Nashville Symphony Choral Director Retires

NASHVILLE, TN — Nashville Symphony Chorus Director Dr. George Mabry will be retiring from his duties on December 31, 2011. Mabry has directed the Nashville Symphony Chorus since 1998, bringing national acclaim to the group. Under his leadership, the chorus reached several milestones: the addition of professional section leaders, an expansion of the chorus’s annual program offerings, and the participation in a total of six Nashville Symphony recordings. A published composer and arranger, Mabry plans to devote more time to composing new commissions.

“George Mabry, in his fourteen-year tenure at the helm of the Nashville Symphony Chorus, has raised the bar for excellence, leading the singers to new heights of artistic achievement, recognition and success. As the orchestra grew artistically, George made sure the chorus kept pace, enhancing the sound, repertoire and the reputation of our GRAMMY®-winning orchestra,” says Symphony President and CEO Alan Valentine.

Mabry is professor emeritus of music at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, where he served as director of the school’s Center for the Creative Arts and director of choral activities at the university until his retirement in 2003.