Over the course of his imprisonment in the Theresienstadt concentration camp, musician Rafael Schächter gathered a chorus of singers to perform Giuseppi Verdi’s Reqiuem—first in secret, and finally for a performance in front of high-ranking Nazi officials— over a dozen times. For many of the performers, including Schächter, it would be the last music they would […]
Live in Studio C: Christopher Farrell and Friends
Listen / While Christopher Farrell has been a violist with the Nashville Symphony since 1999, he was in Studio C this week as a composer – a skill he’s spent the last decade honing. He brought with him his friends and colleagues, cellist Sari Reist, bassist Tim Pearson and pianist Megan Gale to perform new […]
Live In Studio C: Portara Ensemble
Listen / As one of Nashville’s premiere vocal groups, Portara Ensemble’s repertoire spans a wide range of genres and styles. Director Jason Shelton brought the ensemble and one of their diverse programs to the studio in advance of their June 3rd concert, called “Home.” The performance will be a benefit for Open Table Nashville, a […]
Experience A Diverse Array of Local Performers (All At Once) With Oz Arts Nashville’s “MusiCircus”
“You won’t hear anything: you’ll hear everything,” is how avant-garde musician John Cage described his events known as Musicircus. First performed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Musicircus began as an invitation for artists to come together in a space and perform whatever they chose, simultaneously. If you missed those original happenings half a century ago, […]
Live in Studio C: Steel de Boro
Listen / Studio C was brimming with energy when two dozen 5th and 6th graders arrived from Scales Elementary School in Murfreesboro. Together, they form Steel de Boro, an after school student steel drum band lead by percussionist and Scales music teacher Tony Hartman. The group played several originals by Hartman and wrapped up their set […]
With Modern Masters, Nashville Ballet Brings World Renowned Choreographers to Local Audiences
This weekend, Nashville Ballet will debut Modern Masters, a new initiative designed to bring the work of the world’s finest choreographers to Middle Tennessee audiences. The program includes works by George Balanchine, Jiří Kylián and Christopher Wheeldon— and while these names might be unfamiliar to the ballet novice, Nashville Ballet company member Judson Veach emphasized just how […]
Nashville Opera Unveils 2018-19 Season
The Nashville Opera’s next season draws from three centuries of music making and runs the gamut of operatic storytelling, from fanciful escapism to serious treatment of pressing social issues. Here’s a look at what’s on offer: October 4 & 6 La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi The season opens with a bittersweet masterpiece, Verdi’s adaptation of […]
Live in Studio C: Colleen Phelps
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 […]
Guitarist Jason Vieaux to Make Nashville Symphony Debut With Most Challenging Music of His Career
Over the course of the last six months, Grammy-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux estimates he’s spent well over 150 practice hours preparing for his debut with the Nashville Symphony this weekend. “This is the most time I’ve ever spent on any piece of music, ever, in my 25-year career as a performer,” Vieaux told us over […]
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