In May 2010 , unusually severe flooding caused significant damage in and around Nashville , including approximately $ 40 million in damages to Schermerhorn Symphony Center . At the height of the flood , the lower reaches of the building were filled with 24 feet of water . Among the losses were electrical and mechanical equipment , a large kitchen , and numerous instruments . Significant instrument losses included two Steinway & Sons pianos and the blower and console units of the Schoenstein pipe organ . Repairs to the center began almost immediately , and it reopened less than eight months later with a concert featuring Itzhak Perlman on December 31 , 2010 . The organ restoration was completed in time for a May 2011 concert by organist Cameron Carpenter
unusually severe flooding
2010 Tennessee floods
Schermerhorn Symphony Center