FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Joe Pagetta
(615) 259-9325, x211 / jpagetta@wnpt.net
Christy Crytzer
(615) 687-6565/ ccrytzer@nashvillesymphony.org
A one-hour special of the Nashville Symphony’s inaugural concert at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, “One Symphony Place: A World Premiere from Music City,” will air on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 from 9:00-10:00 p.m. CST on NPT-Channel 8 and PBS stations nationwide, including in the Boston, Washington, DC, New York, and Philadelphia markets. Check local listings for the station and times in your area.
Shot in high definition by Sunrise Entertainment, “One Symphony Place: A World Premiere from Music City,” is an hour-long national special culled from the two-hour live broadcast originally aired on Nashville Public Television of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center Gala Opening concert on September 9, 2006. The special features Nashville Symphony Music Advisor Leonard Slatkin leading the Nashville Symphony in Samuel Barber’s Essay No. 2 and Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection” (4th & 5th movements), with guest soloists Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano, and Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano.
“Our original broadcast of the opening of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center was a momentous occasion for Nashville Public Television, the Nashville Symphony and all Tennesseans,” said Beth Curley, President and CEO of NPT. “The national premiere of the broadcast brings that historic moment to the rest of the country and once again highlights the cultural riches that Nashville has to offer.”
“Few symphony orchestras receive this kind of television exposure,” said Alan D. Valentine, President and CEO of the Nashville Symphony. “We are honored not only to appear on PBS stations nationwide but also to share the excitement of our Gala Opening concert and the remarkable acoustics of Schermerhorn Symphony Center with the rest of the country, thanks to Nashville Public Television.”
“One Symphony Place: A World Premiere from Music City,” will re-air locally on NPT-Channel 8 on Friday, December 22, 2006 at 8 p.m. CT.
For more information and photos, please contact Joe Pagetta at 615-259-9325 ext. 211, jpagetta@wnpt.net or visit www.wnpt.net, or Christy Crytzer at 615-687-6565, ccrytzer@nashvillesymphony.org.
Nashville Public Television is available free and over the air to nearly 2.2 million people throughout the Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky viewing area, and is watched by more than 600,000 households every week. The mission of NPT is to provide, through the power of traditional television and interactive telecommunications, high quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve.
About Schermerhorn Symphony Center and Nashville Symphony
Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the new home of the Nashville Symphony, opened on September 9, 2006 to wide critical acclaim. Designed by David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc., Akustiks, and Fisher Dachs Associates, the 197,000-square-foot Symphony Center has transformed Nashville’s musical landscape and is in the cultural heart of the city’s flourishing downtown area.
The Nashville Symphony, led by President and CEO Alan D. Valentine and Music Advisor Leonard Slatkin, is made up of 81 full-time musicians. Each season, the Symphony performs and presents more than 200 concerts, including classical, pops, jazz, special events, and educational outreach performances. Founded in 1946, the Nashville Symphony has been a cultural ambassador for the citizens of Middle Tennessee for more than 60 years. For more information, please visit: www.nashvillesymphony.org.
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