CMA Sessions; Symphony CD Release Party

Pictured: (Left to Right): Steve Buchanan, CMA Board President-Elect; Steve Moore, CMA Board President; Bobby Bare; Country Music Hall of Fame member Earl Scruggs; Country Music Hall of Fame member Little Jimmy Dickens; Country Music Hall of Fame member Brenda Lee; Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Executive Officer; Randy Goodman, CMA Board Chairman; and Jay Orr, Country Music Hall of Fame Vice President of Museum Programs.

Last week during their October meetings, the CMA Board of Directors was treated to “CMA Sessions,” a private event featuring discussions between legendary superstars about their careers and lives. Participating in this installment of “CMA Sessions” were Bobby Bare, Little Jimmy Dickens, Brenda Lee, and Earl Scruggs. The event, held in the Ford Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame, was produced by CMA and moderated by Jay Orr, Country Music Hall of Fame Vice President of Museum Programs.

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The Nashville Symphony celebrated the release of its latest recording with a party Sept. 29 at the Flying Saucer. The album on Naxos American Classics features two works by American composer Michael Daugherty and is the Symphony’s first release with new Music Director Giancarlo Guerrero. More than 200 people turned out to listen to the album, and hear Daugherty and Guerrero’s thoughts on the project.

Pictured (L-R) at the Flying Saucer CD release party: Giancarlo Guerrero, Music Director of the Nashville Symphony; Michael Daugherty, composer of the Metropolis Symphony; Jim Selby, CEO of Naxos of America; and Alan D. Valentine, President and CEO of the Nashville Symphony.