News/Previews

Coming this Month:

The Jazz Beat: March 2024

Hello, all, and welcome back to this regular column here at Music City Review. Here, we will update you with the most can’t-miss jazz events happening in Music City, so you can be sure to catch all your favorites, as well as discover new ones along the way. Get out there and support your local musicians and keep Music City thriving! This Month’s Highlights I’d like to begin by highlighting right up top some of the more unique events happening this month that I think you’ll be interested in. These include shows and acts that you won’t find as regularRead More

Coming to the Schermerhorn

Perry, Stravinsky and Ohlsson’s Brahms at the Schermerhorn

On September 15, the Nashville Symphony will present a concert featuring Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Julia Perry’s Short Piece for Orchestra and Johannes Brahms’ First Piano Concerto performed byRead More

Summer Shakespeare Preview: Much Ado About Nothing

While this year’s Summer Shakespeare technically carries into fall (August 31-October 1), I don’t think it could be timed better. With the hot humidity tapering into warm comfort, we’ll beRead More

A Guest Author Contribution:

The Future of TPAC

In February 2022, news broke that the State of Tennessee is looking to lease a nearly two acre parcel of land located at 301 Rep. John Lewis Way N. TheRead More

4 days. 5 venues. 18 wildly unique projects.

Counterculture: Kindling Arts Festival 2023

In its sixth artistic season, Kindling Arts continues to develop innovative new works by Nashville’s experimental artists, empowering diverse creators with the resources required to explore challenging ideas. Nashville’s mostRead More

Coming in June

The Latin Nashville Sound, June

(Versión en español aquí) This June promises to kick off the summer season with an extraordinary variety of genres and artists who, from their Latin roots, have maintained their musical identityRead More

The Pirates of Penzance at Nashville Opera

I saw the Nashville Opera’s final performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance at TPAC’s Polk Theater this past weekend. This comic opera premiered over 150 years agoRead More

Upcoming in Music City:

Nashville Repertory Theatre 23-24 Season Preview

Nashville Repertory Theatre has unveiled their 23/24 Mainstage Season: “We’re so excited about the upcoming year,” said Micah-Shane Brewer, Artistic Director of Nashville Rep. “Our theme surrounding the season isRead More

The MCR Interview:

an Interview with Paul Vasterling

On the weekend of April 21-23 The Nashville Ballet will be holding a series of performances titled New in Nashville in honor of their departing artistic Director Paul Vasterling [PV].Read More

From the Nashville Symphony

Wonderful Performances on a Dark Night in Nashville.

On April 1, the Music Director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Ken-David Masur, joined the Nashville Symphony for a performance of Grażyna Bacewicz’ Overture for Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev’s ViolinRead More

The MCR Interview:

Interview with Karen Slack

The Nashville Symphony will present a world premiere of composer Hannibal Lokumbe’s The Jonah People:  A Legacy of Struggle and Triumph at Schermerhorn Symphony Center, 7 pm, April 13; 8Read More