Listen / Colleen Phelps stopped by this week with selections from the Animal Ambassador Album Project— works for marimba by five different composers, all dedicated to zoo animals born in 2017. The collection, inspired by the likes of Fiona the hippo from Cincinnati and Nashville Zoo’s own clouded leopard, Niran, contains both composed works and poetry […]
Live in Studio C: Jerome Reed
Listen / Lipscomb University piano professor Jerome Reed made his first appearance on Live in Studio C in April 1999. On that program, he performed music from Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. 19 years (and many Live in Studio C performances) later, Reed was here this week with a very similar program to the one he […]
Live in Studio C: Belmont University Guitar Ensemble
Listen / Last month, Robert Thompson visited the studio as half of Duo Sudeste. This week, he returned as a director to showcase students from the Belmont University Guitar Ensemble. Ranging from freshman to seniors, the students performed music as duets and quartets in a variety of styles across the guitar repertoire.
Live in Studio C: Bart Feller
Listen / Flutist Bart Feller is used to traveling the country with his instrument. While his main gigs are playing principal flute with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and teaching at Rutgers University, he spends summers in the desert playing with the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and weekends teaching the pre college division at Julliard.
Live in Studio C: Nicholas Wing And Friends
Listen / Composer Nicholas Wing gave the world premiere of three works on this week’s program, including a piece performed with a violin once played by a member of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (then known as the Palestine Philharmonic), founded by Bronisław Huberman.
Live in Studio C: Maharaja Flamenco Trio
Listen / The Maharaja Flamenco Trio stopped by prior to an evening concert at Middle Tennessee State University, bringing with them a lively set of classic Gypsy jazz and original flamenco music. Helmed by MTSU alumnus Silviu Ciulei, who is trained in both classical and flamenco guitar styles, the trio includes Tony Hartmann on percussion and David […]
Live in Studio C: Vocal Arts Nashville
Listen / A professional, eight-member choir is one of the newest chamber ensembles in Nashville. Singing under the direction of Matthew Phelps, Vocal Arts Nashville brought us selections from their first season, which continues at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4 at West End United Methodist with music of Bach and Brahms.
Live in Studio C: Blair Student Showcase 2018
Each year, students at Vanderbilt’s Blair School of Music compete for a chance to perform in the annual student showcase. And once again, we hosted a…
Live in Studio C: Natchez Thrace
This week’s show features a trio of Midstate musicians making traditional Balkan and Bulgarian music, very similar to the folk melodies that influenced…
Live in Studio C: Roger Wiesmeyer And Friends
For the 16th year in a row, Roger Wiesmeyer is organizing a birthday celebration for one of music’s greatest geniuses: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This…
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