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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

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

From the Nashville Opera

The Bloody Tragedy Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti

The bloody tragedy Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti  (1797-1848) originally premiered in 1835. It is a Romantic opera is loosely based on the novel by Sir Walter Scott, TheRead More

At the Fisk Chapel

Upon These Shoulders: The Living Legacy

On April 4th, in Fisk’s historic Memorial Chapel, Intersection, Choral Arts Link, and the W. Crimm Singers (aka Wakanda Chorale) presented the their annual concert series Upon these Shoulders: TheRead More

Get to Know the GCO, part one:

The Gateway Chamber Orchestra Proves themselves to be Gamers at the Customs House Museum!

On March 30, a small crowd gathered at the Customs House Museum in Clarksville. At 3:00 pm, the lights dimmed and the sound of a string quartet could be heardRead More