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Nashville Symphony Adds Three New Concerts to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Schedule

Nashville Symphony Adds Three New Concerts to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Schedule

Little River Band – June 30, 2024

Natalie Merchant: Keep Your Courage Tour with the Nashville Symphony – July 2, 2024

The Sweet Caroline Tour: A Neil Diamond Concert Celebration – July 12, 2024

NASHVILLE, TN (January 30, 2024) – The Nashville Symphony has announced three additional concerts for the summer of 2024: Little River Band returns to the Schermerhorn stage on Sunday, June 30, 2024iconic singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant performs live with the Nashville Symphony on Tuesday, July 2, 2024; and The Sweet Caroline Tour: A Neil Diamond Concert Celebration comes to the Schermerhorn on Friday, July 12, 2024. Tickets for all three concerts are currently available for 2023/24 season ticket holders and donors of $500+. Tickets for sale to the general public become available Friday, February 2 at 10:00 AM, and more information can be found at nashvillesymphony.org/tickets.

“The best singing band in the world” returns to the Schermerhorn for a one-night-only performance on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 7:30pmLittle River Band performs their iconic ’70s and ’80s hits including “Reminiscing,” “Help Is on Its Way,” “Cool Change,” “Lonesome Loser,” “Take It Easy on Me,” and “Lady.” Presented without the Nashville Symphony. More information and tickets at nashvillesymphony.org/littleriverband.

The award-winning and multi-platinum-selling singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant returns to Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 7:30pm for the first time since 2011. Merchant joins the Nashville Symphony to perform orchestrated versions of songs from her April 2023 release Keep Your Courage as well as timeless hits including “Wonder,” “Carnival,” “Kind and Generous,” “Ophelia,” “Jealousy,” “Beloved Wife,” “San Andreas Fault,” “My Skin,” “River,” and other favorites. More information and tickets at nashvillesymphony.org/nataliemerchant.

The Sweet Caroline Tour: A Neil Diamond Concert Celebration comes to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Friday, July 12, 2024 at 7:30pm. Featuring Jay White backed by a full ensemble – including key members of Neil Diamond’s touring band – the concert features spot-on renditions of blockbusters including “America,” “Play Me,” “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon,” “Love on the Rocks,” Cracklin’ Rosie,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” “I’m A Believer,” “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers, “I Am… I Said,” and “Sweet Caroline.” Presented without the Nashville Symphony.  More information and tickets at nashvillesymphony.org/neildiamond.

About the Nashville Symphony

The Nashville Symphony has been the primary ambassador for classical music in Music City since 1946. Led by Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero, the ensemble is internationally acclaimed for its focus on contemporary American orchestral music through collaborations with composers including Jennifer Higdon, Terry Riley, Joan Tower, and Aaron Jay Kernis; commissioning and recording projects with Nashville-based artists including Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, Ben Folds and Victor Wooten; and for its 14 GRAMMY® Awards and 27 nominations. In addition to its classical season, the orchestra performs concerts in a wide range of genres, from pops to live-to-film movie scores, family-focused presentations, holiday events, jazz and cabaret evenings and is the official orchestra for the Nashville Ballet.

An established leader in Nashville and regional arts and cultural communities, the Symphony spearheads groundbreaking community partnerships and initiatives serving thousands of citizens throughout Middle Tennessee. Notable programs include Music In My Neighborhood, Young Peoples Concerts, and, the Accelerando program, providing professional performance, educational, and career opportunities for students from underrepresented ethnicities in American orchestras. More at nashvillesymphony.org/education.

In addition to support from Metro Arts and Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville Symphony is supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number SLFRP5534 awarded to the State of Tennessee by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Nashville Symphony is also supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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