Month: October 2023

The NCMS’s Opening Night:

Watercolor, Reverence, and some Drama.

The Nashville Chamber Music Society (NCMS) presented an outstanding opening-night performance of their current season featuring cellist and NCMS founder MaryGrace Bender, flutist Danielle Maeng, and pianist Brendan Jacklin (NCMS,Read More

From Clarksville

Stanley Yates, The Farewell Concert?

Years ago I was sitting in the flute section of a regional orchestra in California. The inventive Board had hired an up-and-coming acolyte of the Boston Symphony’s famed Seiji OzawaRead More

At the Darkhorse Theater

The Crucible

Elite Studio Works performed The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s play that is permanently on the nose in the best possible way, portraying the archetypal witch-hunt. Written in 1953 as a responseRead More

The MCR Interview:

Fable Cry’s 9th Festival of Ghouls (Interview with Zach Ferrin)

As part of the MCR Interview series journalist Bethany Morgan asks Zach Ferrin about his upcoming performance at OZ Arts with his band Fable Cry, as part of the 9thRead More

Review Essay:

“Strange Rituals” The Rite of Spring in the 21st Century

There are few pieces in any orchestra’s standard repertoire quite like Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. Sure, there are other works with more recognizable public profiles. The types of piecesRead More

An Annual Music City Event

The International Black Film Festival

Perhaps one of the greatest hidden treasures of Music City, the annual International Black Film Festival (IBFF), is held on the last weekend of September (the same weekend as theRead More

About Town

Nashville Film Festival

The Nashville Film Festival celebrated its 54th year this fall: six days of over 140 films; panel discussions and live performances; a competition; a conference; all held at eight differentRead More

At the Schermerhorn

Ruth Reinhardt’s Debut at the Nashville Symphony

This past Sunday afternoon the Nashville Symphony gave a concert that waffled between breathtaking moments and another average night at the symphony. As the audience settled into their seats, aRead More

MCR Profiles:

Stanley Yates, Guitar

How did a working-class boy from a twelfth-century town, who survived an early life of personal and parental illness and foster homes, end up with stunning accolades for international performances,Read More