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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – One block from Broadway\u2019s honky tonks, the Nashville Symphony has been building its own sound for 80 years.<\/p>\n

Founded at the end of World War II, the orchestra now calls the Schermerhorn Symphony Center home, and Grammy-winning conductor Leonard Slatkin is leading what he calls the final chapter of his career.<\/p>\n

Slatkin first stood on the Schermerhorn stage following the death of longtime maestro Kenneth Schermerhorn, opening a hall that bears his predecessor\u2019s name. At 81, after leading orchestras across the globe, he said Nashville is where he chose to finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have one more orchestra left in my life,\u201d Slatkin said. \u201cI\u2019d like to think that I can bring something new and fresh to the organization and to the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

The orchestra has faced setbacks before. Floodwaters filled the hall in 2010. COVID silenced stages worldwide. Slatkin said the music endured through both.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are always little challenges, but you have to overcome them,\u201d he said. \u201cYou just cannot allow the physical destruction to take you down when you\u2019re an artist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Three milestones in one year<\/h2>\n

This year, the symphony marks three anniversaries at once: 250 years of the United States, 80 years of the Nashville Symphony, and 20 years of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.<\/p>\n

Slatkin said American music\u2019s global reach reflects something larger than any single anniversary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no other place on the planet that does as much in music as the United States does,\u201d he said. \u201cThe music has had such a lasting impact on the world for a country so young to have done that.\u201d<\/p>\n

To honor the semiquicentennial anniversary for the United States, the Nashville Symphony launched their \u201cAmerica 250\u2033 series, highlighting the contributions American composers have made throughout history.<\/p>\n

Their next concert in the series is \u201cAn American in Paris,\u201d where you can purchase tickets for here.<\/p>\n

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More than anniversaries<\/h2>\n

Slatkin said what matters most is not the milestones \u2014 it\u2019s the moment a first-time concertgoer walks through the doors.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see it the minute they walk into the hall,\u201d he said. \u201cThey open it and go, \u2018Whoa, I\u2019ve never seen anything like this.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He described the orchestra\u2019s role in the city in broader terms.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the Nashville Symphony. It is about Nashville,\u201d Slatkin said. \u201cWe are ambassadors for this place.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also reflected on what classical music means to culture at large.<\/p>\n

\u201cHistory of music is the lifeblood of all arts, whether it\u2019s painting, sculpture, other artworks, architecture,\u201d he said. \u201cThese are things that are the building blocks of a society.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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