According to Early Music City, good music is good music. In this spirit they brought their signature variety of genres — from old English lute songs to music by a prominent abolitionist, along with a spiritual in the holiday spirit.
The Tale Of Amahl: How A Childhood Memory Was Broadcast To An Audience Of Millions
A holiday opera whose tradition is rooted in broadcast is being mounted by Nashville Opera this December.
Classically Speaking: Cristina Spinei’s Music For Dance
Looped and layered rhythmic lines give Cristina Spinei’s music an amazing amount of motion. This is what has put her work in demand with choreographers.
This Week on 91Classical: Featured Music Nov. 25-29
Each day on 91Classical, amid the variety of the day’s playlist, we offer a handful of featured selections at set times:
Live In Studio C: Bad Day Day
Mandolin player Mike Compton is a self-described connoisseur of special days; he’s especially a fan of National Root Canal Appreciation Day and Lost Sock Memorial Day. Since his visit to Live In Studio C corresponded with Bad Day Day, he kicked off his set with some blues.
Live In Studio C: Their First Visit
Listen / The Franklin High School Choir’s first visit to Live in Studio C brought energy and excitement to the show on a crisp fall day.
Classically Speaking: Hearing Beethoven
As a musicologist, Dr. Robin Wallace has devoted much of his career to studying Beethoven. Then his wife, Barbara, went deaf.
91Classical’s 3rd Annual Radio Fest Lineup
We’re celebrating Nashville’s local classical music with live performances every hour from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 12.
Live In Studio C: Sweet Sweet Spirit
Listen / Connections to African American spirituals and to Tupac Shakur combine in this preview of Tennessee State University’s Harry T. Burleigh Festival.
Six Questions With Film Soundtrack Composer Paul Mills
Get to know Spring Hill-based composer Paul Mills with these six questions.