June 2021

After a year of almost complete absence of live music, the Tennessee Philharmonic Orchestra kicked off the 2021-2022 season in May, by combining a Thank You Concert for season ticket holders and the annual Richard Siegel Foundation/TPO Music Excellence Award. The event was held at the new TPO venue of Belle Aire Baptist Church in Murfreesboro. “Since this was the first live concert of the year, we count it as a sort of season opener,” said Ray Singer, president of the board of the TPO. A handful of ensembles performed various styles music for the evening, while keeping a safe distance to the audience, who also kept a safe distance to each other, while taking in some sought after live music from the local symphony. “We are excited to resume live concerts and to see familiar and new faces enjoying the long-awaited musicians of our orchestra,” Singer added. Below are some photos from the event. Richard Siegel Foundation/TPO Music Excellence Award winners 2021 by school: Blackman High School        Alexandria Simpson Chloe Schmidt Rielly Harris Savannah Schweikert Blackman Middle School              Ailyse Buabeng Isabella Lysyczyn Jenna Lynn Andersen Katherin Adair Brown’s Chapel Elementary School Clara Weeks Evie Bryant Hailey Patterson Hannah Riggs Juliana Rojas Nikko Deleon Central Magnet School  Alex Norwood Amy Hopkins Angel Hu Anna Robertson Elena Newburry Jayden Po’e Lincoln Sanders Michael Sowell Robert Deaton Sophie Tan Christiana Middle School             Henry Black Jeremiah Haney William Pingitore David Youree Elementary School Carmello Rachakhamdee Chyna Whitson Laya Payton Oscar Hernandez-Galarza Parker Bashlor Qamar A Abudaham Eagleville School              Abigail Rakes Alaina Morelock Bella Armstrong Carson Puckett Cason Puckett Clare Bowman Dalton Spence Evelyn Bailo’n Isaiah Reed Oakley Hinds Paige Martin Homer Pittard Campus School   Aaron Swanson Collins Ogg Hadley Legg Jian Jian Gao Noah Jones Taylor Hale Kittrell Elementary School           Adelyn Lubash Brylee Rogers Colton Gay Emma Delgado Laila Milton Sophia Bloom Lascassas Elementary School      Charlotte Kerstiens Collins Bailey Emma Bebout Kason Hart Maddox Lillis Will Kerstiens LaVergne High School    Allie Lingerfelt Emmanuel Tessema Heissell Romero Pena Idalia Soto Julie Sprouse Justin Arango Omar Victor Tiarra Morgan LaVergne Lake Elementary          Mia Salazar Lugo LaVergne Middle School               Camren Cone Shayla Mondragon Ximena Jimenez McFadden School of Excellence Charlotte Wunderlich Isaac Dwyer Lily Stuible Sadie Call Oakland High School      Andrew Oblak Eli Oliver Elijah Johnson Henry Wright Oakland Middle School Audrey Prescott Ava Edwards Zoey Duong Rock Springs Middle School        Arabella Cianci Carly Taylor Fiby Felib Giselle Cianci Makenzie Brown Nick Bell Rockvale High School     Arethly Trejo Macy Rose Shelby Baltimore Rockvale Middle School               Austin Fort Drew Denton Michael Johnson Rocky Fork Middle School           Ameeria McClain Emma Hall Jason Meredith Keturah Cesar Madeline Wheatley Norhan Abdelati Siegel High School           Ansley Barry Jack Lane Jada Baer Kara Lane Lucas Ferrara Owen Langford Rebecca Deal Stephen Davis Siegel Middle School     Brayden Bishop Charlie Arkenberg Jenna Abbott Rebecca Hopkins Smyrna Elementary School         Braden Brown Brandon Perez Dahlia Cook Jason Dyer Maggie Hollandsworth Nevaeh Williams Smyrna High School        Alexia Krause Emily Sholar Ethan Wilson Georgia Charlton Henry Esquivel Isabelle Cox Jennifer Alvarez-Florez Joey Phillips Lauren Glaeser Nathan Humpherys Vivian Seay Smyrna Middle School  Aileen Fajardo Braden Evreniadis Kasandra Dela Rosa Smyrna Primary School Arianna Hazlett Judah Mosley Matthew Blates Stewarts Creek Elementary School          Eduardo Gonzalez Jayla Hay Lincoln Simons Valentina Ofoli William Blake Smith Stewarts Creek Middle School   Anderson Tarpley Averie Kelly Emma Locke Hannah Conner Jason Kern Logan Pritchett Stewarts Creek Elementary School          Makenna Bryant Thurman Francis Arts Academy Madeleine Griffith Makayla Dickens Raleigh Giles Virginia Flega Special Thank You Karen Bradford, Lindsey Halford, participating teachers and schools, TPO Guild, and the many volunteers who helped make this possible We salute our 2021 TPO Awards and Family Concert Sponsors The Richard Siegel Foundation, City of Murfreesboro, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, TN Arts Commission.