Reviews

At the OZ Arts Website:

Burdens from a Distance

Carrying burdens: a universally accepted part of life and timely theme as the world shares a collective burden. Over the course of three years, speaking to hundreds of people from all walks of life, Jana Harper discovered the same underlying concerns we all share: “our loved ones, our futures, our planet, and of course, our health.” This Holding was created from the exploration of these burdens, portraying this portion of the human experience in a raw, beautiful, and thought-provoking way. During a period when many feel more alone than ever in their lives, Harper holds a fitting sentiment about herRead More

From Nashville Opera

STUCK ELEVATOR: AN INNOVATIVE LOOK INTO THE STRUGGLES OF ASIAN-AMERICANS

Not many people know the true story of Ming Kuang Chen. In 2006, a Chinese immigrant living in the Bronx was sent to a high rise apartment building to deliverRead More

At the Nashville Symphony

The Chestnuts Have Their Day at the Schermerhorn

On Saturday, January 21, 2023 the Nashville Symphony gave a splendid performance of three chestnuts: Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s FourthRead More

Just in from Cleveland:

Welser-Möst Conducts Schubert – An Innovative Program by The Cleveland Orchestra

in·no·va·tion /ˌinəˈvāSH(ə)n/ the action or process of innovating “Innovation is crucial to the continuing success of any organization.” Classical music organizations have received criticism for mostly presenting performances of piecesRead More

Theatre Nohgaku at the Frist

It was a misty gray afternoon, not cold, but comforting, a stay-inside kind of day, the kind of day you commonly see in the Japanese countryside, the kind of dayRead More

From the Nashville Symphony:

Lisiecki and Melodic Bounty at the Schermerhorn

At the Nashville Symphony this past weekend, the audience was treated to a melodic bounty. Frédéric Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances made a curious program.Read More

At the Carl Van Vechten Gallery at Fisk University

African Modernism in America: Fisk University’s Historic Role in African Art

Two roosters are frozen in an almost comically surreal cockfight. But their feathers, soaked in brilliant red blood, and the darker blood splotches against a black background belie any humor.Read More

At the Schermerhon

The Nashville Symphony Enters Orbit!

The Nashville Symphony audience has finally broken the stigma about only clapping in the “appropriate” spots during a concert. And Thursday night gave the audience plenty of reasons to clap.Read More

At TPAC's Jackson Hall

Nashville Opera’s Remarkable La Bohème

On September 22 and 24 Nashville Opera opened its 2022-2023 season with a remarkable production of Giacomo Puccini’s La Bohème. Puccini’s opera is a deeply tragic work and a centerpieceRead More

From Franklin:

Summer Shakespeare Festival 2022

This summer the Nashville Shakespeare Festival performed Cymbeline, one of Shakespeare’s last plays. I won’t go much into the plot of the play in this review; a quick google searchRead More

Opening Night for the Nashville Symphony: A Second Resurrection for Music City

On Saturday, September 10 the Nashville Symphony held their opening night for the 2022-23 season with a performance of Gustav Mahler’s epic Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection.” PerhapsRead More