Author: Joseph Morgan

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Sofia Goodman’s ‘Receptive’ and the Ideal Character

Human character, its content, strengths, failings, hypocrisy, depth and intimate shadings have long been the subject of artistic, and particularly musical, expression. It is said that the contrasting themes ofRead More

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Sphinx Virtuosos en el Schermerhorn el 9 de Julio

(English Version Here) En 1997, el violinista Aaron P. Dworkin buscó “identificar, empoderar y apoyar a jóvenes artistas talentosos y prepararlos para carreras profesionales en la música clásica”. En elRead More

Mark Morris’ “Look of Love” at TPAC

On June 28th and 29th, as part of their 2024 Dance Series, the Tennessee Performing Arts Center hosted the Mark Morris Dance Group for a performance of the Look ofRead More

Art between the Avenues at the Arcade

At the historic Arcade in Downtown Nashville, Arcade Arts is hosting their collaborative art event Art Between the Avenues. We attended the launch party on June 20th (great popsicles!) andRead More

The Sphinx Virtuosos at the Schermerhorn on July 9

(Versión en español aquí) In 1997 violinist Aaron P. Dworkin sought to “identify, empower, and support talented young artists and prepare them for professional careers in classical music.” In theRead More

Oona Doherty’s Navy Blue

Oz Arts’ season closer, Oona Doherty’s Navy Blue for 12 dancers, is a remarkable composition. In two parts, it juxtaposes Sergeï Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto with electronic music of JamieRead More

Nashville Symphony Ends its Season

Romanticism, Expressionism and Primitivism at the Schermerhorn

From May 30 to June 2 the Nashville Symphony ended its season with a presentation of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana in a rather strange pairing with two rarely heard songRead More

Mahler’s Tenth and the Problems with Completions

On May 16 to 18, 2024, conductor Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony produced, under the title Mahler’s Monumental Opus, a performance of the Deryck Cooke completion of Mahler’s 10thRead More

Oz Arts’ Brave New Works Lab ’24

In recent years the growth of the Music City has been tremendous, and with this influx of population our arts organizations have stepped up to the plate to bring headliningRead More

New in the Music City

Chamber Music City’s Spring Concert: ars pro nobis

On Thursday May 2, Chamber Music City, a new chamber music organization helmed by Percussionist Ji Hye Jung, gave its premier production at the chic Ruby Nashville venue in theRead More