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.
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.
Live in Studio C: Ahead Of Its Time, Part 2
Listen / This might be a first for Live in Studio C: because of the use of electronics, the musicians could not actually experience their own performance from inside of Studio C. Use of sensory percussion alongside two acoustic instruments led to essentially two concerts happening at once: one that the players could hear, and […]
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.
Live In Studio C: Ahead Of Its Time, Part 1
Listen / Alias Chamber Ensemble’s upcoming concert features music that was seen as revolutionary when it premiered. In this first of two previews Alias sent the quartet that we fondly know as Cheap Trills, who brought music from JS Bach’s Matthäus-Passion – a piece from 1727.
Music For The Last Day Of School
As the school year comes to a close, we have all the music you need for your mixed feelings.
Cooking To The Classics: A Menu For Turangalîla
French composer Olivier Messiaen was a noted lover of travel, and places he visited often influenced his works. The Turangalîla-Symphonie is no exception — the title alone is a combination of two Sanskrit words. So we’ve curated a menu that takes the international musical flavors into account.
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