Regular Adaptistration readers know that the Nashville Symphony’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center (SSC) project has been the focus of several articles here since 2003. Those articles have examined just about everything there is to know behind how and why their new facility’s evolution. Now that the SSC is a reality it is time to take a detailed look into as many nooks and crannies as we can to see exactly what those labors have produced…
Concert Halls
Cutting the Ribbon In Nashville
The Nashville Symphony officially opened the Schermerhorn Symphony Center yesterday with a ribbon cutting ceremony. All things being equal, I’m not a big fan of heavily scripted events but I was pleasantly surprised at how this one turned out…
Some Early Views In Nashville
I’m happy to report that I’m right in the middle of one of the happiest places in the American classical music scene right now: Nashville, TN. I’m here to cover the opening of what I don’t doubt is one of the most significant events in this business over the past decade: the opening of the $120 million Schermerhorn Symphony Center. After my first day on-site all I have to say so far is wow…
Atlanta’s 12 Month Bump In The Road
According to a report from WXIA (provided by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and written by Ryan Mahoney), Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue decided against granting a $50 million request from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The ASO requested the money as part of their gorgeous $300 million Santiago Calatrava designed concert hall project… Back in the early part of December, 2005 I published an article entitled A Little Too Much Faith In The …
A Little Too Much Faith In The Government?
A recent article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution highlights some of the fundraising hurdles the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra is attempting to surmount with regard to their planned concert hall. The article reports that if the ASO doesn’t receive the government support they’ve requested, the concert hall project may be delayed or not go through as planned… Reportedly, the ASO has asked their local and State governments to contribute $100 million (combined) toward …