“After an 18-month intermission, the Nashville Symphony has returned to the stage at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center,” writes Emily Luxen in Friday’s (9/17) Newschannel5 (Nashville). “Friday’s performance included opening remarks from President and CEO Alan Valentine, and then the Symphony performed Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man and Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman No. 1. Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero also made his opening remarks.… ‘It was just really fantastic to hear the orchestra,’ said Valentine…. The Nashville Symphony has put multiple [health] policies in place…. Musicians are distanced on the stage, and some numbers are arranged [for] a smaller orchestra … All audience members [must] show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours prior to performance start time. Rapid COVID tests were also offered outside the building. Inside the building, masks are required, tickets and programs are now digital, and hand sanitizing stations are set up throughout the venue. The Schermerhorn Symphony Center has also hospital-grade air filters installed throughout the building…. ‘We are really following clear guidance from CDC, HCA, and epidemiologists, and listening to our patrons,’ said Valentine. ‘As the pandemic moves forward we will make adjustments as needed.’ ”
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