Sunday’s appearance on SoundNotion.tv was a great deal of fun but one conversation in particular worth noting from the Good News segment is something that I’ve been meaning to write about for some time now but simply haven’t done it. Specifically, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) and their ordeal while forced out of their brand new concert hall due to the devastating Nashville 2010 flood. Of all the doom and gloom stories going around these days, Nashville’s situation is one of real inspiration and a model behind what can be accomplished when an organization leverages a strong institutional vision and cohesive stakeholder support.
Nashville Gets Some Big Sponsorship Love
For an orchestra that Bank of America (BoA) deemed so unsustainable that it decided to foreclosure on its primary venue, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (NSO) still manages to secure large corporate sponsors for their flagship concert series. On 6/13/2013, the NSO announced that Aegis Sciences Corporation has sponsored the orchestra’s 2013/14 Classical Concert series to the tune of $300,000. The orchestra’s press statement includes comments from the sponsor’s CEO and founder …