In celebration of 91Classical’s Local Composers Month, we posed six questions to some of Nashville’s classical music creators. Gary Powell Nash, who teaches at Fisk University and draws from a rich variety of sources of inspiration for his own work, is our featured composer this week.
Six Questions: Telling Musical Stories With Composer Tracy Silverman
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.
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 […]
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 […]
League Of American Orchestras CEO Discusses The Challenges And Opportunities Facing The Field
As the city prepares for CMA Fest later this week, a different group of music lovers will gather in downtown Nashville. For the first time since 2007, the League of American Orchestras National Conference will be hosted by Music City.
Organizing The Spectacle Of Nashville’s ‘Carmina Burana’
Listen / There’s nothing small about Carmina Burana. Carl Orff’s epic work has famously added drama to countless movies, commercials and TV shows, but an upcoming revamped production of the work in Nashville will be a bigger feast for the senses than ever before.
The Colorful Career Of Olivier Messiaen
This Saturday night at 8, 91Classical will live broadcast the Nashville Symphony’s performance of Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla-Symphonie. Before you tune in, here’s a look at a few of the defining features of Messiaen’s life and career.
Fowl Notes: A Brief History Of Birdsong In Classical Music
Listen / For centuries, composers have been drawing musical inspiration from the oldest melody-makers in the world: birds.
How Classical Music Underscores America’s Complex History With International Workers’ Day
Even though the spark of International Workers’ Day was lit in Chicago over 130 years ago, Americans are more likely to spend May 1st singing festive music around a maypole than shouting labor songs in a street protest.
Classically Speaking: Roller Coaster In G Minor
Robert Schumann was just 20 years old when he started composing his Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 in 1830. It took him eight years to complete it, and over the course of that time Schumann experienced both major setbacks and tremendous joy – emotions you can feel in the contours of […]
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