In celebration of 91Classical’s Local Composers Month, we posed six questions to some of Nashville’s classical music creators. This week, we’ll hear from composer, electric violin pioneer, and genre-bender Tracy Silverman.
Live in Studio C: The Marriage Proposal
Composer Patrick Dunnevant’s three pieces all celebrated important milestones in his life. Put together they made a beautiful launch for Live in Studio…
Live In Studio C: Jonathan Sargent, guitar with Jeff Taylor, accordion
Listen / Guitarist and composer Jonathan Sargent has a new album of his own music on the Naxos label, called Little Cathedrals. The melodies are inspired by the music of Spain and Latin America and the great cathedrals of Europe. It’s a mix of guitar solos of and pieces for chamber ensembles; for Live in Studio […]
Six Questions: Getting Eclectic With Composer Robbie Lynn Hunsinger
In celebration of 91Classical’s Local Composers Month, we posed six questions to some of Nashville’s classical music creators. We’ll kick off our Six Questions series with composer Robbie Lynn Hunsinger. Hunsinger spent much of her life working as a professional classical oboist, and is now also known for her multimedia, interactive work that fuses music […]
Summer Listening: Nashville’s Classical Playlist
From a guitar concerto, to sacred choral music, and an absolute monster, these recent releases of classical music from right here in Nashville can keep you company throughout the summer.
Live in Studio C: “Time Grown Short, World Grown Wide”
Listen / Students from Tennessee’s Governor’s School of the Arts, looking forward to the end of high school, brought a sense of anticipation to Studio C – in both the conversation and the music.
Introducing Local Composers Month, A Celebration Of Classical Music Created In Nashville
91Classical has long been committed to local music, whether through our daily Lunchtime Local playlist features, weekly in-studio performances from midstate musicians on Live In Studio C, our online coverage of what’s happening in Nashville’s classical music scene, and more. That’s why we’re excited to introduce the first-ever Local Composers Month. All through July, celebrate the […]
Live In Studio C: Quiet Friend Who Has Come So Far
Listen / This oratorio, performed by Portara Ensemble, tells the story of Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers by following the journey of one patient from her diagnosis. Poems from Dickinson and Rilke are set alongside poems by those touched by the disease.
Live In Studio C: Love and Loss In WWII
Listen / Composers Schulhoff, Schoenberg, and Shostakovitch all experienced the concentration camps of Nazi Germany in some way – either themselves, or through friends. The three pieces that the TN Governor’s School of the Arts faculty presented all related to this harrowing experience.
When The Silenced Made Sounds: 2018/2019’s Classical Music In Nashville
As the 2018/2019 arts season in Nashville drew to a close, one thing is apparent in hindsight: the underrepresented clearly have a voice in Music City’s classical scene.
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