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Nashville Symphony Presents Rick Treviño in "Streets of Laredo"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Elaine Wood 615-292-2095
Brenna Davenport-Leigh 615-726-0727
Contact: NAHCC Loraine Segovia 615-216-5737
info@nashvillehispanicchamber.com

Nashville Symphony Presents Rick Treviño in

"Streets of Laredo"

June 6th at Schermerhorn Symphony Center
NAHCC to present Award of Recognition
~Members get 50% from admission~

Celebrating the Hispanic Roots of Country Music with Special Guests, Riders in the Sky, Johnny Rodriquez, Jim Lauderdale and Elizabeth Cook. Show includes tribute to Freddy Fender.

Austin, Texas native Rick Treviño will showcase the diversity of his repertoire, from honky-tonk to Hispanic and beyond, in a special June 6 concert at Nashville Symphony's Schermerhorn Symphony Center as the kick off concert to the Symphony's first ever Target World Music Festival.

Treviño has enjoyed mainstream country success ("She Can't Say I Didn't Cry," "Doctor Time," "Running Out of Reasons to Run") and has explored his Mexican roots with the all-star Grammy award winning ensemble, Los Super Seven. Upcoming for Warner Nashville is a new CD, Whole Town Blue.

The Hispanic influence in country music from "The Streets of Laredo" to "Ring of Fire" to the bolero groove of Brook's and Dunn's "Neon Moon" is prevalent and deep. Rick and his special guests will explore this exciting musical thread, showcasing the contributions of Latin rhythms, song forms and instrumentation to the country music songbook.

Guest artists, Riders in the Sky, the multi Grammy Award winning Western music group whose music is firmly grounded in the rich American music traditions of such legendary cowboys singers as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and the Sons of the Pioneers-and whose fun-filled performances have enchanted audiences of all ages-are themselves the stuff of legend.

The show will include Rick's tribute to his friend and Los Super Seven member, the late Freddy Fender. There will also be a rare appearance from Johnny Rodriguez, an influential artist who recorded 11 consecutive #1 singles and became a country music super star before his 22nd birthday. Other special guests include Elizabeth Cook and Jim Lauderdale.

The Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (NAHCC) is helping to promote this memorable event to Nashville's multi-cultural community. NAHCC board member, Puerto Rican born composer Gil Veda, the Grand Ole Opry's first Hispanic performer, will present Treviño with a Special Award of Recognition on behalf of the NAHCC.

Tickets for "Streets of Laredo" are $10-$35 and can be purchased by calling the Nashville Symphony box office at 615.687.6400 or by visiting www.nashvillesymphony.org

NAHCC members receive 50% their tickets by going by the Schermerhorn Symphony box office or calling 615-687-6400 and mentioning this special offer for NAHCC members.

Parking for all events is free at the SunTrust parking garage located at Fourth Avenue and Commerce.

NAHCC members and media are invited to attent. For additional information please contact Loraine Segovia or Alejandra Peña Rodriguez by telephone at 615-216-5737 or via e-mail at: http://us.f318.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=info@nashvillehispanicchamber.com

To learn more about NAHCC programs, events and initiatives please visit us online at: www.nashvillehispanicchamber.com

The Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)6 non-profit business organization. The NAHCC keeps the highest level of accountability on sponsorship funds received or other corporate contributions. The mission of the NAHCC is to help Nashville become a better place to live, work and visit by creating positive environments conducive to business growth, education, integration, and cultural appreciation. Partnerships with corporate members wishing to fund NAHCC programs and events are subjected to Board of Director's approval and are primarily to support educational causes and/or empower entrepreneurship opportunities as well as mainstream business member initiatives not restricted to the Hispanic enterpreneur or market.