As 91Classical celebrated our year of broadcast music, we threw our annual local-music party all day on November 12, 2019. Re-live all of the ten live performances we hosted in the studio that day.
Live In Studio C: A Consort Of Carols
According to Early Music City, good music is good music. In this spirit they brought their signature variety of genres — from old English lute songs to music by a prominent abolitionist, along with a spiritual in the holiday spirit.
Live In Studio C: Bad Day Day
Mandolin player Mike Compton is a self-described connoisseur of special days; he’s especially a fan of National Root Canal Appreciation Day and Lost Sock Memorial Day. Since his visit to Live In Studio C corresponded with Bad Day Day, he kicked off his set with some blues.
Live In Studio C: Bossa Nova, Icarus And A Fender Bender
Duo Versal’s pairing of soprano saxophone with classical guitar brought third-stream jazz to Studio C on a crisp fall Tuesday. Belmont faculty members…
Live In Studio C: Those Strings Can Groove
Adding double bass to the traditional string quartet format allows the Avila Soul String Quintet a whole new vocabulary of harmony and rhythm. They brought their bowing and chopping to Studio C this week.
Live In Studio C: Odd Time, Old Tune And Overtone
Choral ensemble Variant 6 brought local music from their native Philadelphia, alongside a piece from Monteverdi’s fouth book of madrigals, as well as…
Live In Studio C: Their First Visit
Listen / The Franklin High School Choir’s first visit to Live in Studio C brought energy and excitement to the show on a crisp fall day.
Live In Studio C: Sweet Sweet Spirit
Listen / Connections to African American spirituals and to Tupac Shakur combine in this preview of Tennessee State University’s Harry T. Burleigh Festival.
Live In Studio C: These Contrarians Get Along Just Fine
Listen / To contradict the Contrarian Ensemble’s supposed origin of their name: these guys get along with each other pretty well. Their repertoire ranges from the brand new to the ancient, and they brought a variety to Studio C.
Live In Studio C: Clara Schumann’s After-Party
Listen / Fresh out of a performance at our 200th Birthday Festival Concert for Clara Schumann these Blair School of Music students are still giving enthusiastic and heartfelt performances of Schumann’s Opus 12 and 13 lieder.