general information
Event Dates
Sep 27, 2008
Contact Information
116 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219
Phone: 615.889.3060
Email Contact
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Holiday Inn Select - Opryland/Airport
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Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Orchestra Nashville presents Trey Anastasio
Co-composed by Anastasio and Orchestra Nashville Composer-in-Residence Don Hart (who also orchestrated the piece) and conducted by Music Director Paul Gambill, Time Turns Elastic is a groundbreaking work for vocals, electric guitar and 60-piece orchestra.
Known for his role as Phish’s lead guitarist/frontman and for his adventurous solo works, Anastasio first teamed with Hart and Orchestra Nashville (then known as the Nashville Chamber Orchestra) for his June 2004 performance at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
Time Turns Elastic is the centerpiece of the writing Trey has been doing over the past 18 months while he’s been off the road. With long, orchestral passages intertwined with epic guitar lines and vocals, the piece is in the vein of such classic Anastasio compositions as Divided Sky, Guyute and You Enjoy Myself.
For nearly a year, Hart, who also collaborated on Anastasio’s 2006 album, Bar 17, commuted between his home in Nashville to Saratoga, NY, to work with Trey on Time Turns Elastic.
"I’ve never come close to the collaboration I’ve had with Don Hart," says Anastasio. "A lot of work done on this piece is conceptual conversations.
It's a true collaboration."
Anastasio also realizes the value of Orchestra Nashville's instrumentation to tell a story and give Time Turns Elastic its warranted weight. "The common ground is in the dream and the vision, all of us are interested in getting beyond boundaries. Don and I talk about writing emotional content, and there are certain emotions that can only be called out of an orchestra."
With Anastasio’s electric guitar at the forefront, Time Turns Elastic pushes the limits of orchestral music and delivers a complete articulation of Orchestra Nashville’s mission to integrate disparate musical styles that challenge and inspire audiences.
That the premiere of this landmark project will be at the Ryman Auditorium, the mother church of country music, seems unlikely on the surface, but makes perfect sense when one considers Orchestra Nashville’s international reputation for commissioning boundary-breaking, ear-bending music.
Tickets are $45.00, $35.00 and $25.00 reserved aeating.
The ticket presale through Trey's website has sold out.
Purchase Season Flex Tickets that may be used for this concert and save $45 and more.
Individual tickets are available at the Ryman Box Office, select TicketMaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 615.255.9600.
Venue general information number: 615.889.3060
Venue website: http://www.ryman.com/
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