It’s not often that three conductors are in the same room – virtual or otherwise. But 2020 isn’t a typical year.
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Classically Speaking: Three Superconductors Take On 2020
It’s not often that three conductors are in the same room – virtual or otherwise. But 2020 isn’t a typical year.
Lara Downes: ‘These Women Together’
What better way to celebrate the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment than with music by women, performed by pianist Lara Downes?
Classically Speaking: Conductors In Conversation
Diversity as an intrinsic part of your organization, rather than a goal. Building a new canon. Mourning what we lost this year. These topics and more were in focus during our look at the future of orchestras with Mei-Ann Chen, JoAnn Falletta, and Jeri Lynne Johnson.
Classically Speaking: Bespoke Music Making With Jennifer Higdon
Composer Jennifer Higdon has built one of the most diverse and exciting catalogs of music in our time. She has written tone poems, operas, choral works, and band music. But her concerto list is by far the most varied and creative.
A Cross-Continental Friendship, In Music, With Wu Fei And Abigail Washburn
When Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn recorded their self-titled collaborative album, neither expected a pandemic to cause tension in the relationship between China and the United States. But the combination of Chinese folk music and the tunes of Appalachia flow together beautifully, in an expression of their friendship.
A Message About The Future Of 91Classical From Nashville Public Radio CEO Steve Swenson
91Classical will transition to HD radio and digital platforms this fall, as Nashville Public Radio launches a new station.
New Opera, Celebrating The 19th Amendment, Pays Homage To A Nashville Suffragist And A Civil Rights Icon
Across Nashville, an entire year’s worth of artistic commissions and performances were planned to celebrate this year’s centennial of the 19th Amendment’s ratification — and many have been postponed. But one new work, called One Vote Won, is still having its premiere digitally, courtesy of Nashville Opera.
91Classical Promotes Student Composer Fellows To Role Of Ambassador
As our first class of Student Composer Fellows completed their program, we found that we were not ready for our relationship with these brilliant young minds to end. So, we have added the role of Student Composer Ambassador.
91Classical Welcomes The 2020/2021 Student Composer Fellows
As school begins in Middle Tennessee, so does a new round of our Student Composer Fellowship.
A Playlist Celebrating Clarksville-Born Musician Clarence Cameron White
Browse the Visit Clarksville, Tennessee website and you’ll find the “Clarksville Connections” project. It’s a directory of sorts, showcasing significant people in the city’s history. Among the athletes, authors and inventors is concert violinist and composer Clarence Cameron White, who was born on this day in 1880.
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