Nashville Symphony Concert Announcements
Melinda Doolittle just added to Gershwin’s Greatest Hits (April 19-21, 2018)
Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies (June 23, 2018)
Chaka Khan (July 24, 2018)
Symphony Under the Stars (September 9, 2018)
Contact: Dave Felipe, Publicist
Phone: 615.687.6565
| CONCERT UPDATE: Melinda Doolittle has been added as a special guest vocalist for the FirstBank Pops Series performances of Gershwin’s Greatest Hits on April 19-21, 2018. Please update calendar listings to reflect this addition. More information here. |
The following concerts have been added to the Nashville Symphony concert calendar. Now available for season ticket holders, donors of $500 or more and groups of 12 or more, tickets will go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 20.
Ascend Amphitheater
Disney in Concert: Magical Music from the Movies
with the Nashville Symphony
7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 23, 2018, at Ascend Amphitheater
Enjoy an enchanting summer evening under the stars as your Nashville Symphony and a team of Broadway-caliber vocalists perform Disney favorites while iconic movie clips play in larger-than-life LED video. Bring the family and make memories together while singing along to beloved tunes from:
- Frozen
- Aladdin
- The Lion King
- Mary Poppins
- The Little Mermaid
- Beauty and the Beast
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- and more
Presentation
Chaka Khan
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2018
The dynamic Queen of Funk returns for a special one-night-only engagement. Chaka Khan has built a remarkable career as a performer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, and she’ll raise the roof for this hot summer night of hit songs. Dance and sing along with classics like:
- Ain’t Nobody
- I Feel for You
- I’m Every Woman
- Tell Me Something Good
- What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
- and more
Concert presented without orchestra
Ascend Amphitheater
Symphony Under the Stars with the Nashville Symphony
featuring Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto & Respighi’s Pines of Rome
7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 9, 2018, at Ascend Amphitheater
It’s a night of masterpieces under the stars as Maestro Giancarlo Guerrero leads your Nashville Symphony in some of classical’s biggest hits. Award-winning pianist Markus Groh, renowned for his astounding musicianship, will solo on Beethoven’s majestic and beautiful Emperor Concerto. The evening will build to a rousing finish with Respighi’s Pines of Rome, one of orchestral music’s most thrilling showstoppers, erupting in a blaze of brilliant musical colors. Learn more here.
The GRAMMY® Award-winning Nashville Symphony has earned an international reputation for its innovative programming and its commitment to performing, recording and commissioning works by America’s leading composers. The Nashville Symphony has released 29 recordings on Naxos, which have received 24 GRAMMY® nominations and 13 GRAMMY® Awards, making it one of the most active recording orchestras in the country. The orchestra has also released recordings on Decca, Deutsche Grammophon and New West Records, among other labels. With more than 140 performances annually, the orchestra offers a broad range of classical, pops and jazz, and children’s concerts, while its extensive education and community engagement programs reach 60,000 children and adults each year.
