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A New Release:

SONUS’ ‘Let My Love Be Heard’

Marking a decade of boundary-pushing choral artistry, SONUS returns with a new EP, Let My Love Be Heard, that captures both the ensemble’s evolution and its unmistakable emotional core. Over the past ten years, the Nashville-based group has built a reputation for luminous straight-tone singing, immersive performances, and a deep commitment to connection through sound. Their latest release not only reflects that journey—it expands it. Featuring works by contemporary choral icons Eric Whitacre and Jake Runestad alongside a striking new composition by SONUS’s own composer-in-residence, the EP serves as both a celebration and a bold step forward. “This EP feels like a moment of maturity for us.” In this interview with MCR, SONUS’ Timbre Cierpke reflects on the milestones that shaped their first decade, the science and spirit behind their newest work, and the collaborative philosophy that continues to define their voice. MCR Staff [MCR]: This EP celebrates SONUS’s 10-year anniversary. Looking back, what moments or milestones have most defined the ensemble’s identity over the past decade? Timbre Cierpke [TC]: One of our most formative experiences was our collaboration with Bang of a Can and Julia Wolfe. We were invited to perform Wolfe’s Pulitzer Prize winning work, Anthracite Fields, for BigRead More
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    SONUS’ ‘Let My Love Be Heard’
  • Puccini’s American Myth: La Fanciulla del West by Nashville Opera

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    Puccini’s American Myth: La Fanciulla del West by Nashville Opera
  • Entre Ser y No Ser: Un Archivo Colectivo de Memoria y Resiliencia

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    Entre Ser y No Ser: Un Archivo Colectivo de Memoria y Resiliencia
  • Entre Ser y No Ser: A Collective Archive of Memory and Resilience

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    Entre Ser y No Ser: A Collective Archive of Memory and Resilience
  • Between Altars and Memories, Mexico Lives in Nashville

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    Between Altars and Memories, Mexico Lives in Nashville
  • Teatrocinema’s Rosa: An Interview on Art, Memory, and the Power of Women

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    Teatrocinema’s Rosa: An Interview on Art, Memory, and the Power of Women
  • Rosa de Teatrocinema: una entrevista sobre arte, memoria y el poder de las mujeres

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    Rosa de Teatrocinema: una entrevista sobre arte, memoria y el poder de las mujeres
  • Sunday Night Service

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    Sunday Night Service
  • A portal has opened – Kindling Fest 2026 applications are live

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    A portal has opened – Kindling Fest 2026 applications are live
  • The Jazz Beat — November 2025

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    The Jazz Beat — November 2025

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Entre Altares y Recuerdos, México Vive en Nashville

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Theater/Dance

Teatrocinema’s Rosa: An Interview on Art, Memory, and the Power of Women

Versión en español aquí Teatrocinema is a Chilean live art and theater group known forRead More

  • Rosa de Teatrocinema: una entrevista sobre arte, memoria y el poder de las mujeres

  • A Delightful Beauty and the Beast

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Art & Design

LeXander Bryant’s ‘Dirt Road Baby’

LeXander Bryant is an Alabama-born, contemporary artist of Nashville whose work deeply engages with notionsRead More

  • Entre Ser y No Ser: Un Archivo Colectivo de Memoria y Resiliencia

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Classical Music

Puccini’s American Myth: La Fanciulla del West by Nashville Opera

This January, Nashville Opera opens its 2025 season with Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West (theRead More

  • Preview: Music City Oratorio Festival Brings Handel’s Messiah to Life — Nashville Style

  • Fate, Pastoral Exile, and Black Dances

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The MCR Interview

Improvising a Dream: David Rodgers and the Birth of the Nashville Jazz Festival

For pianist and composer David Rodgers, the idea of a Nashville Jazz Festival has beenRead More

  • Necessary: J’Nai Bridges on Art, Opening Minds, and the Responsibility of Voice

  • A Broadway Actress Speaks about Life on Tour: Holly Ann Butler

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Far-flung Correspondents

Delibes’ Sylvia at the American Ballet Theatre

In comparison to dance companies nationwide, American Ballet Theatre (ABT) is elderly—86 years old. ButRead More

  • Norma and the Reinvention of Tragedy: Reflections from Florence 

  • Jubilee the Opera

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Jazz & Pop

The Jazz Beat — November 2025

This Month’s Highlights Here are the performances this month that I have picked out asRead More

  • The Jazz Beat — October 2025

  • The Jazz Beat — September 2025

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Music City Noir

The Jazz Beat — May 2025

This Month’s Highlights Here are the performances this month that I have picked out asRead More

  • Burleigh Spirituals Festival Scholarship Concert

  • David C. Driskell and Friends; Kindred Spirits: Creativity, Collaboration and Friendship

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Nashville Sonido Latino

El Arte de Lindsy Davis y Danielle Winger: Llamada y respuesta en Red Arrow Gallery

For English Click HERE El 13 de septiembre, Red Arrow Gallery realizó una charla deRead More

  • Dolly: Un musical verdaderamente original

  • ¡A la vida! La figura humana en L’Chaim de Judith Donna Fox

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Various & Sundry

Our Local Frankenstein

Now that autumn weather has arrived, book lovers find that 19th century literature has extraRead More

  • Blacklight Productions Presents First-Ever Masquerade Gala

  • GG, Orchestra: Gamesymphonic Hits All the Right Notes

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