NASHVILLE SYMPHONY
EXPERIENCE IT.
2012/13 SEASON
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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
EXPERIENCEA
EXPERIENCE
EXPERIENCE
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
AN
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