Walk of Fame Park | Nashville
121 4th Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37201
(North of Demonbreun Street between 4th and 5th Avenues, across from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center and the Country Music Hall of Fame)

Nashville Symphony | 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 recipient 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 and camping chairs. 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
SINISE/SCHNEE: The Veterans
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.