6 WE CREATE THE SOUND OF NOW. The Nashville Symphony is one of the most active recording orchestras in the United States, with a focus on promoting new, groundbreaking American music. Just like our friends and neighbors on Lower Broadway and in clubs and recording studios across town, our commitment is to creating the sound and the soul of music’s greatest city. Since 2000, the Symphony has released more than 30 recordings on Naxos, a Middle Tennessee-based label that has become the world’s largest distributor of classical music. Our discography encompasses a wide range of repertoire, from Beethoven and Bernstein, to Ben Folds and Jennifer Higdon — to name just two renowned artists with strong ties to Tennessee. And the music world is taking notice: our recordings have earned a total of 13 GRAMMY® Awards and 24 nominations. As a leader in our field, the Nashville Symphony has been a champion of new music, working with celebrated composers right here in Middle Tennessee and across the country. Our orchestra has presented 36 world premieres and has commissioned 30 new pieces of music — because we believe that classical music has the power to move and inspire listeners in the 21st century. Current recording projects include major works by American composers Jennifer Higdon, Gabriela Lena Frank, Christopher Rouse, Aaron Jay Kernis, Horatio Parker, Tobias Picker, John Adams and Brad Warnaar. Most are firsttime recordings. Through projects such as these, the Nashville Symphony shares inspiring cultivating a global audience of music lovers. repertoire with Middle Tennessee audiences, while Jennifer Higdon Christopher Rouse Aaron Jay Kernis Gabriela Lena Frank Tobias Picker John Adams ANNUAL INVESTMENT: $490,640 Learn more at NashvilleSymphony.org/recordings.
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