Author: MCR Staff

This Summer at Cheekwood

Cheekwood Unveils Massive Cross-Country Train Exhibition for Summer 2026

This summer, visitors to Cheekwood Estate & Gardens can embark on a cross-country adventure without ever leaving Nashville. From May 2 through September 6, 2026, the historic estate will hostRead More

Coming to the Schermerhorn

Sound and Story: Mason Bates Returns to Nashville with Three Defining Works

Next weekend and at the end of the month, the Nashville Symphony spotlights the music of composer and DJ Mason Bates in two programs that showcase the breadth of hisRead More

The Fire Cycle culminates at the Forge

A new multidisciplinary film project by director Clay Steakley and choreographer Becca Hoback will premiere April 21 at the Forge at 7:30 pm, marking a milestone both for the artistsRead More

Premiering this weekend with the Nashville Symphony

Carrying the Sound Forward: Timothy McAllister on Abiding Legacy

When Timothy McAllister takes the stage with the Nashville Symphony for the world premiere of Abiding Legacy: Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, the moment carries both musical and historicalRead More

From the Music City Baroque

Unabashedly European: Chamber music from the Court, Church and Coffee house

Music City Baroque welcomes the return of acclaimed keyboardist Steven Matthews to Nashville for a special performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Harpsichord Concerto in G Minor (BWV 1058). Now servingRead More

Sculpting Absence and Hearing Silence

Karen LaMonte’s Interventions at Cheekwood

In her latest exhibition, Interventions, at the historic Cheekwood Estate, Karen LaMonte engages in a profound ontological inquiry into the nature of the human figure. By rendering the body throughRead More

Complexions Contemporary Ballet Brings Bowie-Inspired Star Dust to TPAC

On March 14, the electrifying ensemble Complexions Contemporary Ballet returns to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center with a program that blends virtuosic contemporary ballet, rock spectacle, and theatrical flair. TheRead More

Ian Edward White: Townes Ferry Pike

For Ian Edward White, it seems that a map is less a grid of coordinates and more a constellation of feelings. In his latest exhibition at the Baldwin Photographic Gallery,Read More

The Room as Instrument

B Chakoian Jones on The Great Space

When composer B Chakoian Jones first conceived The Great Space, it was not as a recording, nor even as a fixed musical object, but as a response—to architecture, to reverberation,Read More

At the Schermerhorn

Clarity, Contrast, and Conviction: A Conversation with Gemma New

When Gemma New steps onto the podium with the Nashville Symphony next weekend, she brings with her a reputation for clarity, curiosity, and an uncommonly human approach to orchestral music-making.Read More