Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville Chamber Orchestra
On a humid September night in Nashville, Tennessee, Classic Tents was the subject of widespread praise and industry accolades. Over a year in advance of the Center opening, Classic Tents was contacted to produce a unique cleartop structure for the Center’s front lawn. Classic’s original vision was a magnificent 100-foot round structure with a surrounding 30-foot wide ring. Classic Tents made all the necessary preparations and received verbal approval from the city’s building inspector. But three weeks prior to the event, that building inspector went on sick leave and the city pulled back its approval. Classic Tents was forced to redesign the structure to reduce the weight and reposition its anchor drilling points just three days before the company’s trucks in Torrance, California, were scheduled to leave for Nashville.

“Classic Tents truly rose to the occasion for us,” said Karen Casey, the event’s on-site coordinator. “Nobody could have foreseen the city’s decision to alter its approval, and that’s what makes Classic Tents’ performance so remarkable; without hesitation their team sprung into action and created a product that met everyone’s standards.”

The resulting tent was a 100-foot-wide-by-160-foot-long oval structure with air conditioning, to squelch the outside heat and humidity. Guests dined inside before moving into the symphony hall for the orchestra’s grand performance.