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Schermerhorn Symphony Center
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The Schermerhorn Symphony Center is a concert hall in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Ground was broken on December 3, 2003. The center formally opened on September 9, 2006, with a gala concert conducted by Leonard Slatkin and broadcast by PBS affiliates throughout the state. The center is named in honor of Kenneth Schermerhorn (/ˈskɜːrmərhɔːrn/ SKUR-mər-horn), who was the music director and conductor of the Nashville Symphony from 1983 until his death in 2005; the center was named before maestro Schermerhorn's death.
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Address | One Symphony Place Nashville, Tennessee 37201-2031 |
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Coordinates | 36°9′35″N 86°46′31″W |
Owner | City of Nashville[1] |
Type | Concert hall |
Capacity | 1,844 (Laura Turner Concert Hall)[2] |
Field size | 197,000 sq ft (18,300 m2)[3] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | December 3, 2003[3] |
Built | April 26, 2005[3] |
Opened | September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09)[3] |
Construction cost | US$123.5 million[4] |
Architect | Earl Swensson Associates David M. Schwarz Architects Hastings Architecture Associates[3][5] |
Project manager | Donnell Consultants |
Structural engineer | KSi Structural Engineers |
Services engineer | I.C. Thomasson & Associates, Akustiks, Fisher Dachs Associates |
General contractor | American Constructors, Inc. |
Tenants | |
Nashville Symphony (2006-present)[6] | |
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