Year: 2022

New from First Hand Records

Sarah Cahill’s The Future is Female Volume 1: In Nature.

Pianist Sarah Cahill is no stranger to tackling specific themes for her hefty piano-based output. With past projects revolving around piano music on the subject of peace (A Sweeter Music),Read More

Coming from Sony Classical

Alexis Ffrench calls for us all to re-examine our Truth

English classical-soul composer Alexis Ffrench will be releasing his third full album this coming May. Titled “Truth,” the album integrates a myriad of genres and soundscapes to tell his storyRead More

A new music ensemble:

NAAWS (Nashville African American Wind Symphony): a welcome addition to the Scene

Nashville has a new ensemble, the NAAWS! Their mission is remarkable and important: The Nashville African American Wind Symphony presents a broad range of educational, entertainment, and cultural programs. WeRead More

Oz Arts Presents:

Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence: Grace, Mercy, and The Equality of Night and Day: First Glimpse

In my past work for Music City Review I have written about only music, whether it is a CD release or a live concert. That sort of work is inRead More

Nashville Ballet presents

‘Attitude’ at the Martin Center

Currently running at the Martin Center for Nashville Ballet is Attitude, a series that has developed a reputation for its “game changing choreographies and uniquely Nashville musical collaborations.” This year,Read More

Catalyst Quartet Releases UNCOVERED Vol. 2

Counterpoint: Florence Price and Marketing the Classical Canon

Virtually every piece of public-facing writing on Florence Price in the last five years or so begins at the same place—St. Anne, Illinois, 2009: a long-since-abandoned house that Price hadRead More

From New Focus Recordings

Eric Nathan’s ‘Missing Words’ Speaks When Language Fails Us

On January 21st, 2022, New York-born composer Eric Nathan released an album anthology of his six works titled Missing Words. Each composition consists of multiple movements, all with titles derivedRead More

In Nashville Ballet

“Attitude’ Opens Next Weekend

Nashville Ballet will kick-off the new year with the return of their annual Attitude series February 11–20. Staged on-site at The Martin Center for Nashville Ballet, this year’s production will giveRead More

Nashville Opera

Nashville Opera Kicks off its 2022 Season with ‘Favorite Son’

At the Noah Liff Opera Center, each time one enters, who knows what the stage and atmosphere will be. For the recent production of Marcus Hummon’s “Favorite Son,” an oldRead More

The Nashville Symphony

The Band is Back Together! Dvořák, Mozart and Suppé at the Schermerhorn

On Saturday, January 8th the Nashville Symphony returned to the Schermerhorn stage as a complete ensemble to give a rather excellent concert featuring Franz von Suppé’s Poet and Peasant Overture,Read More