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The night began with cocktails in the lobby at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. After cocktails we were ushered into Laura Turner Concert Hall. Event designers Hugh Howser and Kate Steele of H3 Events gave the room a gorgeous golden touch. Nashville Symphony Association board chairman, Mark Peacock introduced Nashville mayor, the Honorable John Cooper. The introduction was followed with a performance by the Nashville Symphony of “Fanfare of the Common Man” led by Nashville Symphony Principal Pops conductor, Enrico Lopez-Yanez. Kevin Crumbo introduced and presented the Harmony Award to Alan Valentine, Nashville Symphony Association’s president and CEO.
We owe much applause to Kristen Winston and her team for a fabulous dinner that everyone loved. It started with a lobster bisque sip followed by the entree which consisted of a filet of beef with caramelized onion souffle potato, haricort verts, mushrooms, sweet peppers in a chaussear sauce. Dessert was a deconstructed chocolate cheese with mocha sabayon, graham crumble, almond tuile and berries. Lipman Bros generously donated wine and spirits for the evening. Guests were served Nicolas Idiart Sancerre and The Stag Cabernet Sauvignon with dinner which was followed with a presentation by Alan Valentine. Creative Artists Agency’s John Huie presented Kelsea Ballerini with the Harmony Award. After she received the award she performed three songs with the Nashville Symphony. The event closed with remarks from Alan Valentine and then patrons swarmed the stage and dance to the sounds of The Atlanta Allstars. Congratulations to Laura and Amy! Brava!
Amy Jackson Smith, Kelsea Ballerini and Laura Kimbrell
Jan and Alan Valentine
Enrico Lopez-Yanez and Kelsea Ballerini
Linda Adams, Rusty Terry and Christine Barggren
Stephanie Cain and Adam Sansiveri
Carolyn Schott and Gordon Howey
Mark and Nancy Peacock
Jack Erter and Noelle Daugherty
Chris and Lauren Schlueter
Jamal Sheets, Marcya Carter-Sheets and Michael Carter
Katie and Kevin Crumbo
Rick Horne and Hunter Herring
Corey and Meredith Lile
Mark Lopez and Patrick Bogg
Bill and Tracey Wade
Kate and Matt Chinn
Vicki Horne and Ashley Herring
Joelle Phillips in Carolina Herrera
Earl and Janet Bentz
Vicki and Howard Metz
Kathy and Bill Olsen. Kathy Olsen in Oscar de la Renta.
Marci and Stephen Houff. Marci wears Any Old Iron/Andrew Clancy.
Virginia Ingram and Chris Garchitoerna
Hugh and Pamela Sloan
Jonathan and Blair Lund
Georgette and Shervin Eftekhari
Ron Gobbell and Janet Kurtz
John and Chris Grimes
Julie and John Schneider
Kerstin and Will Meyer
Rachel and James Ailor
Christopher Ott and Jeremy Simon
Laura and Mayor John Cooper
David and Jennifer Michaeli
Laura Kimbrell and Julie Schneider
Guests at Schermerhorn enjoying Symphony Ball
Milton White and Marci Houff
Mariel Bentz, AJ Falk and Collie Daily
Max Goldberg and Lady Alice Farquhar
Nashville Symphony Orchestra
Mayor John Cooper
Enrico Lopez-Yanez
Alan Valentine with the Harmony Award
Collie Daily in Monique Lhuillier
Symphony Ball Late Party guests
Laura Kimbrell in a spectacular gown she acquired on a trip to Austin
Kelsea Ballerini
Mark and Emily Humphreys
Shane Valentine, Alan & Jan Valentine, Kathy Valentine, Chelsea Wills, Elyse Grams, Brandon Valentine, Julia, Chris Doeller and Nathan Valentine