Month: November 2023

del Schermerhorn:

Velada entre danzas y un duelo 

(English Version here: https://wp.me/pabEmc-2vN) Me atrevo a afirmar que la experiencia deseada por Aaron Copland, Astor Piazzolla y Antonio Estévez en cada composición, fue revelada de manera fascinante el pasadoRead More

From the Schermerhorn:

A Soirée between Dances and a Duel

(Versión en español aquí: https://wp.me/pabEmc-2vM) I would dare to say that the experience desired by Aaron Copland, Astor Piazzolla, and Antonio Estévez, in each composition, was revealed in a fascinatingRead More

From the Nashville Repertory Theater

A Christmas Carol Preview

As the Christmas season begins, the Nashville Repertory Theatre starts December with performances of its new adaptation of A Christmas Carol. This Dickens story is the archetypal Christmas tale ofRead More

Joachim’s ‘Frei aber einsam’ : The Nashville Chamber Music Society

I enjoyed attending the Nashville Chamber Music Society’s (NCMS) recent November 12, 2023 performance at Nashville’s Steinway Gallery on Sidco Drive. I’ve looked forward to this recital since my firstRead More

From the Black Box:

Belmont’s Production of A Wrinkle in Time

Belmont’s Blackbox Theatre production of A Wrinkle in Time, an adaptation of Madeline L’Engle’s 1962 novel of the same name, ran November 10th-12th and 16th-18th. The show ran 100 minutesRead More

In the Blue Room...

White Lodge: An Evening with Music of Twin Peaks

It’s hard to believe that the original television series Twin Peaks (1990–1991) was aired and canceled a year later, over thirty years ago. However, the White Lodge: Evening with MusicRead More

The MCR Interview

Interview with Jess Chambers and Sonya Waters

On November 30th at Emerson Hall the Nashville-based chamber Ensemble Chatterbird will present ‘The Blossoming,’ a cross-collaborative concert with songwriter vocalist and instrumentalist known as Dream Chambers and solo synthRead More

The MCR Interview

Nashville Rep’s ‘Christmas Carol’ (Interview with Micah-Shane Brewer, Artistic Director)

As part of the MCR Interview series journalist Grace Tipton asks Micah-Shane Brewer about his design for the new production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at the Nashville RepRead More

A Tragic Ambush at the Noah Liff:

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

As far back as the antiquity of Plato, Western culture has sought a rational explanation for the power that music has over us. As a rational pursuit this is pureRead More

The Nashville Symphony:

A Cold War Duel at the Schermerhorn

On November 2-4, 2023, the Nashville Symphony presented an intriguing concert titled “Corea’s Concerto + Romeo & Juliet” at the Schermerhorn Symphony Hall. The soloist performing Chick Corea’s Concerto forRead More