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Orchestra Nashville (formerly known as the Nashville Chamber Orchestra (NCO)) continues to present its unique style of Music Without Boundaries. Founded in 1990 by Music Director Paul Gambill, Orchestra Nashville's imaginative style of programming has led to recordings for Warner Bros., Albany, Angel, Almanac, NAXOS, Compass and Alabaster Records, and a steady stream of national media attention.
Orchestra Nashville specializes in commissioning works that cross musical boundaries by integrating the performance practices of Western classical music with jazz, American folk and fiddle traditions, and world music. By presenting these new works alongside masterpieces from the traditional repertory, Orchestra Nashville is challenging audiences perceptions of what an orchestra can be, while creating a new kind of classical music relevant to todays culture.
Recognized as one of Americas most creative and innovative orchestras, Orchestra Nashville has commissioned and premiered 36 works by American composers in the past decade. Composer residencies have included Conni Ellisor (1998-2002), J. Mark Scearce (2002-2005), and a Music Alive Extended Residency with David Balakrishnan (2005-2008) through support from the American Symphony Orchestra League and Meet The Composer.
Orchestra Nashville was founded to bring together the freelance musicians of Nashvilles legendary studio recording scene. Their artistic excellence and stylistic range has led to collaborations with a diverse group of artists, including:
* John Jorgenson
* Darrell Scott
* Trey Anastasio
* Sam Bush
* Sharon Isbin
* NEXUS
* Turtle Island Quartet
* Martina McBride
* Alison Krauss
* Raul Malo
* Amy Grant & Vince Gill
Orchestra Nashville has also received critical acclaim for its interactive education programs which have served thousands of children in communities throughout Middle Tennessee. Orchestra Nashville's Kid Pan Alley (KPA) songwriting project, in partnership with KPA Artistic Director Paul Reisler, served second- and third-graders in the Metro Nashville Schools, resulting in the GRAMMY-nominated CD Kid Pan Alley-Nashville. The CD received the Parents Choice Foundations Gold Award for excellence in childrens music, in addition to several other national childrens media awards.
At each concert you will experience a new kind of orchestral music created for Orchestra Nashville, and you will hear masterworks that have endured through the ages. This mix of musical styles is a reflection of how we live -- embracing an eclectic world of diverse and often surprising experiences.
Music Without Boundaries is your music.
For more information, please visit OrchestraNashville.org.
