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After the Storm . . .

I’m not sure about you, but I’m already looking forward to putting 2020 in the rearview mirror.  We’re not even halfway through the year and we’ve weathered a catastrophic tornado and are grappling with a global pandemic . . . and we’re not out of the woods yet.  As our communities gradually reopen and we learn to adjust to what is a hopefully temporary “new normal”, we are all confronted with uncertainty and apprehension about the future.  But, even as we adjust to quarantine, social distancing, facemasks, and the elbow bump rather than the handshake – we can still takeRead More

A Thousand to Say Goodbye to Guerrero

Over the weekend, the Nashville Symphony performed Gustav Mahler’s epic Eighth Symphony and heralded in the end of an era. Known as the “Symphony of a Thousand” and scored forRead More

At the Scarritt Bennett Center

SONUS CHOIR’S “MOTHER NATURE”

As part of their eleventh season, SONUS Choir presented “Mother Nature: a Celebration of Female Composers and Nature,” on May 16th at 7:30 p.m. in Wightman Chapel at the ScarrittRead More

A Night with the Nashville Symphony:

The Premiere of Winger’s Violin Concerto and the Music Barber and Copland

Versión en español aqui This past weekend was an exciting time for new music in Nashville, with the Nashville Symphony’s premiere of C.F. Kip Winger’s Violin Concerto: In the LanguageRead More

Una noche con la Sinfónica de Nashville:

El estreno del Concierto para violín de Winger y la música de Barber y Copland

English Version Here El fin de semana pasado fue un momento emocionante para la nueva música en Nashville, con el estreno del Concierto para violín: In the Language of FlowersRead More

Radical Acceptance in Chamber Opera:

Intersection Performs Perry’s The Weight of Light.

On May tenth, Intersection, Nashville’s “flexible contemporary music ensemble” presented Gillian Perry’s One-Act Chamber opera The Weight of Light (libretto by Marcus Amaker) in the Analog music room at theRead More

Between Two Worlds: The Musical Revolution of the Lafayette Tour

For Spanish, Click HERE The Schermerhorn Symphony Center seems to have anticipated the Bicentennial Celebration of the Lafayette Tour by erecting its architecture in the neoclassical style and positioning itselfRead More

Entre Dos Mundos: La Revolución Musical del Lafayette Tour

For English Click HERE El Schermerhorn Symphony Center parece haberse anticipado a la celebración del Bicentenario del Tour de Lafayette, al erigirse arquitectónicamente en el estilo neoclásico y situarse aRead More

Guerrero's Last Season Continues:

A Celebration to Remember: Nashville Symphony Captures Tchaikovsky’s Magic

I was lucky enough to attend the Nashville Symphony’s performance entitled “Tchaikovsky’s Celebration” at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Thursday, April 24th. The show was conducted by resident music director,Read More

Burleigh Spirituals Festival Scholarship Concert

On Monday April 14, a lovely gift was shared with a rather sparse, but welcoming audience. Since 2016, Patrick Dailey has been Nashville’s leading force in preserving and honoring theRead More

from the Annals of Nashville's Diversity:

Mendelssohn, Huang, and Barnes at the Schermerhorn

Sometimes the best concerts give you no, or very little, indication of what is happening beforehand. This was the case with the Nashville Symphony’s presentation on April 11 & 12,Read More