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We got our first experience inside the beautiful, new Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville tonight as we had second-row orchestra-level tickets to see singer/songwriter, Natalie Merchant, joined by The Nashville Symphony. Since no photograpy is allowed inside, the photo above is a balcony view of the symphony center from their website. Probably the most amazing thing about the experience is the fact that this exquisite building was practically decimated by the 1000-year flood back in May 2010 when 24 feet of water filled the basement and bottom floors. Nice recovery! |
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We hadn't seen Natalie Merchant since her "Motherland" tour way back in 2001 at a show at The Ryman. As she nears 50 years in age now, gone is her girlish figure, and her mane of dark, full hair is graying fast, but her powerful, signature voice remains, and it sounded pitch perfect in the symphony hall. Her music has drifted away somewhat from the alternative light rock that drew us to her and her masterful 1995 album, Tigerlily. Her newest endeavor is Leave Your Sleep (album cover photo above), a compilation of 19th- and 20th-century poem intepretations and lullabies inspired by her childhood and from conversations with her own daughter as she was growing up. While we had hoped for a few more of our favorites to be played by Merchant, the true stars of the night were The Nashville Symphony and the Schermerhorn itself which made all the songs soar to their full potential. |
We appreciate our friend, Wayne, meeting us for dinner at the always-yummy, Urban Flats, in The Gulch before the show.
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