Nashville Symphony’s to pair music and cocktails in “Spirits of Summer” event

On July 30, the Nashville Symphony will present its fourth annual “Spirits of Summer,” a themed event at Schermerhorn Symphony Center pairing music and cocktails. Principal Pops Conductor Enrico Lopez-Yañez will conduct a program of music by American composers William Grant Still, Caroline Shaw, Andrés Soto, and Reena Esmail. Nashville mixologists will be present at a cocktail competition to speak about their adult beverages. The audience will be asked to vote for their favorite musical-cocktail pairing at the end of the evening. The event is presented by the orchestra’s Crescendo Club for young professionals ages 21 to 40.