Randy Travis is receiving a huge honor this year. The Grand Ole Opry member, along with longtime Warner Music Nashville CEO John Esposito, will both receive the Nashville Symphony’s 2024 Harmony Award. The two will be honored together during the Nashville Symphony’s 40th annual Symphony Ball, held on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center.
“My passion for music brought me to Nashville and my love for Nashville kept me here — they are my lifeline,” Travis says. “The opportunities and challenges found in music changed my direction in life in such a positive way. I’m honored to receive the Harmony Award from the Nashville Symphony, joining them in sharing our passions of today to create avenues in music for our generations of tomorrow.”
The two musical icons are being honored as a tribute to the legacy they created in country music, both as an artist and as one of the music industry’s most pioneering figures.
“As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Symphony Ball, we are thrilled to recognize two remarkable figures in Nashville’s music community,” said Symphony Ball co-chairs Bradshaw and Deal. “Each in his own way, Randy Travis and John Esposito have revolutionized and reinvigorated country music, and their talents are matched only by their commitment to raising up the next generation of music makers.”