Community Engagement Opportunities

Special Events MAHLER’S EIGHTH Symphony of a Thousand September 7 & 9, 2012 Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Nashville Symphony Chorus Blair Children’s Chorus Soloists to be announced

HANDEl’S MESSIAH

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December 20-21-22, 2012 Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor Nashville Symphony Chorus Soloists to be announced

2012/13 SPECIAL EVENTS

The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-YO MA March 23, 2013

Artists, programs and schedule subject to change.

ON STAGE Listen, learn and engage in lively dialogue with musicians and fellow music lovers at our free monthly OnStage events, which take place right on the stage of Laura Turner Concert Hall. A chamber ensemble featuring members of the Nashville Symphony will perform an informal concert, and you’ll get to ask questions and enjoy light refreshments. It’s a wonderful way to get to know your Nashville Symphony musicians! Visit NashvilleSymphony.org for details.

SPECIAL EVENT

Classical Conversations Offered in the Balcony Lobby one hour prior to each SunTrust Classical Services concert, these informal talks offer upbeat, insightful discussions with composers, guest artists, conductors and Nashville Symphony musicians about the evening’s repertoire.

Sponsored by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra League

EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE THE

Benefits

As a season ticket holder, you receive • Flexible exchanges

EXPERIENCE GREAT

VALUE

on Tickets & Parking

There will be NO price increase for season tickets this year.

In fact, for many seats on the main orchestra level of the hall, you will pay up to $364 less than the price of those seats for the

• Payment plan options • Priority seating • Personalized assistance from your very own Patron Services Specialist • Up to 15% off additional ticket purchases • Exclusive pre-sales for all Nashville Symphony concerts and presentations • Membership in our Patron Bonus Program, which offers citywide discounts

2011/12 season.

FREE PARKING!

We have arranged for FREE parking in Lot R at LP Field, and we will be providing shuttles to and from that lot for just $3 per person roundtrip.

This shuttle service will be available for all of our concerts. Buy seven or more concerts, and the shuttle is free, too!

We also offer discounted parking in the garage at The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, located across the street from Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Third Avenue, and valet parking is available on Symphony Place.

Special

THANKS

The Nashville Symphony is deeply grateful to the following corporations, foundations and government agencies that support our concert season and our services to the community through generous contributions to the Annual Campaign.

Season Presenters Gifts of $100,000+

The Martin Foundation

President’s Council Gifts of $75,000+ Directors’ Associates Gifts of $50,000+ Principal Players Gifts of $25,000+

Mike Curb Family Foundation

Government

Orchestra Partners - Gifts of $10,000+ ArtNowNashville.com AT&T Blevins, Inc. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Caterpillar Financial Services Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated The Cockayne Fund Inc. Ann Hardeman and Combs L. Fort Foundation Gaylord Entertainment Foundation

Hastings Architecture Associates, LLC The HCA Foundation KraftCPAs PLLC Neal & Harwell Publix Super Markets Charities Mary C. Ragland Foundation VSA – The International Organization on Arts and Disability MetLife Foundation Wells Fargo

Artistic Underwriters - Gifts of $5,000+ Aladdin Industries, LLC BDO Clarcor Inc. Chet Atkins Music Education Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Corrections Corporation of America Cracker Barrel Foundation Dan McGuinness Irish Pub David Yurman Ford Motor Company Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation

Landis B. Gullett Charitable Lead Annuity Trust Hi Fi Buys Interior Design Services, Inc. Monell’s Restaurants Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau OSHi Flowers The Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Charitable Foundation Tennessee Christian Medical Foundation Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Mayor Karl F. Dean Metropolitan Council