Conaway: In the Sunset Symphony, then and now, there is magic
Memphis Symphony Orchestra conductor Robert Moody at Overton Park Shell Sunday, May 26. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
The Sunset Symphony at the Overton Park Shell was testimony that people, thousands of them, will rise above the claims and clamor of crime to gather in Overton Park at night for the reality of a shared and celebratory experience.
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Photographer Karen Pulfer Focht captures photos of Memphis Symphony Orchestra at Overton Park Shell.
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