Featuring Six of today’s hottest “post-classical” composers in four programs that will lead you to rethink your notion of what an orchestra can be.
Concerts at the Troutt Theatre, Belmont University:
FRI - JUN 12 - 8 PM
Billy Childs, Grammy Award-winning composer and jazz pianist with members of Orchestra Nashville
SAT - JUN 13 - 8 PM
Kenji Bunch, post-classical composer and violist with members of Orchestra Nashville
SUN - JUN 14 - 7 PM
Trio Globo featuring composers Howard Levy (harmonica), Eugene Friesen (cello), and Glen Velez (percussion) with members of Orchestra Nashville.
Festival Finale at Belmont Heights Baptist Church,
Belmont Universtiy:
THU - JUN 18 - 7 PM
Orchestra Nashville with Paul Gambill, conductor, featuring guest soloists Mark Summer (jazz cello), Tracy Silverman (electric violin) and the Orchestra Nashville String Quartet. Music by Tracy Silverman, Music Alive Composer-in-Residence David Balakrishnan, Jeff Bealand Kenji Bunch.
The Residency of David Balakrishnan is made possible through Music Alive, a residency program of the League of American Orchestras and Meet The Composer. This national program is designed to provide orchestras with resources and tools to support their presentation of new music to the public and build support for new music within their institutions. Funding for Music Alive is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and The Aaron Copland Fund for Music.
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