AWARDS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS2018 Launch of We Are Nashville Festival - Director/Co-founder 2018 - 2025 We Are Nashville Festival - Director 2020 CMA Foundation Unified Voices for ME - Music Tech Lead 2020 Release of "We Are Nashville" (song)- Words & Music 2021 Mid-South Regional Emmy Recipient - "We Are Nashville" 2021 WPLN-NPR Fisk Jubilee Radio Special - Music Production 2022 Yamaha 40 Under 40 - Celebrating Excellence in Music Ed. 2018 - 2022 "We Are Nashville" performed by Nashville Symphony 2022 Release of "Living in Harmony" - Words & Music 2022 Nashville Emerging Leader Award Winner - Education 2022 Nashville Black 40 Under 40 Recipient 2023 Nashville ABC Periscope - Periscope Pitch Winner 2024 Carnegie Hall's Link-Up Co-Host - Nashville Symphony 2024 "Every Student Known": Metro Nashville Schools - Co-Write 2024 Community Arts Collective - Executive Director |
MEET BRYSON FINNEYBryson Finney, educator, songwriter and musician happily resides in LaVergne, TN. He received both his BA in K-12 Music Education with Clarinet as his primary instrument, and his MAEd in Instructional Design from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. A music educator at heart, he has served as a General Music Teacher, Piano Instructor and Choir Instructor in the public school setting for nearly a decade in both North Carolina and Tennessee. Bryson has continued supporting a diverse array of educational efforts as an Instructional Coach, serving Nashville area schools district-wide. The role involves researching, training and modeling best practices around effective uses of technology integration for all content areas. In addition to his work in public education, Bryson has worked with the Nashville Symphony as the Accelerando Coordinator supporting the development of students from diverse ethnic background for careers in music. He has worked with WPLN-Nashville Public Radio on their Fisk Jubilee Singers Radio Special, the CMA Foundation as the Music Technology Content Lead for their Unified Voices for Music Education Initiative, he is a recipient of a 2021 Regional Emmy as a songwriter for “We Are Nashville” and 2022 Yamaha 40 under 40 in Music Education recipient. Bryson is the Co-founder, Coordinator and Program Director of the “We Are Nashville” annual Music Festival. The festival is designed to reach students and families from all over Music City, with a mission of building community through the art form of music.
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