Symphony at the Celebration|April 29, 2008      Calsonic Arena | Shelbyville, Tennessee

Thanks to all of you who attended this year’s concert. We sold all of our original run of 750 adult tickets, plus some of the last-minute paper tickets that we’d printed up, so we believe we had in the neighborhood of 800 adults present, plus all of the children and students who were admitted free of charge. (No count on those ticket stubs yet, and we think some may have been admitted without the free tickets.) Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time. The symphony, the Cascade High School Band, and the Motlow Jazz Band were all fantastic.

We look forward to seeing all of you in attendance for our 20th anniversary concert in spring 2009.

Based on advance ticket sales, we are expecting one of our best crowds ever for Tuesday night’s concert. Because the seats (except the boxes) are general admission, we suggest that you come for the pre-concert activities in order to ensure a good seat. If you haven’t bought tickets yet, coming early will also help you beat the line at the box office. The Motlow College Jazz Band will perform from 6-6:30 p.m., and there will be an art show on the arena concourse all evening. Bring a picnic supper if you like and enjoy it in your seats.

We look forward to seeing you Tuesday night!

Kelly Corcoran visited Cascade High School on Monday to rehearse with the Cascade Band. Here’s a sample of what took place.
(By the way, please note that, due to Nashville Symphony rules, no video or audio recording is allowed of any part of Tuesday night’s actual concert.)

(Shelbyville Times-Gazette video by John I. Carney)

Steering committee member (and Cascade alum) John I. Carney wrote his annual opinion column urging people to attend the concert.

The Shelbyville Times-Gazette includes remarks from Kelly Corcoran promoting the concert in today’s issue.

Listen for a live interview with conductor Kelly Corcoran, promoting the Shelbyville concert, Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. on WLIJ-AM 1580.

Publicity chair John I. Carney will discuss the concert on an episode of “Marilyn & Company” which will air 11 a.m. Saturday (4/12) and 2:30 p.m. Sunday (4/13) on Charter Communications Channel 22 in Shelbyville, Tullahoma and other markets. The show may be aired additional times between now and the concert; check here for updates.

Thanks to the Tullahoma News for their coverage of the concert! Remember, Regions Bank in Tullahoma is a ticket outlet.

Our PowerPoint public service announcement is also running on Charter Communications cable.

“Symphony at the Celebration” publicity chair John I. Carney records a public service announcement for the concert at WLIJ-AM. Thanks to the folks at WLIJ for their ongoing support of the concert!

Tickets are now being distributed to Regions Bank locations in Shelbyville and Tullahoma and should be on sale by Thursday at the latest. Remember, box seat tickets are only available at the Elm Street location in Shelbyville.

Meanwhile, our program page has been updated to show the selections which will be performed by Cascade High School band.

Help promote the concert at your office or school! Download our concert flyer and post it.