Past Concerts

2024-2025

  • Fanfare for the Common Man – Aaron Copland

    Sixth Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman – Joan Tower
    Vaughn Richardson, Conducting Fellow

    blue cathedral – Jennifer Higdon

    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 – Johannes Brahms

    Sunday, October 6, 2024, 4:00 p.m.
    Madison Campus Church
    607 Larkin Springs Rd
    Madison, TN 37115

    Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
    St. George’s Episcopal Church
    4715 Harding Pk
    Nashville, TN 37205

  • El Salón Mexico – Aaron Copland

    Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 – Benjamin Britten
    Alie Fruchterman, narrator

    Tribute to the Film Composer – arr. John Williams

    Three Holiday Songs from Home Alone – John Williams
    Portara Ensemble

    Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission – Ennio Morricone
    Larry Allen, oboe

    Cinema Paradiso: Love Theme – Ennio Morricone
    Janet Darnall, violin

    Chanukah Suite – Jeff Tyzik
    Vaughn Richardson, Conducting Fellow

    Christmas Festival – Leroy Anderson
    Vaughn Richardson, Conducting Fellow

    Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

    Sunday, December 15, 2024, 2:00pm
    Plaza Mariachi
    3955 Nolensville Pike
    Nashville, TN 37211

    Concert Sponsor:
    Stites & Harbison
    Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 7:00pm
    Casa de Dios USA
    3030 Dickerson Pike
    Nashville, TN 37207

  • The Machine – Adam Mamula
    Composition Competition Winner

    Harp Concerto, 1. First Light, 2. Joy Ride – Jennifer Higdon
    Liza Viers, harp, Adult Category Concerto Winner

    Piano Concerto No. 3, I. Andante - Allegro – Sergei Prokofiev
    Ned Henneman, piano, Young Adult Category Concerto Winner
    Vaughn Richardson, Conducting Fellow

    Concerto for Orchestra – Béla Bartók

    Sunday, March 2, 2025, 4:00pm
    The Temple
    5015 Harding Pike
    Nashville, TN 37205

    Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 7:00pm
    Apollo Middle School
    631 Richards Road
    Antioch, TN 37013

  • La Peri Fanfare – Paul Dukas

    Romanian Folk Dances – Béla Bartók

    Hungarian Dance No. 5 – Johannes Brahms
    Kelly Corcoran, guest conductor

    Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor – Johann Sebastian Bach
    Janet Darnall, Rebecca Willie, violins

    Serenade in E-flat Major, Op. 7 – Richard Strauss

    Symphony No. 8 in G Major – Antonín Dvorák

    Presenting Sponsors:
    Bob & Tibby Christenberry
    Tom & Leslie DiNella
    Christopher & Leslie Norton

    Sunday, October 15, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
    Madison Campus Church
    607 Larkin Springs Rd
    Madison, TN 37115

    Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
    St. George’s Episcopal Church
    4715 Harding Pk
    Nashville, TN 37205

  • Symphonic Dances from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein
    Tal Benatar, Conducting Fellow

    Konzertstück for Four Horns, Op. 86 – Robert Schumann
    Leslie Norton, Radu Rusu, Hunter Sholar, Anna Spina, horn soloists

    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 – Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Concert Sponsor:
    Stites & Harbison
    Tuesday, December 12, 2023, 7:30pm
    Casa de Dios USA
    3030 Dickerson Pike
    Nashville, TN 37207

    Concert Sponsor:
    Trew Audio
    Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 7:30pm
    Plaza Mariachi
    3955 Nolensville Pike
    Nashville, TN 37211

  • The Silver Streaks – Nathan Bieber
    Composition Competition Winner
    Tal Benatar, Conducting Fellow

    Gran Duo Concertante – Giovanni Bottesini
    Mickey Rybiski, double bass and Al Valmadrid, violin, Adult Category Concerto Winner

    Tzigane – Maurice Ravel
    Jessie Zimmermann, violin, Young Adult Category Concerto Winner
    Tal Benatar, Conducting Fellow

    The Planets, Op. 32 – Gustav Holst
    with Vox Grata

    Presenting Sponsor:
    The Law Firm of Cornelius & Collins, LLP
    Sunday, March 3, 2024, 4:00pm
    James Lawson High School
    8001 Highway 70 South
    Nashville, TN 37221

    Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 7:30pm
    Covenant Presbyterian Church
    33 Burton Hills Boulevard
    Nashville, TN 37215

  • Celebrating the 20th Anniversaries of the Nashville Philharmonic and Nashville in Harmony

    Voyages – Brian Raphael Nabors
    Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra
    Tal Benatar, Conducting Fellow
    World premiere commissioned by the NPO

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    All of Us, from Considering Matthew Shepherd – Craig Hella Johnson
    Madison Grumbles, soprano
    Grace Harrison, mezzo-soprano
    Stefanie Dedman, alto

    Tennessee Waltz – P.W. King, arr. Wesley King

    I Love You / What a Wonderful World – arr. Craig Hella Johnson
    Jeremy Lee Parrish, tenor
    Nashville in Harmony
    Wesley King, Artistic Director
    Holling Smith-Borne, Principal Accompanist

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    Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 – Ludwig van Beethoven
    Nashville Philharmonic Orchestra
    Nashville in Harmony
    Claire Paschal, soprano
    Grace Harrison, mezzo-soprano
    John Manson, tenor
    Ryan Bede, bass-baritone

    Presenting Sponsor:
    Steinway Piano Gallery Nashville

    Sunday, May 5, 2024, 4:00pm
    Franklin Special School District
    Performing Arts Center
    1030 Excellence Way
    Franklin, TN 37064

    Tuesday, May 7, 2024, 7:30pm
    Schermerhorn Symphony Center
    One Symphony Place
    Nashville, TN 37201

2022-2023

  • Continuum – Christopher Farrell

    Quiet City – Aaron Copland
    featuring Tamara Benitez-Winston, NSO Principal English Horn and William Leathers, NSO Principal Trumpet

    Symphony in D minor – César Franck

    Sunday, October 9, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
    Nashville State Community College
    H-Building Auditorium
    120 White Bridge Pike
    Nashville, TN 37209

    Tuesday, October 11, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
    Belmont United Methodist Church
    Community Center
    2007 Acklen Ave
    Nashville, TN 37212

  • Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare – Richard Strauss

    Feierliche Einzug – Richard Strauss

    Harry Potter Suite, “Nimbus 2000” – John Williams

    Serenade in C Minor, K.388, “Minuet & Trio” – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto Grosso No. 1, “Prelude” – Ernest Bloch

    Danzas Latinoamericanas, “Pan de Azúcar” – José L. Elizondo

    Deck the Halls – Welsh trad., arr. Conni Ellisor

    Three Latin American Dances, “Introduction: Jungle Jaunt” – Gabriela Lena Frank

    “Afro-American” Symphony – William Grant Still

    White Christmas – Irving Berlin, arr. Conni Ellisor

    Sleigh Ride – Leroy Anderson

    Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
    Plaza Mariachi
    3955 Nolensville Pike
    Nashville, TN 37211

    Sunday, December 18, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
    First Apostolic Church
    265 Broadmoor Dr
    Nashville, TN 37207

  • Sponsored by Cornelius & Collins, LLP

    Symphony No. 1, 1st mvmt. “Assertion of the Truth” – Andre Madatian
    2023 Composition Competition Winner

    Violin Concerto in G Minor, mvt. 1 – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
    feat. Eileen Moudou, 2023 Concerto Competition First Prize Winner

    Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15, mvt. 3 – Ludwig van Beethoven
    feat. Colin Xie, 2023 Concerto Competition Grand Prize Winner

    The Fountains of Rome – Ottorino Respighi

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56 – Johannes Brahms

    Sunday, March 5, 2023, 4:00 p.m.
    Isaiah T. Creswell Middle Magnet School for the Performing and Visual Arts
    3500 John Mallette Dr
    Nashville, TN 37218

    Tuesday, March 7, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
    Hillsboro Presbyterian Church
    5820 Hillsboro Pk
    Nashville, TN 37215

  • I Still Dance – John Adams
    **Nashville Premiere**

    Organ Concerto No. 1 in D Major – John Wells
    feat. Dr. Woosug Kang, organ
    **Nashville Premiere**

    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, “Organ” – Camille Saint-Saëns
    feat. Gerry Senechal, organ

    Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
    St. George’s Episcopal Church
    4715 Harding Pk
    Nashville, TN 37205
    This concert presented by St. George’s In Excelsis Series and featuring the orchestral premiere of the new Buzard Op. 48 organ!

    Tuesday, May 16, 2023, 7:30 p.m.
    McAfee Concert Hall, Belmont University
    2108 Belmont Blvd
    Nashville, TN 37212
    This concert presented by HASTINGS Architecture

2021-2022

  • Dmitri Shostakovich – Festive Overture

    Paul Creston – Concertino for Marimba, mvt. 3
    Jesse Strauss, marimba, 2020 Adult Concerto Competition Winner

    Deborah Henson-Conant – Soñando en Español, mvt. 3 “Baroque Flamenco”
    Liana Alpino, harp, 2021 Adult Concerto Competition Winner

    Florence Price – Symphony No. 1 in E Minor

    Sunday, October 17, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
    Fisher Center for the Performing Arts
    Belmont University
    1900 Belmont Blvd
    Nashville, TN 37212

    Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
    St. George’s Episcopal Church
    4715 Harding Pike
    Nashville, TN 37205

  • First Snow – Christopher Gentle
    2021 Composition Competition Winner

    Piano Concerto No. 3, mvt. 3 – Sergei Prokofiev
    Luke Turner, piano, 2021 Young Adult Concerto Competition Winner

    Lieutenant Kijé Suite – Sergei Prokofiev

    Overture to The Song of Hiawatha – Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Soundtrack performed live with “The Snowman” – Howard Blake
    © Snowman Enterprises Limited. “The Snowman” by Raymond Briggs is published by Puffin

    Sunday, December 19, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
    Collins Alumni Auditorium
    Lipscomb University
    6b University Park Drive Nashville, TN 37215

    Tuesday, December 21, 2021, 7:30 p.m.
    Casa de Dios USA
    3030 Dickerson Pike Nashville, TN 37207

  • Ex Nihilo – Tyler Johnson
    2021 Composition Competition Winner

    Appalachian Spring – Aaron Copland

    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, op. 95, “From the New World” - Antonín Dvořák

    Sunday, March 6, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
    Madison Campus, Seventh-Day Adventist Church
    607 Larkin Springs Rd
    Madison, TN 37115

    Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
    St. George’s Episcopal Church
    4715 Harding Pike
    Nashville, TN 37205

  • Red – Kyle Baker
    2022 Composition Competition Winner

    Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin
    featuring 2022 Adult Concerto Competition Winner, Alex Shor

    Violin Concerto in D minor, mvt. 1 – Jean Sibelius
    featuring 2022 Young Adult Concerto Competition Winner, Iris Shepherd

    Symphony No. 2 – Aleksandr Borodin

    Sunday, May 8, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
    St. George’s Episcopal Church
    4715 Harding Pike
    Nashville, TN 37205

    Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
    Covenant Presbyterian Church
    33 Burton Hills Blvd
    Nashville, TN 37215

2019-2020

2023-2024

  • Overture to “Ruy Blas,” Op. 95 – Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony Fantasy from “Die Frau ohne Schatten,” Op. 65 – Richard Strauss

    Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major, Op. 97, “Rhenish” – Robert Schumann

    Tuesday, October 1, 2019 – St. George’s Episcopal Church

    Sunday, October 6, 2019 – McMurray Middle School

  • Danzas del Ballet “Estancia” – Alberto Ginastera

    Cinderalla Suite, No. 3, Op. 109 – Sergei Prokofiev

    Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 – Ludwig van Beethoven

    Tuesday, December 3, 2019 – Apollo Middle School

    Sunday, December 8, 2019 – Congregation Ohabai Sholom, The Temple

  • An American in Paris – George Gershwin

    Gloria – Francis Poulenc

    Rebekah Alexander, soprano & NPO Festival Chorus

    La Mer – Claude Debussy

    Sunday, March 1, 2020 – Nashville State Community College

2018-2019

  • For the Greater Groove – Tracy Silverman *World Premiere*

    Piano Concerto No. 1 – Tchaikovsky

    Symphony No. 3 – Rachmaninoff

    Sunday, October 7, 2018 – Nashville State Community College

    Tuesday, October 9, 2018 – St. George’s Episcopal Church

    Saturday, October 27, 2018 – Day of Music, Schermerhorn Symphony Center

  • Symphony No. 40 – Mozart

    Bolero – Ravel

    Siegfried Idyll – Wagner

    Sunday, December 9, 2018 – Belmont Church

    Tuesday, December 11, 2018 – Casa de Dios

  • Concerto for Horn – Brad Warnaar
    Leslie Norton, French Horn

    Spitfire – William Walton

    Chichester Psalms – Leonard Bernstein

    Symphony No. 4 – Brahms

    Sunday, March 3, 2019 – Covenant Presbyterian Church

    Tuesday, March 5, 2019 – Christ Church Nashville (Wallace Chapel)

  • Presented by Cornelius and Collins, LLP

    Alex Shor – Premiere of Scenes from a Symphonic Stroll
    Composition Competition Winner

    Johannes Brahms – Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
    Allegro non troppo
    Eliza Wong, soloist - Young Adult Concerto Competition Winner

    Franz Krommer – Concerto for 2 Clarinets, Op. 91
    Allegro
    Laura Bouffard and Leonel Marulanda, soloists - Adult Concerto Competition Winners

    Peter Iliyich Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 4, Op. 36

    May 5, 2019, 4:00 PM
    Madison Campus, Seventh Day Adventist Church
    607 Larkin Springs Rd.
    Madison, TN 37115

    May 7, 2019, 7:30 PM
    St. George’s Episcopal Church
    4715 Harding Rd.
    Nashville, TN 37205