Author: Christina Vongsiharath

Mental Health: Healing Blues.

On Sunday, January 26th, I had the opportunity to attend the Mental Health: Healing Blues and Jazz event hosted by the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church atRead More

Unique in Nashville

IndigeNash Festival ’24

On November 24th, I received the opportunity to attend the IndigeNash Festival hosted by The Forge. IndigeNash is a Native American arts festival featuring artists in several disciplines including art,Read More

Global Music at the Schermerhorn

American Railroads from the Silkroad Ensemble

The Grammy Award-winning music ensemble, Silkroad Ensemble, performed the American Railroad concert at the Schermerhorn this past Sunday, November 10th. Rhiannon Giddens, Artistic Director of Silkroad Ensemble, showcased underrepresented minorityRead More

Intimacy at the Schermerhorn

Foote and Coleridge-Taylor Quintets

The Nashville Symphony presented a Chamber Music Series this season to provide more intimate and informal concerts for the audience in Music City. The musicians would speak between each piece,Read More

The MCR Interview

Percussionist Shane Shanahan on his work with the Silkroad Ensemble

Christina Vongsiharath conducts an interview of percussionist, world musician and member of the Silkroad Ensemble Shane Shanahan. His influences and compositional process are discussed as well as the ensemble’s recentRead More