Vanderbilt

Photo courtesy of Evan Mack Evan Mack, B.Mus. ’03, is the recipient of one of the newest awards presented by the Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors — the Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award. The Young Alumni Professional Achievement Award honors an alumnus/a age 40 or younger,… Read More

Midstate Auditions NYOP students participating in midstate auditions on Saturday, Dec. 7, should check the MTSBOA website for weather-related information and announcements. CYS Section Rehearsals Please check 322-5815 or the Blair website at noon on Sunday, Dec. 8, to see if there will be weather-related cancellations. Read More

For Blair Children’s Chorus families, from Dr. Biddlecombe: Due to the approach of unpredictable inclement weather, we have elected to cancel today’s dress rehearsal from 4:30-7 p.m. Please arrive for Sunday’s concert as scheduled (call time 1:02 p.m.) in the Instrumental Rehearsal Hall at Blair. Prep choir students should arrive… Read More

This weekend, the Vanderbilt Community Chorus celebrates the 100th birthday of composer Benjamin Britten and the 200th birthday of composer Giuseppe Verdi with a program of their best-loved works. The VCC, under direction of David Binns Williams, will perform Britten’s Festival Te Deum and Verdi’s Four Sacred… Read More

If you or your child is involved in our precollege and adult education program, we want to hear from you! We are very interested in hearing about your experiences as a student at the Blair School. Your feedback and suggestions are very important to us, as we strive to maintain… Read More

The 10th annual Blair Witch party was a huge success, raising almost $1,500 from ticket sales, a faculty and student auction, and faculty donations. All proceeds from the Halloween-themed event are donated to the W.O. Smith Community Music School, which provides music instruction to low-income Nashville children. Read More

Vanderbilt Opera Theatre puts an offbeat spin on Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s beloved, fairy-tale-inspired musical production, Into the Woods. Your favorite figures from childhood — Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk — undertake various quests to win their hearts’ desire, then face the… Read More

Acclaimed novelist and essayist Ann Patchett will speak at the Blair School at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, as part of Nashville Public Library‘s Salon@615 series. Patchett will discuss her new memoir, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage. Read The Tennessean‘s… Read More

The Blair Composers concert on Monday, October 28, is a wide-ranging affair, spotlighting some of the Blair School’s best faculty and student musicians performing works written by the composition faculty. Included on the program are two world-premiere performances of pieces by Michael Kurek, both featuring guest artists Ovidiu Marinescu, cello,… Read More