Community Arts Collective

We're endlessly grateful to the incredible for sharing her music, light, and inspiration with our students and audience members last week as our surprise guest at the 2026 We Are Nashville Festival. As our combined choir and orchestra joined Lauren Daigle in a specially-orchestrated version of her hit "You Say," we were all reminded of the incredible power of singing deep truths together in community. 🎶

Still taking in what we experienced at the 2026 We Are Nashville Festival “I Belong”❤️
To our featured artists, conductors, and incredible house band, thank you. Your commitment to this year’s festival and the way you showed up for our students and this community made this experience unforgettable.

You didn’t just perform—you helped us build community through music in a way that inspired, connected, and created real impact.

Grateful for each of you and the impact you made

WHAT A NIGHT. 🎶

2026 was overflowing with joy, excitement, and community as we celebrated the creativity and love that makes our city special. Thank you to all of our student participants, educators, community partners, and audience members for making this year's festival one to remember. 💛

We're excited to share that tonight, we'll be joined by a special surprise guest at the We Are Nashville Festival who will sing one of her hit songs with our combined choir and orchestra! Grab your FREE tickets for tonight at 7 PM to find out who it is. 👀

nashvillesymphony.org/wearenashville

It's FESTIVAL DAY! 🎉

We can't wait to share this evening with you, thanks to the incredible work of our Festival Leads and Conductors.

Bryson Finney - Festival Director/Conductor
Craig Madole - Orchestra Conductor
Franklin Willis - Combined Choir Conductor
DaJuana Hammonds - Combined Choir Conductor
Alicia Engram - Elementary Conductor
Chad Hammonds - House Band Lead
Nate Bean - Secondary Conductor
Marvis Moore - Secondary Conductor

Join us at 7 PM TONIGHT for an incredible evening of inspiration. Tickets at nashvillesymphony.org/wearenashville 🎶

Let's give a big hand to our amazing educators who will be leading our students for the We Are Nashville Festival tomorrow!

Bryson Finney - Festival Director/Conductor
Chad Hammonds - House Band Lead
Craig Madole - Orchestra Conductor
DaJuana Hammonds - All Choirs Conductor
Alicia Engram - Elementary Conductor
Nate Bean - Secondary Conductor
Marvis Moore - Secondary Conductor

We'll see you tomorrow night at Schermerhorn!

We're proud to announce that our festival orchestra will be comprised of students from the Nashville Symphony Accelerando program, Nashville School of the Arts, and MLK Magnet High School! This Monday, these talented ensembles take the stage at Schermerhorn for the 2026 We Are Nashville Festival at 7 PM. Don't miss this extraordinary evening of music and inspiration!

As we continue our Teacher Spotlight series, join us in celebrating Molly Skaggs, choir director at John F Kennedy Middle School! JFK joins us for their second year in the We Are Nashville, and we can't wait to hear their amazing voices this MONDAY!

We're beyond thrilled to have award-winning hip-hop and R&B artist joining us at the 2026 We Are Nashville Festival! Known for the iconic talkbox intro to "24K Magic," he'll be joining our combined choirs for an unforgettable performance on Monday evening.

Get your free tickets now at nashvillesymphony.org/wearenashville 🎶