While Live in Studio C is on hiatus due to precautions for COVID-19, we heard about a group of students from the Blair Academy at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music, who were also mourning cancellations. Led by faculty member Zachary Ebin, these students have now redirected their efforts to performing for senior citizens who are […]
Live In Studio C: Noon In A Cafe
The 15 members of Belmont University’s Guitar Ensemble gathered around Studio C, enjoying each others’ performances with a warmth and sense of casual fun that perfectly fit the spirit of the music.
Live In Studio C: Another Century, Another Clarinet Trio
After last week’s clarinet trio by Johannes Brahms we traded the cello for the violin when the Stones River Chamber Players visited Studio C with music by Alexander Arutiunian.
Live In Studio C: Sublime Vision Of Clarinet
On Dec. 12, 1891, painter Adolf Menzel was in the audience for the premiere of Johannes Brahms’s clarinet trio. He was so moved that he drew a sketch of the clarinetist Richard Muehlfeld as a Greek god, telling Brahms, “We often think of you here, and often enough, comparing notes, we confess our suspicions that […]
Live In Studio C: Outside/In
The ink is not yet dry on Cristina Spinei’s music for Nashville Ballet’s Attitude: Other Voices performance in mid-February. Spinei’s trademark loops weave a rhythmically complex soundtrack for choreography by Matthew Neenan.
Live In Studio C: Taking Advantage Of The Viola da Gamba
Parker Ramsay and Arnie Tanimoto’s instruments may not be that old, but they’re built in the style used 400 or so years ago. The combination of harp and viola da gamba, while pleasant, was indeed surprising.
Live In Studio C: Quartet, Köchel 220
Much ado is made about the birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart every year by Mozart in Nashville in their annual concert. This year they brought a quartet by the classical composer on a different birthday: that of Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, the man who cataloged Mozart’s music.
Live In Studio C: The Last-Minute Contessa
Singer Tamica Nicole kicked off 2020’s Live in Studio C season with some of her favorite songs. She was accompanied by Darryl Nettles, who brought a song of his own, which he wrote for his daughter’s upcoming wedding.
Live In Studio C: Holiday Cheer
On a chilly Tuesday, the Atwood Quartet brought warmth and holiday cheer to Studio C. Along with some of their favorite Christmas tunes, the quartet was also joined by songwriter Robby Hecht.
Live In Studio C: Are You A Real King?
In this special extended episode of Live In Studio C, Nashville Opera presents Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera Amahl and the Night Visitors in its entirety.
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