The MCR Interview

Interviews of folks who make things happen in the Music City!


America's 250th at the Schermerhorn:

JoAnn Falletta on American Music, Memory, and the Stories We Tell

Few conductors have championed American orchestral music as passionately or as consistently as JoAnn Falletta. Across a career spanning decades and continents, Falletta has built a reputation not only asRead More

Carl Robinett on Puppeteering and Performing in Water For Elephants

Carl Robinett is a performer in the North American Tour of Water for Elephants, which will be coming to TPAC May 12-17. Carl took the time to speak with usRead More

A Conversation with the Nashville Rep’s New Artistic Director Jessica Fichter

Jessica Fichter is the upcoming new artistic director for the Nashville Repertory Theatre. A director, playwright, and teaching artist, she has worked in professional and educational theater across the EastRead More

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Amos Glass on New Leadership and the Future of the Nashville Rep

The Nashville Repertory Theatre, the region’s largest theater company, has announced Jessica Fichter as their choice for their next artistic director. We were delighted to get to speak with InterimRead More

Señor Serrano in Conversation: Inside the World of Birdie

Versión en español aquí For the past two decades, the theatre company Señor Serrano has explored the intersection of theatre, cinema, and technology. Their acclaimed production Birdie, integrates live cameras, scaleRead More

En Conversación con Señor Serrano: Adentrándonos en el mundo de Birdie

English Version Here Desde hace dos décadas, la agrupación teatral Señor Serrano ha explorado la intersección entre el teatro, el cine y la tecnología. Su aclamada producción Birdie integra cámarasRead 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

The Artist's Mental Rolodex

Amber Lelli on Memory, Material, and Making

In Amber Lelli’s world it seems that sculpture is a conversation—between idea and material, intention and accident, solitude and community. Her works, whether monumental, public commissions or smaller studio pieces,Read More

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The Culmination of the Sacral Series: An Interview with Becca Hoback

In Solus, Nashville-based choreographer and performer Becca Hoback brings the culmination of her multi-year Sacral Series to the stage with bracing honesty, emotional intensity, and arresting physicality. Known for herRead More