Listen / George Gershwin was a runaway surprise in our recent March Music Madness tournament. An American in Paris unseated Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 to make the semifinals. So when we needed a last-minute fill-in guest for Live in Studio C, Matthew Phelps kindly offered to dust off his Rhapsody in Blue sheet music.
Live in Studio C: Inversion Vocal Ensemble
Listen / With upcoming performances at the Ryman Auditorium and the Noah Liff Opera Center, Inversion Vocal Ensemble had opera scenes, art songs, and choral favorites ready to share.
Live in Studio C: Nashville Reed Trio
Listen / Three French woodwind trios from the 20th century perked us all up on this post time-change Tuesday.
Live in Studio C: Khaldis
Listen / Students from Belmont University prepared a performance of Alan Hovhaness’s chamber work Khaldis for a performance last fall. And they were able to bring the full work to Studio C.
Live in Studio C: Gwendolyn Brown
Listen / Honoring Black History Month, Fisk University faculty member Gwendolyn Brown brought a selection of African-American art songs to Studio C.
Live in Studio C: Hello Gold Mountain
Listen / Composer Wu Fei and members of Chatterbird plus special guest Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz brought a preview of their upcoming premiere Hello Gold Mountain, which tells the story of the 20,000 Jewish refugees who escaped to Shanghai during World War II.
Live in Studio C: ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
Listen / ALIAS Chamber Ensemble’s winter concert features local composers in premieres of large chamber works. Four of the eight in the program brought a reduced preview to Studio C.
Live in Studio C: Nashville Opera Emerging Artists
Listen / Nashville Opera’s Emerging Artists showed us the love by bringing a preview of their Valentine’s-themed cabaret, Love Notes.
Live in Studio C: Jeffrey Williams
Listen / Voice, strings and piano combined to take listeners on a world tour in this program from Jeffrey Williams and friends.
Live in Studio C: The Longest Night
Listen / Portara Ensemble and friends brought a preview of their winter solstice-themed show, which premiered at OZ Arts on December 20.
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