Typical Friday

Most Fridays at the Nashville Symphony offices feature a visit from a giant bird of some type. Today was rooster day. Happy birthday, Kristy!

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Rebuilding Update - Getting there!

I just popped over to the Schermerhorn to take a look a the rebuilding efforts. Things certainly look a lot more complete since the last time I was there. The air handlers have arrived and are being installed in segments. It's a monumental task; when the Schermerhorn was original built, the air handlers were installed first so that the rest of the building could be constructed around them!

I also stopped by the kitchen, which had to be completely rebuilt. I was pleased to see that it too is coming together. In fact, there were a few snazzy new appliances already in place. The Food and Beverage team selected top of the line products from Electrolux to help them create the gourmet dining experience our patrons have come to expect. They are excited, and so am I!

Another kitchen shot:

Underneath Laura Turner Concert Hall, our chair wagon storage area - whose floor buckled due to the immense hydrostatic pressure from the flood - is showing signs of life. Here's a shot of the staircase used to get to the stage from our flat floor seating being built in this room. The original was a total loss.

I also saw some seats here:
Finally, no trip to the Schermerhorn worksite would be complete without seeing something completely unexpected. I snagged this pic of an engineer standing on top of the elevator near the musicians lounge.


Onward and upward!

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YOUR REVIEWS - Brahms Second

Did you attend the Brahms Second concert at Lipscomb? If so we'd love to hear about your experience. Please submit your review of this concert in the comments section of this posting.

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Spring For Music - New Site

In case you haven't heard, we're going to Carnegie Hall next season as part of the second annual Spring For Music festival. The festival features concerts by North American orchestras, who are selected based on proposals which showcase each orchestra's artistic philosophies through distinctive and creative programming. You can read all about Spring For Music on its newly redesigned website; you can even comment and rate the programing proposals of the 2013 applicants. Check it out!

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YOUR REVIEWS - Gershwin "Here to Stay"

Did you attend the Gershwin concert at Lipscomb? If so we'd love to hear about your experience. Please submit your review of this concert in the comments section of this posting.

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Karaoke with Jewel

I came across this Funny or Die video, where Jewel dons a disguise and sings her own songs undercover at a karaoke bar. I guess I was the last person to see this; it's been viewed so much that TBS is making a pilot out of the idea! Enjoy, and don't miss Jewel doing "live karaoke" with the NSO next month.

Undercover Karaoke with Jewel from Jewel

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Groupon Today!

Get them while they're hot (or still here).

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We're Back - New Year's Eve at the Schermerhorn!

Some great news that you might have already heard about, we're going to be back in Schermerhorn Symphony Center beginning with a just-announced concert on New Year's Eve! We're also thrilled the Itzhak Perlman will be interrupting his vacation in Florida to join us for the occasion. The program is being ironed out as I type, but I can share with you some details that I know of:

Three Dance Episodes from “On the Town”, Leonard Bernstein
Blue Tango, Leroy Anderson
Plink, Plank, Plunk!, Leroy Anderson
The Syncopated Clock, Leroy Anderson
Overture to “Die Fledermaus”, Johann Strauss, Jr.
On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Johann Strauss, Jr.
Thunder and Lightning Polka, Johann Strauss, Jr.
Radetzky March, Johann Strauss, Sr.

More to come!

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