I know a lot of you are excited to hear the orchestra perform Stravinsky's masterpiece, The Rite of Spring, this weekend at TPAC. You may not know it, but the first half of the concert - featuring the music of composer Richard Danielpour - will be recorded each evening for a future Naxos CD release. Much of Danielpour's work embodies his distinctive American sound, and indeed many of his compositions are influenced by American authors and themes.
It's fitting, therefore, that the NSO, whose own rich history of recording American music has earned it three Grammy Awards, will be collaborating with the great American baritone, Thomas Hampson. Hampson has been a force in the world of classical music since he won the famed "Met Competition" almost 30 years ago. It's hard to imagine a more popular and revered singer working today. He'll be singing Danielpour's Songs of Solitude, a piece written for the baritone.
If you don't have tickets to these concerts, I urge you to purchase them today and lend your applause to what promises to be another great Nashville Symphony recording.
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