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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

Attitude: Lucy Negro Redux gives a voice and a story to the “Dark Lady,” Shakespeare’s mysterious love interest.

“I have walked Lucy’s walk all my life” narrates Caroline Randall Williams, author/poet of the book upon which the ballet is based. Williams’ spoken word in the ballet is Lucy’sRead More

Nashville Symphony Plays Smetana, Berg, and Dvořák, with Special Guest Gil Shaham

On Sunday January 13, 2019, the Nashville Symphony Orchestra gave the final of three concerts playing Bedřich Smetana’s The Moldau (or Vltava), Alban Berg’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, andRead More

Gil Shaham to perform Berg’s Violin Concerto in Nashville!

Of course they are advertising the HD Odyssey, but the Berg is so rarely heard! PROGRAM Smetana – The Moldau from Má Vlast Berg – Violin Concerto Cosmos – An HDRead More

Handel’s Messiah by the Nashville Symphony and Chorus: an Interview with Tucker Biddlecombe

On December 13th-16th Maestro Giancarlo Guerrero will conduct the Nashville Symphony and Chorus as they perform Georg Frideric Händel’s Oratorio The Messiah at the Schermerhorn Symphony Hall. This is ChorusRead More

A New Take on a Classic: The Nashville Ballet’s The Nutcracker

When it comes to a classic work such as Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, it can be difficult to make it feel fresh and new. Fortunately for Nashville audiences this holiday season,Read More

Rituals and a Serenade at the Schermerhorn

On November 16th and 17th the Nashville Symphony along with the Nashville Symphony Chorus, hosted visiting conductor Hans Graf for an interesting concert of late Romantic and Neo-classical works, includingRead More

The Nashville Symphony Presents Russian Masters

On Saturday, November 3, the Nashville Symphony gave a performance entitled Russian Masters, featuring guest conductor Victor Yampolsky, the perfect conductor for the program. The concert consisted of three piecesRead More

Johannes Möller’s “Chinese Impressions” at MTSU

This free concert was presented by the MTSU Center for Chinese Music and Culture. Guitarist and composer Johannes Möller gave a performance in MTSU’s Hinton Hall. Möller is from Sweden andRead More

Nashville Symphony Unveils Lineup for Free Day of Music 2018

13th annual event takes place on Saturday, October 27 with 25 performances, beer garden, food trucks, family activities, ticket discounts and more Nashville, Tenn. (October 8, 2018) — The NashvilleRead More

The Nashville Symphony in Fine Form with Haydn, Schubert and Martin

The program presented by the Nashville Symphony on October 12th, may not upon initial consideration generate an obvious theme for an evening of orchestral music.  Haydn’s Symphony 104 “London,” Schubert’sRead More