ðɪ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə pɚfˈɔːɹmd ɪts fˈɜːst kˈɑːnsɚt ɪnðə fˈɔːl ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks æt wˈɔːɹ məmˈoːɹɪəl ˌɔːdɪtˈoːɹiəm ɪn dˈaʊntaʊn nˈæʃvɪl.
The orchestra performed its first concert in the fall of 1946 at War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Nashville.