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An Evening of Firsts

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PERFORMERS: Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | José Sibaja, cornet

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John Adams – The Chairman Dances: Foxtrot for Orchestra
Brad Warnaar – Cornet Concerto - World Premiere | Live Recording
C.F. Kip Winger – Symphony No. 1 - Nashville Symphony Commission | World Premiere | Live Recording
Barber – Symphony No. 1


This performance features two first symphonies by two great American composers: Samuel Barber and Nashville-based composer C.F. Kip Winger, previously known for his work in the rock band Winger. Both Winger’s Symphony No. 1 and Brad Warnaar’s Cornet Concerto, the latter featuring the phenomenally talented José Sibaja, will be recorded for forthcoming releases on the Naxos label.