Symphony musicians in Nashville have been put out of a job this week with almost no notice — and they’re reeling.
Nashville Symphony suspending season amid ‘financial emergency’
The Nashville Symphony is suspending the rest of its season and furloughing musicians and staff.
Nashvillager Podcast: The Nashville Symphony’s new financial crisis
Can Music City’s orchestra afford to stay afloat? Plus, the local news for September 28, 2026.
Philanthropist and businesswoman Martha Ingram dies at age 90
Nashville businesswoman, philanthropist and arts advocate Martha Rivers Ingram has died at age 90. The Charleston native became CEO of her husband’s collection of businesses, Ingram Industries, after his death.
A little bit country, a little bit Desi: A Pakistani-American’s hybrid music
On May 31, Mo Sabri makes a landmark appearance with the Nashville Symphony for an orchestral rendition of his new album, “Tennessee Desi,” which blends Appalachian styles with Muslim devotional music.
Live with Maestro Leonard Slatkin
We bring Leonard Slatkin to our podium on the eve of his first performance in this new era at the helm of the Nashville Symphony. He’s one of the most prominent American conductors of our time, and he’s back in town 20 years after serving a similar interim period between permanent conductors. We get reacquainted, […]
Giancarlo Guerrero, Music Director at the Nashville Symphony
For sixteen years Giancarlo Guerrero has captivated audiences with his charismatic conducting — all while championing the works of prominent American composers and winning multiple GRAMMY Awards. This weekend, Guerrero’s tenure as Music Director at the Nashville Symphony comes to a close. On today’s episode, he joins us to talk about his life, his work […]
City will cut trees near Nashville Symphony to evict purple martins — again
Last summer, thousands of purplish, sparkly birds descended in tight, spinning columns onto the branches of 10 trees by the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. This was their home away from home, a safe place for them to assemble before migrating to South America, and also a spectacle for passersby in recent years.
Wildlife in ‘the middle of honky-tonk land’: Thousands of purple martins will be in downtown Nashville for just a few more weeks
Every night, as soon as the sky fades to lilac, thousands and thousands of purple martin birds descend next to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville.
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