Author: Dennis Hawkins

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,Read More

At the Schermerhorn

NSO’s One Program in Three Mediums – Opera, Orchestra, and Ballet

The Nashville Symphony and Maestro Giancarlo Guerrero took audiences to the opera house, the concert hall, and even the ballet with the program presented October 17-19. Featuring the artistry ofRead More

From Our Far-flung Correspondents Series:

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Fresh, Flavor, and Forward

Visit Milwaukee unveiled new branding in April 2024 that included new messaging – Milwaukee: Fresh, Flavor, and Forward. Milwaukee Fresh is the spirit of innovation and exploration that surges through a cityRead More

From Our Far-flung Correspondents Series:

“Colorado Symphony – A Mile Above with Smyth, Prokofiev, and Brahms”

Performing at 5280 feet above sea level and giving at least 5281 reasons to fall in love with the Colorado Symphony, the music of Ethel Smyth, Sergei Prokofiev, and JohannesRead More

A Loss at Bridgestone, but a Win at the Schermerhorn!

Shaham, Strauss, and the Nashville Symphony

GOAL! Alan D. Valentine, President and CEO of the Nashville Symphony, welcomed patrons to the performance from the stage on Friday, May 3, wearing a hockey jersey. This jersey wasRead More

From OZ Arts

MazelFreten presents Rave Lucid at OZ Arts Nashville

Absolument incroyable! In Nashville for three performances, February 29 – March 2, MazelFreten helped audiences escape into a pulsing, euphoric world scored by house music. Described as a combination ofRead More

From the First Bank Pops Series:

Patti LaBelle with the Nashville Symphony

Patti LaBelle has enjoyed one of the longest careers in contemporary music, singing everything from girl group pop and gutsy soul to space-age funk and hard-hitting disco. This past weekend,Read More

OZ Arts Presents

Mazelfreten’s Rave Lucid

Ten years after its founding by Cano Ozgener, the 2023-2024 artistic season of OZ Arts welcomes a new era of Brave New Art to Nashville, paying homage to those “artists,Read More

Valentine’s Day with Patti LaBelle and the Nashville Symphony

“Where my background singers, whoo?!” The viral video of Patti LaBelle finding a way to make her live performance work at the 1996 National Tree Lighting amidst a series ofRead More

New From Eric Nathan

Some Favored Nook

The 2023 release of Some Favored Nook is a project that brings together the talents of an impressive collective. Sonically weaving a web of cultural and societal connections, librettists MarkRead More