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“Mozart’s Requiem is one of the most haunting pieces in the classical repertoire. Mozart eerily knew he was perhaps writing this for himself, so he poured his soul into this incredible work. And like many of you, I became acquainted with it through the unforgettable movie Amadeus!”

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next season with the Nashville Symphony.

Of particular interest is the pleasure of working

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welcome to the2008/09 Season

The most amazing music from your favorite composers, performed by the world’s top soloists…

That’s what awaits you when you take your seat for the Nashville Symphony’s landmark 2008/09 SunTrust Classical Series. Yo-Yo Ma, Sir James Galway and other sought-after headliners join the

orchestra for the biggest and best the classical repertoire offers. That means Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and his beloved Violin Concerto; Mozart’s Requiem; Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9 “From the New

World;” Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1; and the monumental Symphony No. 6 of Gustav Mahler. Special events include First Tennessee’s all-Gershwin Gala Celebration; Itzhak Perlman for a Valentine’s Special; and the San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas. Join us for our third year inside Schermerhorn Symphony Center and its acoustical jewel, Laura Turner Concert Hall. Our

home continues to revolutionize the classical concert experience, and we’re expecting you!

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September 11, 12 & 13, 2008GALWAY’S MAGIC FLUTENashville SymphonyGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorSir James Galway, fluteWilliam Schimmel, accordion

DOMINICK ARGENTO Valentino DancesIBERT Concerto for FluteBIZET/BORNE Carmen FantasyRESPIGHI Roman Festivals

November 6, 7 & 8, 2008MOZART’S REQUIEMNashville SymphonyGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorChristine Brandes, sopranoBeth Clayton, mezzo-sopranoPhilippe Castagner, tenorNathaniel Webster, baritoneNashville Symphony ChorusGeorge Mabry, Chorus Director

ARVO PÄRT Cantus in Memory of Benjamin BrittenLUTOSLAWSKI Concerto for OrchestraMOZART Requiem, K. 626 (Robert Levin Edition)

Seating is not available in the orchestra view for these concerts.

October 16, 17 & 18, 2008YO-YO MA & JOSEPH GRAMLEYNashville SymphonyGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorYo-Yo Ma, celloJoseph Gramley, percussion

DMITRI YANOV-YANOVSKY Night Music – Voices in the LeavesCHEN YI Concerto for PercussionRICHARD STRAUSS Don Quixote

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September 25, 26 & 27, 2008DVORáK’S ‘NEW WORLD’Nashville SymphonyClaus Peter Flor, conductorLaura Anne Ayres, soprano

WAGNER Overture to The Flying DutchmanJAKE HEGGIE The Deepest Desire: Four Meditations on LoveDVORáK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”

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December 4, 5 & 6, 2008COPLAND FOR ORGANNashville SymphonyGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorAndrew Risinger, organ

CHARLES IVES Variations on “America” Orch. by William SchumanCOPLAND Symphony for Organ and OrchestraBEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

November 20, 21 & 22, 2008BEETHOVEN’S VIOLIN CONCERTONashville SymphonyGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorStefan Jackiw, violinMary Kathryn Van Osdale, violinErik Gratton, fluteAnn Richards, flute

BEETHOVEN Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61MICHAEL DAUGHERTY Metropolis Symphony

February 5, 6 & 7, 2009AX PLAYS BRAHMSNashville SymphonyLeonard Slatkin, conductorEmanuel Ax, piano

ROB MATHES Untitled (World Premiere)*LEANNA PRIMIANI SirensCINDY MCTEE Einstein’s DreamBRAHMS Concerto for Piano No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

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January 8, 9 & 10, 2009MAHLER’S SIXTHNashville SymphonyGiancarlo Guerrero, conductor

HAYDN Symphony No. 59 in A major “Fire”MAHLER Symphony No. 6 in A minor “Tragic”

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MOZART Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550DAVID DEL TREDICI Final Alice

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April 9, 10 & 11, 2009VIENNA OLD AND NEWNashville SymphonyGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorJames Ehnes, violin

JOHANN STRAUSS, JR. Wiener Blut, Op. 354BERG Concerto for ViolinBRUCKNER Symphony No. 7 in E major

March 19, 20 & 21, 2009SORCERER’S APPRENTICENashville SymphonyKelly Corcoran, conductorStephen Beus, piano

TOBIAS PICKER Old and Lost RiversDEBUSSY ImagesLISZT Concerto for Piano No. 1 in E-flat major, S. 124DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

Lawrence S. Levine Memorial Concert

May 14, 15 & 16, 2009BEETHOVEN & RACHMANINOFFNashville SymphonyHugh Wolff, conductorHoracio Gutiérrez, piano

STEVEN MACKEY Turn the KeyBEETHOVEN Concerto for Piano No. 4 in G major, Op. 58RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

April 30, May 1 & 2, 2009SCHUBERT’S NINTHNashville SymphonyGünther Herbig, conductorAndrew Armstrong, piano

WEBER Overture to OberonBARTóK Concerto for Piano No. 3SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944 “Great”

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May 28, 29 & 30, 2009BEETHOVEN’S NINTHNashville SymphonyLeonard Slatkin, conductorArianna Zukerman, sopranoKelley O’Connor, mezzo-sopranoJeffrey Springer, tenorEric Owens, bass-baritoneNashville Symphony ChorusGeorge Mabry, Chorus Director

BARBER Prayers of Kierkegaard, Op. 30BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”

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February 26, 27 & 28, 2009MOZART IN WONDERLAND

March 19, 20 & 21, 2009SORCERER’S APPRENTICE

April 30, May 1 & 2, 2009SCHUBERT’S NINTH

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February 5, 6 & 7, 2009AX PLAYS BRAHMS

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September 6, 2008 at 8 p.m.ALL-GERSHWIN GALANashville SymphonyGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorKevin Cole, piano GERSHWIN Cuban Overture GERSHWIN Concerto for Piano in F GERSHWIN An American in Paris GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue

September 7, 2008 at 7 p.m.BEN FOLDSNashville SymphonyAlbert-George Schram, conductor

September 21, 2008 at 3 p.m.MARY WILSON OF THE SUPREMESNashville SymphonyAlbert-George Schram, conductor

September 28, 2008 at 8 p.m.SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONYMichael Tilson Thomas, conductor

October 19, 2008 at 3 p.m.SPECIAL ORGAN SHOWCASEVincent Dubois, organIn collaboration with the American Guild of Organists’ International Year of the Organ

October 21, 2008 at 7 p.m.EDGAR MEYER &NICKEL CREEK’S CHRIS THILEEdgar Meyer, double bassChris Thile, mandolinpresented without orchestra

November 2, 2008 at 3 p.m.BRAVO BROADWAY! –A HALLOWEEN SPECTACULARNashville SymphonyAlbert-George Schram, conductorLisa Vroman, vocalistDoug LaBrecque, vocalist

November 15, 2008 at 8 p.m.‘OZ’ WITH ORCHESTRAThe 1939 film The Wizard of Oz features live orchestra accompaniment.

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December 11, 2008 at 7 p.m.A CANADIAN BRASS CHRISTMASNashville SymphonyAlbert-George Schram, conductorCanadian Brass

December 18, 2008 at 7 p.m.December 19 & 20, 2008 at 8 p.m.HANDEL’S MESSIAHNashville SymphonyNicholas McGegan, conductorNashville Symphony ChorusGeorge Mabry, Chorus Director

February 14, 2009 at 8 p.m.February 15, 2009 at 3 p.m.VALENTINE’S SPECIAL withITZHAK PERLMANNashville Symphony Itzhak Perlman, conductor and violinist

March 22, 2009 at 7 p.m.VIENNA BOYS CHOIRpresented without orchestra

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October 25, 2008HAPPY HALLOWEENNashville SymphonyKelly Corcoran, conductor

Come join us as sorcerers, skeletons, goblins, ghouls and ghosts invade Schermerhorn Symphony Center! The “horrifying” music of Camille Saint-Saëns’ Danse Macabre, Franz Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz and familiar tunes from recent movies are among the treats awaiting you.

December 20, 2008A SPIRIT FOR THE HOLIDAYSNashville SymphonyKelly Corcoran, conductorMagic Circle Mime Company

Three mischievous holiday spirits have their own ideas of what a holiday concert should be. As two of the spirits squabble, the orchestra is caught in the middle. To the rescue comes the spirit of “Music,” leading the audience in an unusual holiday sing-along that breaks the Grinch-like “curse of noise.”

February 21, 2009STOP THE MUSIC!Nashville SymphonyKelly Corcoran, conductorDan Kamin, guest artist

A policeman threatens to arrest the orchestra, because they’re making too much noise! Can conductor Kelly Corcoran convince him that they have the right not to remain silent? This exciting new show features the return of world-renowned comedian Dan Kamin, who taught comedy moves to both Johnny Depp and Robert Downey, Jr.

April 18, 2009KIDS ROCK!Nashville SymphonyKelly Corcoran, conductor

“Kids Rock!” presents the amazing and moving musical accomplishments of children and youth. Music has long attracted talented kids from ancient history to the present. Hear the music of Mozart and Mendelssohn that they wrote when they were children, and delight to the music of contemporary composers.

Pied Piper Series Fun as well as educational, the Pied Piper performances offer an engaging and enlightening experience for music lovers of all ages. All concerts take place at 11 a.m. in Schermerhorn Symphony Center’s Laura Turner Concert Hall. Pre-concert activities begin at 10 a.m.

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JUNE 13 & 14, 2008Nashville SymphonyGiancarlo Guerrero, conductorManuel Barrueco, guitar

DE FALLA El Sombrero de Tres Picos (Three-Cornered Hat) No. 2RODRIGO Concierto de AranjuezVILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4REVUELTAS SensemayáGINASTERA Estancia: Four Dances

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JUNE 27 & 28, 2008Nashville SymphonyAlbert-George Schram, conductorShannon Lee, violin

GOULD Symphonette No. 2BARBER Concerto for Violin, Op. 14JOHN WILLIAMS Three Pieces from Schindler’s ListBERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

JUNE 20 & 21, 2008Nashville SymphonyKelly Corcoran, conductorJoyce Yang, piano

BORODIN Polovtsian Dances from Prince IgorRACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Summer Festival 2008 We invite you to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center for our wonderfully informal First Tennessee Summer Festival concerts. Come early and enjoy a summer supper in our courtyard or in the west lobby while strolling musicians entertain you.

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seasoN preseNters Gifts of $100,000+

presideNt’s CoUNCil Gifts of $75,000+

direCtors’ assoCiates Gifts of $50,000+

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Mike Curb Family Foundation

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ORCHESTRA PARTNERS Gifts of $10,000+American General Life & AccidentAT&TCaterpillar Financial ServicesCoca-Cola Bottling Company ConsolidatedFifth Third BankGenesco Inc.The HCA FoundationLattimore, Black, Morgan & Cain, PCLifeWay WorshipNeal & HarwellPublix Super Markets CharitiesMary C. Ragland FoundationThe Sparrow FoundationTarget StoresWachovia Foundation

ARTISTIC UNDERWRITERS Gifts of $5,000+Aladdin Industries, LLCCBRL Group FoundationColliers Turley Martin TuckerCorrections Corporation of AmericaHastings Architecture Associates, LLCInterior Design Services, Inc.The Elizabeth Craig Weaver Proctor Charitable Fdtn.Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP

GOVERNMENTMetropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson CountyMayor Karl F. DeanMetropolitan CouncilMetropolitan Nashville Arts Commission National Endowment for the ArtsTennessee Arts Commission

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