Lipscomb will host eight Nashville Symphony concert weekends this fall

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Andre Watts Plays Beethoven
Presented by Nashville Symphony at Lipscomb University’s Collins Auditorium
Sept.16-19, 2010
 
SunTrust Classical Series presents Andre Watts Plays Beethoven featuring the Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor, and André Watts, piano.  
  • Tchaikovsky -  Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
  • Bernstein -  Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
  • Beethoven -  Concerto for Piano No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"

Beethoven’s fifth concerto is the composer’s final work in the genre, a grand summation of his writing for the piano. Marked by energetic, sparkling passages and a second movement of uncommon beauty, this piece will feature the world-renowned soloist André Watts. The program opens with works by two American originals: Leonard Bernstein’s beloved Symphonic Dances from West Side Story and John Adams’ Doctor Atomic Symphony, a powerful piece adapted from the composer’s opera of the same name.

 
Currently this performance is only available by purchasing a season ticket, which are available at a cost of $236-$1,251.
 
Performances are held at 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings, 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings, and 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons.
 
615.687.6401
 
 
 
Michael McDonald
Presented by Nashville Symphony at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena
Sept. 23-25, 2010
 
Bank of America Pops Series presents Michael McDonald featuring the Nashville Symphony and Albert-George Schram, conductor.
 
Five time Grammy-winner Michael McDonald has been a fixture in American pop music for over three decades and has lent his distinctive voice to some of pop music's most unforgettable songs. He'll bring a shot of soul to Lipscomb’s Allen Arena when he joins the orchestra to sing “What a Fool Believes,” “Takin’ It to the Streets,” “I Keep Forgettin’” and other tunes.
 
Currently this performance is only available by purchasing a season ticket, which are available at a cost of $236-$1,251.
 
Performances are held at 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings, 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings, and 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons.
 
615.687.6401
 
 
 
Gershwin: Here to Stay
Presented by Nashville Symphony at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena
Oct. 14-16, 2010
 
Bank of America Pops Series presents Gershwin “Here to Stay” featuring the Nashville Symphony and Albert-George Schram, conductor.
 
No composer before or since has merged classical, jazz, Broadway and pop quite the way George Gershwin did. This vibrant evening will highlight his fascinating rhythms and his wonderful song collaborations with brother Ira, all presented with style and flair by Resident Conductor Albert-George Schram and the orchestra.
 
Currently this performance is only available by purchasing a season ticket, which are available at a cost of $236-$1,251.
 
Performances are held at 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings, 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings, and 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons.
 
615.687.6401
 
 
 
Halloween in Space
The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series
Presented by the Nashville Symphony at Lipscomb University’s Collins Auditorium
Oct. 30, 2010
11:00 a.m.
 
Kelly Corcoran, conductor
Presented in collaboration with the Adventure Science Center
 
Put on your space suit and take a trip into outer space as the Nashville Symphony performs selections that explore the mysteries of the night skies -- but be prepared for some Halloween thrills and chills, including a crash-landing on a strange alien world! Holst's The Planets and excerpts from Star Wars are among the works you can expect to hear after lift-off.
 
Saturday morning cartoons and soccer games have their place, but nothing rivals a live concert custom-programmed to please the little ones among us. Our long-running Pied Piper concerts, made up of four Nashville Symphony performances, are equal parts fun and education for the entire family. Pre-concert activities, including an instrument petting zoo, take place at 10 a.m. prior to each Pied Piper concert.
 
Currently this performance is only available by purchasing a season ticket, which are available at a cost of $236-$1,251.
 
615.687.6401
 
 
 
Jewel
Presented by Nashville Symphony at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena
Nov. 11-13, 2010
 
Bank of America Pops Series presents Jewel featuring the Nashville Symphony.
 
Singer-songwriter Jewel's exquisite voice and charismatic stage presence have made her one of the biggest-selling acts of the past two decades. In recent years, this multitalented actress, poet, painter and pop sensation has also become a country star with the hit album Perfectly Clear. She'll light up the Arena with her honest, heartfelt songs in what promises to be one very special evening of music.
 
Currently this performance is only available by purchasing a season ticket, which are available at a cost of $236-$1,251.
 
Performances are held at 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings, 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings, and 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons.
 
615.687.6401
 
 
 
Elgar & Bach
Presented by Nashville Symphony at Lipscomb University’s Collins Auditorium
Dec. 2-4, 2010
 
SunTrust Classical Series presents Elgar & Bach featuring Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor, and Steven Isserlis, cello. 
  • John Tavener - Popule Meus
  • Dvorák - Serenade for Winds in D minor, Op. 44
  • Elgar - Concerto for Cello in E minor, Op. 85
  • Bach - Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
 
With its carefully considered blend of moods, tempos and timbres, Bach’s Suite for Orchestra No. 3 contains some of the liveliest and most entertaining music of the composer’s long and prolific career. The piece’s second movement contains one of his most recognizable melodies, later popularized as Air on a G String. Written in the waning days of World War I, Elgar’s Cello Concerto is a reflective, autumnal piece in which a mood of subdued melancholy is enlivened by moments of playfulness and energy. It’s perfectly matched in this program with a new cello concerto by fellow British composer Sir John Tavener, whose work tackles profound spiritual questions.
 
Currently this performance is only available by purchasing a season ticket, which are available at a cost of $236-$1,251.
 
Performances are held at 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings, 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday evenings, and 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons.
 
615.687.6401
 
 
Home for the Holidays
Presented by the Nashville Symphony at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena
Dec. 10, 2010
7 p.m.

The Nashville Symphony celebrates the holidays with a family-friendly evening of seasonal favorites. It’s the perfect way to get in the holiday spirit!

Currently this performance is only available by purchasing a season ticket, which are available at a cost of $236-$1,251.

615.687.6401

 

A Flicker of Light on a Winter's Night
The Ann & Monroe Carell Family Trust Pied Piper Series
Presented by the Nashville Symphony at Lipscomb University’s Collins Auditorium
Dec. 18, 2010
11:00 a.m.
 
Kelly Corcoran, conductor
Platypus Theatre
 
Through the magic of music, a mysterious stranger helps three disgruntled children discover the meaning of the holidays by weaving a tale about our best-loved traditions, from Christmas trees to dreidels, from Santa Claus to Scrooge. With a mixture of popular favorites, traditional music and plenty of sing-alongs, this concert is sure to get even the meanest Grinch into the holiday spirit.
 
Saturday morning cartoons and soccer games have their place, but nothing rivals a live concert custom-programmed to please the little ones among us. Our long-running Pied Piper concerts, made up of four Nashville Symphony performances, are equal parts fun and education for the entire family. Pre-concert activities, including an instrument petting zoo, take place at 10 a.m. prior to each Pied Piper concert.
 
Currently this performance is only available by purchasing a season ticket, which are available at a cost of $236-$1,251.
 
615.687.6401