Author: Daniel Krenz

from Franklin Light Opera

Laughter and Levity at the Franklin Light Opera

H.M.S. Pinafore by Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert has been a smash success ever since its premiere in 1878. After a marvelous performance by the Franklin Light Opera this September,Read More

Americans in the Schermerhorn

This past weekend was one of the most exciting programs that I had seen at the Nashville Symphony in a while. And for good measure, this program encapsulated everything thatRead More

The MCR Interview

Interview with Giancarlo Guerrero

Daniel Krenz: Good afternoon, it’s a pleasure to speak with you today! I’m really looking forward to this concert. It seems to be a perfect picture of what the NashvilleRead More

Chamber Music at the Schermerhorn:

The Elliston Trio plays Haydn and Ravel

On a cold February night, the Elliston Trio played a program of Franz Joseph Haydn and Maurice Ravel to an intimate audience at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Founded in 2016Read More

The MCR Interview:

Interview with Matthew Phelps of the Elliston Trio

This Wednesday February 1st, the Elliston Trio is performing a set of piano trio’s by Joseph Haydn and Maurice Ravel at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. This is a free concertRead More

From the Nashville Symphony:

Lisiecki and Melodic Bounty at the Schermerhorn

At the Nashville Symphony this past weekend, the audience was treated to a melodic bounty. Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances made a curious program.Read More

The MCR Interview

Interview with Pianist Jan Lisiecki

On January 6-8 the Nashville Symphony will present a concert at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center that features Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki, “one of the most astounding, in-demand young pianists inRead More

At the Schermerhon

The Nashville Symphony Enters Orbit!

The Nashville Symphony audience has finally broken the stigma about only clapping in the “appropriate” spots during a concert. And Thursday night gave the audience plenty of reasons to clap.Read More

Oz Arts Presents:

Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence: Grace, Mercy, and The Equality of Night and Day: First Glimpse

In my past work for Music City Review I have written about only music, whether it is a CD release or a live concert. That sort of work is inRead More

Veterans Day Concert

Fantastic Musical Moments from the Nashville Reading Orchestra

The Nashville Reading Orchestra, one the city’s newest performing arts organizations, gave a Veteran’s Day concert this past Sunday night and it was my first opportunity to hear the ensembleRead More