bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, mjˈuːzɪk dᵻɹˈɛktɚ ænd pɹˈɪnsɪpəl kəndˈʌktɚ kˈɛnəθ ʃˈɜːmɚhˌɔːɹn lˈɛd ðə nˈæʃvɪl sˈɪmfəni fɔːɹ twˈɛnti tˈuː jˈɪɹz, ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv.
Beginning in 1983, Music Director and Principal Conductor Kenneth Schermerhorn led the Nashville Symphony for 22 years, until his death in April 2005.