John Esposito and country music star Randy Travis will each receive the Nashville Symphony’s Harmony Award for 2024.
The two will share the distinction as the joint honorees of the Nashville Symphony’s 40th annual Symphony Ball, scheduled for Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
“My love of Nashville kept me here; my passion for music brought me to Nashville and is my lifeline,” Travis explains. “The chances and difficulties presented in music turned my life’s path in such a favorable manner. Receiving the Harmony Award from the Nashville Symphony honors me to be joining them in sharing our modern enthusiasm to open paths in music for next generations.”.
“As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Symphony Ball, we are thrilled to recognize two remarkable figures in Nashville’s music community,” say Nashville Symphony Association and Symphony Ball 2024 Co-Chairs Jason Bradshaw and Bob Deal. “Each in his own way, Randy Travis and John Esposito have revolutionized and reinvigorated country music; their talents are matched only by their commitment to raising up the next generation of music makers.”
Renowned American country music singer, songwriter, and actor Travis is best known for his role in creating the neotraditional country movement in the 1980s and 1990s. With his 1986 album, Storms of Life, he was gaining immense recognition Hit songs on the album, “On the Other Hand” and “Diggin’ Up Bones,” brought him a lot of recognition.
Travis had huge hits with “Forever and Ever, Amen” and “Deeper Than the Holler,” launched a string of top chart albums, and won multiple Grammy Awards in his career.
