R&B mega-star, six-time Grammy Award-winner, and new member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Dionne Warwick makes her Schermerhorn Symphony Center debut Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 7:30 PM. Discovered by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, highlights of Ms. Warwick’s six-decade career include more than 75 charted hit songs, over 100 million records sold, and 18 consecutive Top 100 singles. In concert, audiences will stroll down memory lane as Warwick performs her legendary hits like “Don’t Make Me Over,” “Walk on By,” “Say a Little Prayer,” “A House is Not a Home,” “Alfie,” “Heartbreaker,” “Déjà Vu,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?,” and “That’s What Friends Are For.”
Dionne Warwick received her first Grammy in 1968 for “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” Ms. Warwick became the first African-American solo female artist of her generation to win the prestigious award for Best Contemporary Female Vocalist Performance. In 1985, she participated in the recording of “That’s What Friends Are For,” which became a number-one hit worldwide and raised awareness and major funds for AIDS research, which she continues to support, among other causes such as The Starlight Foundation, children’s hospitals, world hunger, disaster relief, and music education for which she has been honored and has raised millions of dollars.
Ms. Warwick also participated in the all-star charity single, “We Are the World” and performed at “Live Aid.” Ms. Warwick has been honored by AMFAR, the Desert Aids Project, and Clive Davis at his pre-Grammy party. Ms. Warwick was also inducted into The Grammy Museum where a special 50th Anniversary career exhibit was unveiled. Most recently, Ms. Warwick released a star-studded duets album entitled, “Feels So Good,” featuring collaborations with some of today’s greatest artists.
More recently, Ms. Warwick was the recipient of the coveted and prestigious 2017 Marian Anderson Award for her career accomplishments and philanthropy. She was honored in a 2018 PBS Television Special, “Then Came You,” was named 2019 Ambassador to the Smithonian Institute’s Year in Music and is a 2019 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. This fall, she was Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 19.
Tennessee Youth Symphony Fall Concert is a Nashville Symphony Community Event at 7:30 PM on Monday, November 25, 2024, at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Join the students of the Tennessee Youth Symphony and Prelude Strings as they present their Winter concert. This performance is presented in partnership with the Nashville Symphony and Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
The Tennessee Youth Symphony provides high-quality musical training and educational opportunities for young musicians in middle Tennessee through its three performing ensembles, Youth Symphony, Prelude Strings, and Jazz/Rock Band. TYS aims to foster the growth and development of young musicians and promote the appreciation of music in the community. To learn more about the Tennessee Youth Symphony and upcoming events, please visit tnys.org. Admission is FREE or Choose-What-You-Pay, but tickets must be reserved in advance.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Leslie Odom, Jr. — The Christmas Tour, Wednesday & Thursday, December 11-12 at 7:30 PM (Buy Tickets Now). Big Band Holidays: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, featuring Vocalists Keep Newell and Robbie Lee, Friday, December 13, 7:30 PM.
