Reviews

Cheekwood's Winter Concert Series

Music City Latin Orchestra turned up the heat on a cold winter night

Versión en español Beginning with the setting where we had the privilege to enjoy the Music City Latin Orchestra’s show, every element in this concert was a delightful peculiarity. As part of the Winter Concert Series organized by Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, the Massey Auditorium was transformed into a dance floor. The space was arranged both for those who wished to appreciate tropical rhythms from the comfort of their chairs and for those overcome by the spirit of dance who inevitably had to yield. Daniel Enrique’s (Venezuela) warm voice encouraged the first couples to break the ice in a venueRead 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

From the Nashville Chamber Music Society

Underwood and Friends Take Us to Church

Titus Underwood & Friends presented a unique opportunity for me as a brass musician to expand my horizons: Can I, a lowly trumpet player, ‘neath the booming vaults of aRead More

Tower, Williams and Rachmaninoff at the Schermerhorn

This past weekend, our Nashville Symphony put on a splendid performance featuring pieces of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Joan Tower’s Tambor, John Williams’ Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra,Read More

An Afternoon of Chamber Music with ALIAS

Versión en español aquí In the heart of Nashville, between the bustle of honky-tonk bars and party buses, ALIAS, a Nashville-based chamber ensemble, is working to provide a voice for theRead More

La Tarde de Música de Cámara con ALIAS

Version in English Here En el corazón de Nashville, entre el bullicio de los bares de honky-tonk y los autobuses de fiesta, ALIAS, un conjunto de cámara con sede en Nashville,Read More

Companion Exhibitions at the Frist

David C. Driskell and Friends; Kindred Spirits: Creativity, Collaboration and Friendship

Most people, including the artists themselves, see visual arts as a solitary profession.  Dancers move in companies or corps, musicians play in bands or orchestras, actors perform in ensembles orRead More

At the Schermerhorn

SPECULATION, MANIFESTATION, AND A LITTLE CONTROVERSY: THE NSO Performs SCHUBERT, WILLIAMS, GOLIJOV, AND STRAUSS II

“Speculation, Manifestation, and a Little Controversy,” aptly describes the Nashville Symphony Orchestra’s program on March 14th and 15th. First, Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” remains a subject of musicological speculation as toRead More