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Designed to present a variety of musical genres, including classical, pops, cabaret, choral, jazz and blues performances, the hall provides vivid acoustical clarity, warmth and reverberance, specifically catering to the sound of natural instruments. To accommodate a variety of sounds, an automated system of moveable banners and panels located around the hall can adjust the acoustics for various types of performances. The hall also features a custom-built concert organ, crafted by Schoenstein & Co. of San Francisco, comprised of 47 voices, 64 ranks and 3,617 pipes with three 32-foot stops that will create a lyrical sound with expressive range. One of the most innovative features of Schermerhorn Symphony Center is a convertible seating system designed to give the hall unique versatility. The orchestra level seating of the Laura Turner Concert Hall can be transformed from rows of comfortable raked seating at classical performances, to a 5,700-square-foot hardwood, ballroom floor, typically used for cabaret-style events such as pops and jazz concerts. A unique chair wagon motorized system will lower rows of seats into a special storage space below the surface of the ballroom floor. This convertible system gives the concert hall great flexibility for numerous types of events throughout the year. In addition, a system of 102 computerized lights will be able to focus, change color and direct their beams to any part of the concert hall rapidly and in synchronization.  The Schermerhorn Center glows in Nashville's downtown music hub. In addition to the state-of-the-art concert hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center houses the Mike Curb Family Music Education Hall, the home to the Symphony's ongoing education initiative "Every Child, Every Grade, Every Year." With the new Center, the Symphony is able to promote music education and appreciation to children, parents and teachers, and is accessible during the day as well as for post-performance events. The new building also has a public garden and café, enclosed by a colonnade, which is connected to the west side of the building. Facing Hall of Fame Park across Fourth Avenue South, the garden is opened to the public throughout the day and during concerts. The Schermerhorn Symphony Center is located at the west terminus of the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge, opposite the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Hilton. www.nashvillesymphony.org Hall of Fame Magazine editor John Budris reported for the nation's most prestigious publications. You can contact him at
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