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Global Music at the Schermerhorn

Silkroad Ensemble Presents American Railroad

With a mission to, “create music that engages difference, sparking radical cultural collaboration and passion-driven learning for a more hopeful and inclusive world,” the Silkroad Ensemble’s newest initiative, American Railroad, meets this challenge. Nashville proved to be one of only ten audiences fortunate to experience this project live – other performances taking place in Illinois, Michigan, Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, and New York during November 2024. Conceived in 1998 by Yo-Yo Ma with the intention of creating a new musical language founded in difference, a worldwide collection of artists was assembled representing dozens of nationalities and artistic approaches, the result of which was an exchange of ideas, traditions, and innovations across cultural boarders and throughout music genres. Under Rhiannon Giddens, the current artistic director of the Grammy award-winning group, the Silkroad Ensemble continues to record, tour, create new music, engage with social impact initiatives, and commit to educational partnerships. American Railroad: A Musical Journey of Reclamation was presented on Sunday, November 10 to a robust and appreciative audience at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Of the project the Silkroad Ensemble offers the following: A program of original works, identified with an accompanying asterisk in the listing below, and repurposedRead More
  • Silkroad Ensemble Presents American Railroad

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    Silkroad Ensemble Presents American Railroad
  • American Railroads from the Silkroad Ensemble

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    American Railroads from the Silkroad Ensemble
  • Paremski was sublime as Francis Danced the NSO around the Block

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    Paremski was sublime as Francis Danced the NSO around the Block
  • Violinist Frederik Øland of the Danish Quartet

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    Violinist Frederik Øland of the Danish Quartet
  • Women in Theatre’s Topical Political Play: What the Constitution Means to Me

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    Women in Theatre’s Topical Political Play: What the Constitution Means to Me
  • Librettist Mark Campbell on ‘The Cook-Off’

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    Librettist Mark Campbell on ‘The Cook-Off’
  • Art, Memory, and Awareness in the Gardens of Cheekwood

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    Art, Memory, and Awareness in the Gardens of Cheekwood
  • Arte, Memoria y Conciencia en Los Jardines de Cheekwood

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    Arte, Memoria y Conciencia en Los Jardines de Cheekwood
  • From Page to Stage: Literary Characters in Belmont’s Opera Scenes

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    From Page to Stage: Literary Characters in Belmont’s Opera Scenes
  • Shucked: Corny Fun

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    Shucked: Corny Fun

In the Schermerhorn's Turner Hall:

Paremski was sublime as Francis Danced the NSO around the Block

The most recent addition to the Nashville Symphony’s classical series was not one to be missed. The program featured a diverse collection of music includingRead More

The MCR Interview

Violinist Frederik Øland of the Danish Quartet

Music City Review Journalist Jayna Powell interviews violinist Frederik Øland on his work, touring and upcoming performance in Nashville at the Schermerhorn.

Día de Los Muertos

Art, Memory, and Awareness in the Gardens of Cheekwood

Versión en español aquí  Cheekwood Estate & Gardens is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Día de Los Muertos festival! Since 2000, this grand eventRead More

Día de Los Muertos

Arte, Memoria y Conciencia en Los Jardines de Cheekwood

English Version Here ¡Cheekwood Estate & Gardens celebra ya su 25° aniversario del festival del Día de Los Muertos! Este gran evento ha reunido aRead More

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Upcoming Events

Nov 20
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Event Series

El Día de los Muertos

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Experience this beautiful celebration that integrates memory, art, and tradition. At this festival, you will be able to admire stunning altars while enjoying delicious international food and Latin American music.
Nov 20
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Event Series

El Día de los Muertos

cheekwood
Experience this beautiful celebration that integrates memory, art, and tradition. At this festival, you will be able to admire stunning altars while enjoying delicious international food and Latin American music.
Nov 20
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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$15
Rudy's Jazz Room
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Drama Review

Women in Theatre’s Topical Political Play: What the Constitution Means to Me

Women in Theatre (WIT) Nashville have chosen a perfectly topical play for November in anRead More

  • Shucked: Corny Fun

  • Our Town at TPAC: “Nice town, y’know what I mean?”

  • For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf

  • Moulin Rouge! The Musical

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Reviews

American Railroads from the Silkroad Ensemble

The Grammy Award-winning music ensemble, Silkroad Ensemble, performed the American Railroad concert at the SchermerhornRead More

  • From Page to Stage: Literary Characters in Belmont’s Opera Scenes

  • Foote and Coleridge-Taylor Quintets

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The MCR Interview

Librettist Mark Campbell on ‘The Cook-Off’

Music City Journalist Andrew Davis interviews Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winning librettist Mark Campbell onRead More

  • Percussionist Shane Shanahan on his work with the Silkroad Ensemble

  • Nashville Ballet NB2 Director Maria Konrad on Dia de los Muertos

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Cinema

The 2024 International Black Film Festival

The International Black Film Festival (IBFF) held its 19th annual festival this October 2nd-6th. TheRead More

  • The Ties that Bind Us: Graveyard Shorts

  • A Couple of Shorts, Part 2

  • A Couple of Shorts, Part 1

  • Nashville-related Music Films

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Drama Preview

Upcoming: What the Constitution Means to Me

Women in Theatre (WIT) Nashville and the Darkhorse Theater proudly present Heidi Schreck’s award-winning BroadwayRead More

  • Shucked Coming to Nashville

  • Our Town Coming to Our Nashville

  • Upcoming: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf

  • Moulin Rouge! The Musical Coming to TPAC

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Our Far-flung Correspondents

Jubilee the Opera

Jubilee the Opera tells the rich history and story of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers.Read More

  • Celebración Sinfónica del Folklore Colombiano en Bogotá

  • Bogotá’s Symphonic Celebration of Colombian Folklore

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Featured

Wurm's "Big Disobedience" in Nashville

Come Spin, Swerve, Swivel, and Squirm

In 2022-2023 I had a “Wait and See” attitude. From 2022–2023: Before I returned homeRead More

  • Marc Ribot coming to Riverside Festival

  • Lake Street Dive

  • Michelle Eistrup’s Dikenga: Four Faces of the Sun at Fisk

  • The Lunar New Year with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra

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Museums

Myths to Manga

On Thursday, October 24th, I was able to attend the opening of Journey Through Japan:Read More

  • A ‘Portal’ to ‘Behold’ at the Frist

  • ¡Printing the Revolution! at the Frist

  • ¡Printing the Revolution! en el Frist

  • Columbus, Georgia’s Ma Rainey House and Museum: A Testament to the “Mother of the Blues”

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Nuevo de Music City

Nashville Sonido Latino: Noviembre 2024

Hola a todos y bienvenidos de nuevo a esta columna habitual aquí en Music CityRead More

  • Nashville Sonido Latino, November 2024

  • No Es Danza Macabra, Es Ballet Con Identidad

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