Memphis Symphony Orchestra brings ‘big band’ sound to Shelby County Corrections Center
The audience sways along with the performance by the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at the Shelby County Corrections Center on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A choir belted out “Magnify the Lord with me,” a special guest sang “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die” and the Orchestra’s “big band” filled the air behind bars with marvelous music.
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Memphis Symphony Orchestra Penal Farm Shelby County Corrections CenterAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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