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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

From the Nashville Opera

The Barber of Seville: What a Night for a Haircut

The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini is the quintessential opera buffa. Even if you’ve never heard of the opera, you’ve probably heard snippets of “Figaro, Figaro, Figaro,” from theRead More

At the Schermerhorn

A Night in Space

This past weekend, our Nashville Symphony came together once again for an evening of exquisite music. The newest event in their classical series featured a space themed program. Joaquín Rodrigo’sRead More

The Music City Baroque was “Unabashedly European” at the Second Presbyterian

On a lovely 80-degree afternoon, the doors of Second Presbyterian Nashville opened to welcome guests to Music City Baroque’s spring concert. Titled “Unabashedly European: Chamber Music from the Court, Church,Read More

Iolanthe: Community Opera at its Best

Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe at Franklin Light Opera was a breath of fresh air, especially because it is a community opera! The story follows Iolanthe, a fairy who is exiledRead More

Jazz, Fiction, and Technology: The Modern Sonic Imaginary

Para Versión en Español, Click AQUÍ The artistic revolution that ushered in a century of intense sensory exploration concentrated its potential on the discovery of alternative perceptions of color andRead More

Jazz, Ficción y Tecnología: El Imaginario Sonoro Moderno

For English Version, Click HERE La revolución artística que dio la bienvenida a un siglo de intensa exploración sensorial concentró su potencial en el descubrimiento de percepciones alternativas del colorRead 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

A Preview of Holst's The Planets coming to the Schermerhorn

Holst’s The Planets Suite Op.32: Mythology, Astronomy, and Astrology

Gustav Holst (1847-1934) wrote The Planets Suite Op.32 from 1914-1916, while he was Head of Music at St. Paul’s Girls School in Hammersmith, England. Holst loved to travel despite hisRead 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

At the Symphony next weekend (March 12-14)

Sounds of the 20th and 21st-Century American Symphony

A variety of celebrations are already underway or planned across the United States and its territories to mark the Semiquincentennial of this nation’s birth. The Nashville Symphony continues its participationRead More