On Tuesday Feb.6 in Ingram Hall at the Blair School of Music, the local troupe of virtuoso classical musicians the Alias Chamber Ensemble presented a concert with a most uncreative title. The program was called “Unbounded Creativity,” which was a little like calling Albert Einstein very smart – it was true but unhelpful in explaining […]
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Film Review: Loyalty and Friendship in Gentle ‘Ernest & Celestine’
Ernest and Celestine packs a potent message about loyalty and friendship into its soft-pastel look. The Oscar-nominated and Cesar-winning film from the creative team behind Triplets of Belleville and The Secret of Kells is overall a gentle (though entertaining and at times quite boisterous) tale that is certainly geared for children but can be appreciated for its artistic value and thoughtful story […]
Live on the Green announces first act
By ArtsNash
There’s nothing like a little voodoo mysticism to kick off a music season. That’s exactly what Live on the Green plans to do this September, when it launches its fourth annual series with a performance by legendary New Orleans bluesman Dr. John. “Dr. John has been a part of music history for more than four […]
From Ben Folds to Tchaikovsky, Nashville Ballet’s newly announced 2013-14 season has it all
By John Pitcher
When it comes to planning the Nashville Ballet’s season, artistic director Paul Vasterling likes to say he has various “audience buckets” to fill. Some of his patrons prefer the sumptuousness of classical ballet, while others crave adventurous modern dance. Naturally, Vasterling wants to please everybody. Appealing to every taste would seem to be the main […]
Good News: New Chances Through Words and Music to ‘Ponder Anew’
Lieutenant Herschel Doyle Ponder was unquestionably one of the millions of American heroes who fought so bravely and selflessly in World War II. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Clusters for his service as a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber pilot in the US Army Air Forces (aka Army Air […]
Pressure Cooker Winner ‘City of Light’ This Weekend at BRT
By ArtsNash
Get over to Boiler Room Theatre this weekend to see City of Light, the Franklin troupe’s 2012 Pressure Cooker Festival winner. The light opera with libretto by Michael McFaden and music by Sir Arthur Sullivan takes place in the Spiritualist village of Lily Dale, N.Y. at the turn of the 20th century. All the music is […]
Theater Review: ‘Chicago’ Still Knows How to Razzle-Dazzle
Welcome back to the Music City, Chicago. You still know how to razzle-dazzle us. This is the fourth time the tour of the John Kander/Fred Ebb/Bob Fosse megahit musical has hit Tennessee Performing Arts Center, but the first appearance in Jackson Hall since May 2005. And it still has all that jazz. Why? Well, it’s […]
Breaking News: Atlanta Symphony President Stanley Romanstein resigns; interim director appointed
By ArtsATL
Stanley Romanstein has resigned as president and CEO of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, effective immediately, the latest casualty of the acrimonious relationship between the orchestra musicians and its management, which led to a lockout now more than three weeks long. “I believe that my continued leadership of the ASO would be an impediment to our […]
Nashville jazz icon William “Billy” Adair dies at 66
By John Pitcher
Nashville’s jazz scene suffered a tremendous loss today. William “Billy” Adair, the founder of the Blair Big Band and a fixture in the city’s jazz community, died this morning at Vanderbilt Medical Center. He was 66 years old and had been suffering from melanoma cancer. Adair boasted a musical resume that was second-to-none. A multi-instrumentalist, […]
Nashville Ballet’s Macbeth: Something wicked good this way comes
By John Pitcher
Nashville Ballet has been lavishing attention on William Shakespeare of late. Last month, the company presented a radiant rendition of Romeo and Juliet. Now it’s Macbeth’s turn. This weekend, Shakespeare’s murderous Scot is the focus of a new ballet featuring the choreography of Nashville Ballet artistic director Paul Vasterling and the music of contemporary American […]
Video Files: MIB III proves entertaining sequel
By Ron Wynn
Expectations weren’t high for Men in Black 3 when it was released in May. First, the film had suffered multiple delays due to script concerns expressed by Will Smith. It required several rewrites before everyone was satisfied. Second, it was leaked that the film would be operating in the dicey time travel arena, with Smith’s character […]
Nashville Reacts to the Death of Musical Great Marvin Hamlisch
The death of revered composer Marvin Hamlisch has stunned and saddened colleagues and fans the world over. In Nashville, where he made several appearances over the years with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and his music for The Nutty Professor is now playing at Tennessee Performing Arts Center in a pre-Broadway run, the shocking news has […]
Actors Bridge Hosts V-Day Benefit For One Billion Rising Campaign
By ArtsNash
Actors Bridge Ensemble presents the V‑Day Nashville three-night-only benefit reading of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play The Vagina Monologues at the Actors Bridge Studio this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Directed by Actors Bridge Producing Artistic Director Vali Forrister, the cast includes Kathy Mattea, Sharon Gentry, Fiona Prine, Paula Ropp, Rachel Agee, Kamilah Ajamu, OlaOmi Amoloku, Tracy Gershon, Kat Hanrahan, Cynthia […]
Nashville Symphony, musicians reach tentative contract agreement
By John Pitcher
After months of negotiations, the Nashville Symphony and Nashville Musicians Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new musicians’ contract. Union negotiators provided musicians with an outline of the new collective bargaining agreement during a meeting Friday morning. Details of the agreement are being withheld pending ratification by the musicians. “The new agreement is […]
Music Preview: NSO Chorus marks its 50th anniversary with Brahms Requiem
By John Pitcher
The Nashville Symphony Orchestra Chorus has been celebrating its 50th anniversary in high style this season. In October, the 200-plus choristers helped music director Giancarlo Guerrero usher in the season with a memorable performance of Vaughan Williams’ seldom heard (in these parts) A Sea Symphony. And earlier this month, the group and its newly minted […]
Theater Review: A Beautiful ‘Violet’ at Street Theatre Company
After viewing one of this weekend’s performances of Violet at Street Theatre Company I can see why Sutton Foster is leading a Broadway production of this lovely musical for the Roundabout Theatre Company. More importantly for here, though, I can also see why Cathy Sanborn Street, the multi-talented leader of STC, has been starring in […]
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ Ready to Hit Street’s In Concert Series
By ArtsNash
Street Theatre Company brings the classic rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar to musical life as part of its acclaimed In Concert series beginning this Friday. The beloved theatrical brainchild of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (with lyrics from Tim Rice) tells the well-known Gospel story from the unique perspective of Judas Iscariot and explores the human side of Jesus’ […]
Music Review: Laubrock and Rainey headline Indeterminacies’ last concert
Indeterminacies is one of the most vital events in our city’s artistic and musical landscape. Unique to Nashville, this true salon is held at Zeitgeist as a labor of love (and ideas) by Lesley Beeman and Lain York (with curatorial support by Rodger Coleman). In other cities, salons like this are sponsored by local universities or contemporary […]
Nashville composer Daniel Elder shines in the American Prize
By ArtsNash
Composer Daniel Elder won second place nationally in The American Prize competition, 2014, in the professional choral division, for his work entitled “Three Themes of Life and Love.” Elder was selected from applications reviewed this summer from all across the United States. The American Prize is a series of new, non-profit competitions unique in scope and […]
Opera review: Goodness Triumphs Through Enjoyable ‘Cinderella’
Hopefully the ghost of Gioachino Rossini is happy with the way Nashville Opera lovingly handles his Cinderella (La Cenerentola). Wednesday’s exuberant dress rehearsal points the way toward a very enjoyable run among the living today, Sunday and Tuesday in Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Polk Theater. Director John Hoomes has settled on an approach that respects […]
‘Living for 32’ Doc and VT Massacre Survivor at Belcourt Sept. 24
By ArtsNash
The Belcourt Theatre is the site for a screening of the acclaimed documentary Living for 32 on Tuesday, Sept. 24 as Colin Goddard, survivor of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, joins the Tennessee chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America for the event. Goddard will join a group of local gun violence […]
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