Can you just imagine live country music and the symphony on the same block? Well, you've come to the right place. The Schermerhorn Symphony Center is a world renowned facility that plays host to the best of the best. The doors opened for the first time in September of 2006. The night was wonderful and heard all around the world. It features 30,000 square feet and a 1,872 seat concert hall, named after Laura Turner. It was modeled after the “shoe box design” of storied concert halls from around the world and features natural lighting, intricate symbolic motifs throughout including the iris (the Tennessee state flower), horseshoes (a tribute to Laura Turner's love of horses) and coffee beans (representing Nashville's Cheek Family of Maxwell House fame).

Our “Music Mile” is the stretch of roadway connecting the Schermerhorn with the music district of Music Row, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, the Music City Walk of Fame and Museum and the Nashville Arena. The Mile certainly illustrates how the music of Music City is a common thread throughout the business, cultural and entertainment sectors of Nashville. Our connection to music in unequalled, and its reputation as Music City is proven every day of the year.

We say, welcome to Music City, the most musical city in the world with all its southern charm and southern hospitality! Come visit us soon!

Posted By: Tammy Carroll

You can feel it the moment you arrive in Nashville! Music music music ~ its everywhere along the streets of Broadway and Second Avenue. Not just in today's world but early in Nashville's start as a city.

Guitars, fiddles (violins) and buck dancing were the start of something great!! Way back in the 1700's music was a way of life when new settlers came ashore at Fort Nashborough on the banks of the Cumberland River. Even Davy Crockett spent time with his colorful stories and fiddle playing which he shared with family and friends. There is a spot that commemorates Fort Nashborough on First Avenue North with a replica of the original fort.

In later years, Nashville became known on a national basis as a center for music publishing. Nashville was chosen as the reunion city of a massive get together for a group of Confederate veterans in the late 1800's which was held at the former tabernacle which became known as the Ryman Auditorium. There were so many people flocking to the Ryman that a new balcony had to be built to hold all the folks who wanted to escape in the music. It became known as the Confederate Gallery, which is a destination that still stands today.

The Ryman Auditorium has the nickname of, “The Carnegie Hall of The South” by playing host to an array of music events throughout the year. It has an unbelievable acoustic quality that continues today and has received Pollster magazines' prestigious “Theatre of the Year” award for two years in a row. It's known and felt as the nation's best place to experience live music.

Nashville is also known not only for country music, but pop, rock and roll, the blues, classical, jazz and contemporary Christian music. Every type of music can be heard every night of the week all over our fair city. Check out the local hot spots especially down Broadway to Tootsies and the Country Music Hall of fame and Museum. Also the Musicians Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame make Nashville their home. Nashville is at the heart of those who travel its streets who also find a city of culture, academies, wondrous cuisine and Southern charm!

Posted By: Tammy Carroll

Nashville, situated on the Cumberland River near the heart of Tennessee, is without a doubt one of America’s most beloved cities. People from around the world relocate to Nashville every day, enticed by its diverse economy, myriad of job opportunities, quality education, and unique residential neighborhoods. A thriving metropolitan area of over 1.5 million residents, Nashville has over 20 colleges and universities, including Fisk University, Belmont University, and Tennessee State. The city boasts a vibrant downtown district and a long list of exciting attractions. At the top of the list: music. Although Nashville is full of sights and sounds for every pair of eyes and ears, the city is probably most famous as the Country Music Capital of the World, and is home to several country meccas, such as the Grand Ole Opry and the Country Music Hall of Fame. But if a good do-si-do with your pardner isn’t how you spend your Friday night, don’t worry; Nashville’s music scene has it all—rock, blues, jazz, gospel, etc. A stroll along the Music City Walk of Fame will reveal just how wide the range of notes can be in Nashville, and the city boasts a positively toe-tapping collection of live music venues all over town. In fact, many of the city’s most talented musicians will tell you that it is the city’s electrifying downtown atmosphere that inspired them to move to Nashville and pursue their dreams.

Outside the doors of its rowdy bars, chic nightspots, lounges, and clubs, Nashville offers a variety of cultural attractions and entertainment for the whole family. The premier theatre venue in town is the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, which occupies an entire city block and is home to not only the Tennessee Repertory Theatre, but also the Nashville Opera, Nashville Ballet, and the Nashville Children’s Theatre. Major visual art museums in Nashville include the Frist Center for the Visual Arts and the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art, not to mention the Nashville Parthenon, which is a full-scale replica of the original and a postcard-perfect icon of the city that once held the nickname “Athens of the South.” History buffs young and old will find plenty of things to do in Nashville; the city celebrates its rich heritage by preserving several fascinating historical sites, such as the Belle Meade Plantation, Belmont Mansion, and the Hermitage—home and burial site of President Andrew Jackson. And when the little ones want to exercise their legs and lungs, Nashville offers a variety of kid-friendly diversions, including A Cowboy Town theme park, Adventure Science Center, and the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere. Whether you are looking to kill a couple of hours, spend an entire week’s vacation, or settle down for a life, Nashville is the place to be.