The MCR Interview

Interviews of folks who make things happen in the Music City!


The MCR Interview

Violinist Frederik Øland of the Danish Quartet

Music City Review Journalist Jayna Powell interviews violinist Frederik Øland on his work, touring and upcoming performance in Nashville at the Schermerhorn.

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Librettist Mark Campbell on ‘The Cook-Off’

Music City Journalist Andrew Davis interviews Grammy and Pulitzer Prize winning librettist Mark Campbell on the coming premiere of his new opera The Cook-Off with Nashville Opera. Topics covered includeRead More

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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

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Nashville Ballet NB2 Director Maria Konrad on Dia de los Muertos

Angelica Trujillo conducts an interview that serves as a wonderful introduction to the new director of Nashville Ballet’s NB2 Troupe, Maria Konrad, as well as a thorough introduction to theRead More

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Actress Lisa Arrindell and ‘Jubilee’

Actress Lisa Arrindell speaks with MCR journalist Andrew Davis on Tazwell Thompson’s Opera ‘Jubilee’ premiering at the Seattle Opera this month. They discuss the history of the Jubilee Ensemble andRead More

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Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya

Conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya recently recently met with MCR journalist Daniel Krenz to talk about concert halls, music and her approaching program with the Nashville Symphony. The following is a recordingRead More

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Interview with Kathryn Lewek

In celebration of the approaching production of Carmen at Nashville Opera, Music City Review Journalist Sarah Featherston had the chance to sit down with Soprano Kathryn Lewek and chat aboutRead More

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Fall Dance Director Rebekah Hampton Barger on Dance, Chronic Pain and Her Collaboration with Chatterbird

Rebekah Hampton Barger is the Founder and Artistic Director of Nashville-based aerial and contemporary ballet company Fall. She recently zoomed with MCR journalist Bethany Morgan regarding her work, and approachingRead More

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Oz Art’s Co-Founder and President Tim Ozgener on the Organization’s Upcoming Tenth Anniversary Bash

Native Nashvillian and proud son to Turkish-Armenian immigrant parents, Tim Ozgener is the co-founder, President and CEO of Oz Arts Nashville, a non-profit contemporary multi-arts center just beyond The Nations.Read More

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Director Stephanie Dillard on the staging of Lauren Gunderson’s acclaimed play The Revolutionists and Women in Theater (WIT) Nashville

Stephanie Dillard is an opera-singer, audiobook narrator, theater director and the board president of Women in Theatre (WIT) Nashville which was founded in 2023 to showcase the incredible talent, stories,Read More