American Mosaic: A Free Concert at Walk of Fame Park
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Leonard Slatkin, conductor | Gary Sinise, narrator
This Labor Day weekend, your Nashville Symphony transforms Walk of Fame Park into a multimedia celebration of America’s 250th birthday.
Leading the evening alongside Music Director Leonard Slatkin is acclaimed actor, humanitarian, and fellow Lincoln Medal receipient Gary Sinise, who narrates American Mosaic: a bold new composition honoring the people, places, and spirit of the United States. Created by composer Peter Boyer and renowned photographer Joe Sohm, and co-commissioned by the Nashville Symphony, the work weaves sweeping orchestral music, Sinise's live narration, and stunning 4K video from all 50 states into an unforgettable journey through America’s diverse sonic and scenic identity.
Around this centerpiece, the orchestra performs some of our nation’s most beloved pieces, including Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man and Charles Ives' Variations on America.
Bring your friends. Invite your neighbors. Pack a picnic blanket. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Nashville Symphony and the 250th birthday of our country.
Free and open to the public.
PROGRAM
SMITH: The Star-Spangled Banner
COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
GOULD: American Salute
IVES: Variations on America
ELLINGTON: "Giggling Rapids" from The River
TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1
HAYMAN: Servicemen On Parade
BOYER: American Mosaic for Narrator and Orchestra
Prologue
The New World
American Roots
Rails, Rivers and Roads
West of the Continental Divide
Cities Arising
Faces of America
The North Star
The American Spirit
In Defense of Freedom
250 and Counting
This event is presented in partnership with Nashville Downtown Partnership, Metro Parks, and the Gary Sinise Foundation, and is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
This Labor Day weekend, your Nashville Symphony transforms Walk of Fame Park into a multimedia celebration of America’s 250th birthday.
Leading the evening alongside Music Director Leonard Slatkin is acclaimed actor, humanitarian, and fellow Lincoln Medal receipient Gary Sinise, who narrates American Mosaic: a bold new composition honoring the people, places, and spirit of the United States. Created by composer Peter Boyer and renowned photographer Joe Sohm, and co-commissioned by the Nashville Symphony, the work weaves sweeping orchestral music, Sinise's live narration, and stunning 4K video from all 50 states into an unforgettable journey through America’s diverse sonic and scenic identity.
Around this centerpiece, the orchestra performs some of our nation’s most beloved pieces, including Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man and Charles Ives' Variations on America.
Bring your friends. Invite your neighbors. Pack a picnic blanket. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Nashville Symphony and the 250th birthday of our country.
Free and open to the public.
PROGRAM
SMITH: The Star-Spangled Banner
COPLAND: Fanfare for the Common Man
GOULD: American Salute
IVES: Variations on America
ELLINGTON: "Giggling Rapids" from The River
TOWER: Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1
HAYMAN: Servicemen On Parade
BOYER: American Mosaic for Narrator and Orchestra
Prologue
The New World
American Roots
Rails, Rivers and Roads
West of the Continental Divide
Cities Arising
Faces of America
The North Star
The American Spirit
In Defense of Freedom
250 and Counting
This event is presented in partnership with Nashville Downtown Partnership, Metro Parks, and the Gary Sinise Foundation, and is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Where is it happening?
Music City Walk of Fame Park, 131 4th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37201, United States
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Host or PublisherNashville Symphony
