Listen / A website that promotes female classical composers is criticizing the Nashville Symphony for not performing works written by women.
Love Of Music Has Kept Nashville Classical’s Will Griffin On Air For 33 Years. Today We Say Goodbye
Listen / Will Griffin has been a quiet, constant voice on Nashville Public Radio for 33 years. He’s held nearly every hosting role at the station — Morning Edition, All Things Considered and, most recently, as a host at 91Classical. He retires this week.
New Musical Explores The Era Of The ‘Jew Store’ In Rural Tennessee
Listen / In 1920, a Jewish family moved from New York to Union City, Tennessee. It was a novel enough occurrence that, nearly a century later, their story has been adapted into a musical, called “Jew Store,” which is coming through Nashville this weekend. And while the name may sound provocative, it also illuminates an often […]
Why The Nashville Symphony Is Catering To Video Gamers
Listen / Next week, hundreds of video gamers — many decked out in costumes — will head to a place where they typically don’t hang out: the Nashville Symphony. The occasion? A set of gaming-themed concerts that the symphony is putting on to attract this segment of the audience. The orchestra and chorus will be […]
Nashville Symphony Lands Nearly $1 Million To Support Minority Students
Correction: A previous version of this story misstated that the symphony’s program aims to increase cultural and socioeconomic diversity among musicians. In fact, as stated on its website, the program provides opportunities for ethnically underrepresented musicians, “regardless of financial need.” The Nashville Symphony has received a $959,000 grant to fund its new music education program […]
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