Author: Dennis Hawkins

At the Schermerhorn

The New Season has begun, do you have your seats?

With 14 GRAMMY Awards, and 27 nominations, to its credit, the Nashville Symphony is an artistic giant existing quite literally adjacent to the neon lights of Nashville’s Honky Tonk Highway.Read More

4 days. 5 venues. 18 wildly unique projects.

Counterculture: Kindling Arts Festival 2023

In its sixth artistic season, Kindling Arts continues to develop innovative new works by Nashville’s experimental artists, empowering diverse creators with the resources required to explore challenging ideas. Nashville’s mostRead More

A Chamber Music Series Concert Presented by Members of the Nashville Symphony

Modern Masterpieces for Brass

Select members of the Nashville Symphony presented ‘Modern Masterpieces for Brass’ at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, March 8, 6:00 p.m. This free event was offered as part of theRead More

Just in from Cleveland:

Welser-Möst Conducts Schubert – An Innovative Program by The Cleveland Orchestra

in·no·va·tion /ˌinəˈvāSH(ə)n/ the action or process of innovating “Innovation is crucial to the continuing success of any organization.” Classical music organizations have received criticism for mostly presenting performances of piecesRead More

The MCR Interview

A Preview of Nashville Symphony’s ‘Modern Masterpieces for Brass’ with Tubist Gilbert Long

The Nashville Symphony will present ‘Modern Masterpieces for Brass’ at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, March 8, 6:00 p.m., as part of the Chamber Music Series. This free event willRead More

New from New Focus Recordings:

Pathos Trio – When Dark Sounds Collide: New Music for Percussion and Piano

The Album  When Dark Sounds Collide: New Music for Percussion and Piano consists of five tracks, each of which is a collaboration with a different composer. The composers were encouragedRead More

Philadelphia Orchestra Release

Florence Price’s music showcased by The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Deutsche Grammophon will release an e-album on 24 September 2021 featuring two orchestral works by Florence Price (1887-1953) – Symphony No. 1 in E Minor (1932) and Symphony No. 3Read More

Live on the Internet:

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performs Beethoven’s Egmont

Initially, one may ponder if Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday really needs to be celebrated with performances offered in his memory. Does extra attention need paid to a composer whoRead More