Complex sentence: Ground was broken for construction on December 3,2003, and the Center formally opened on September 9,2006, with a gala concert conducted by Leonard Slatkin and broadcast by PBS affiliates throughout the state.
Split into simpler sentences: Ground was broken for construction on December 3,2003. The center formally opened on September 9,2006, with a gala concert conducted by Leonard Slatkin and broadcast by PBS affiliates throughout the state.