ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː vˈɛɾɚɹən ænd nˈæʃvɪl nˈeɪɾɪv wˈɔltɚ ʃˈɑːɹp ɹᵻtˈɜːnd hˈoʊm fɹʌmðə wˈɔːɹ ɪntˈɛnt ˌɔn ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ ɐ nˈuː sˈɪmfəni fɔːɹ mˈɪdəl tˌɛnəsˈiː.
In 1945, World War II veteran and Nashville native Walter Sharp returned home from the war intent on establishing a new symphony for Middle Tennessee.