Brett Mitchell leads the Nashville Symphony in music of Barber, Beethoven, and Edgar Meyer

Brett Mitchell leads his debut with the Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Friday, May 15. (Photo by Matthew Oh)

NASHVILLE — Brett Mitchell made his debut with the Nashville Symphony on Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, leading two performances of the following program at Schermerhorn Symphony Center:

BARBER - Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance
EDGAR MEYER - Bass Concerto No. 2 (for Double Bass and Percussion)
   Edgar Meyer, double bass | Sam Bacco, percussion
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3, ‘Eroica’

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Conductor Brett Mitchell and bassist/composer Edgar Meyer

Percussionist Sam Bacco, bassist Edgar Meyer, and conductor Brett Mitchell perform Meyer’s Second Bass Concerto with the Nashville Symphony. (Photo by Matthew Oh)

Brett Mitchell leads his debut performance with the Nashville Symphony at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Friday, May 15. (Photo by Matthew Oh)

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