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When the Nashville Symphony’ s late music director Kenneth Schermerhorn was conceiving the opening night concert for the new center that bears his name, he wanted to program a new work with Nashville origins. So he turned to bass player Edgar Meyer and banjoist Bela Fleck, who had composed for the symphony in the past. They in turn brought in a third collaborator – world-famous Indian percussionist Zakir Hussain. The resulting work, which premieres tomorrow night at the gala opening of Schermerhorn Symphony Center, marries musical motifs from East and West. WPLN’s Craig Havighurst reports.
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