April Concert Events

Every performance of the Bryan Symphony Orchestra is an event unto itself…but because we all love a good party, we also schedule a number of special informational and social events celebrating each concert of the subscription year. BSO staff and volunteers plan and coordinate these activities for music lovers:

• Preview Luncheons. These catered lunch gatherings feature insightful presentations by BSO Music Director Dan Allcott. Reservations are necessary; call 931-372-6088. Held in Crossville the Wednesday before each concert and in Cookeville the Friday before most performances.
  
  
• Symphony Socials. During these delightful evenings, friends of the symphony enjoy good company, delicious food and drink and learn more about the upcoming concerts and other symphony news. Reservations are necessary; call 931-372-6088.
  
  
• Prelude and Coffee. Join Maestro Allcott and BSO Executive Director Gail Luna for these televised informal conversations which are produced by and aired on local public television affiliate WCTE, Ch. 22 (local cable channel 10). The shows are generally broadcast the Thursdays before each concert, with a reprise the Saturday before. The program is hosted by Kristin Wells.
  
  
• Concert Preview. Learn more about the compositions you're about to hear by attending preview lectures prior to each subscription concert. Pianist and professor Catherine Godes leads these presentations in Room 223 of the Bryan Fine Arts Building.
  
  
• Music Lovers' Dinner. Follow up your concert experience with an early Sunday dinner at Mauricio's, a fine-dining experience in Italian cuisine located in a beautifully restored Victorian-style home at 232 North Peachtree Avenue, just a few blocks from the TTU campus. Reservations are necessary; call 931-372-6088.
  
  
  

  COMING UP NEXT:

  Crossville Preview Luncheon, 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 16, Palace Theater Green Room, Crossville. Music Director Dan Allcott will lead a discussion of April's concert program, the final performance of the 2007-08 concert season. Cost for the preview luncheon is $10. For reservations, call 931-484-6133 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, by Monday, April 14.

  Prelude and Coffee: Conversations with the Conductor, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 17, WCTE-TV, Ch. 22 (Cable Ch. 10). The show rebroadcasts at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, April 19.

  Symphony Social, 7 p.m., Friday, April 18, West Textures Framing and Fine Art, 24 W. Broad St., Cookeville. There's a $10 cover charge at the door. Call 372-6088 for reservations by Monday, April 14.

  Concert preview with Catherine Godes, 2 p.m., Sunday, April 20, Room 223, Bryan Fine Arts Building.

  The Bryan Symphony Orchestra in concert, 3 p.m., Sunday, April 20, Wattenbarger Auditorium, Bryan Fine Arts Building. The performance, a semi-staged production of the opera "Madame Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini, features sopranos Shana Blake Hill and Diane Pulte, tenors Adam Diegel and Jason Ferrante, baritone Jonathan Carle, and TTU's premier choral group, the Tech Chorale. The show is already a sell-out; only stand-by ticketing is available. The audience is welcome to attend a post-concert reception in the lobby. For more information, call 931-372-6088.

  Music Lovers' dinner, Mauricio's Italian Restaurant. Join your friends for dinner after the concert and reception, Sunday, April 20. Call 372-6088 for reservations.
  

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  Last Updated: March 2, 2008