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Musicologist Alejandro Enrique Planchart to speak on March 14
Musicologist Alejandro Enrique Planchart, Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of California – Santa Barbara, will present a talk titled “Venerabilis vir Guillermus Du Fay, Musicus,” exploring the evolution of the concept of the composer during the medieval period. The presentation will take place at 4… Read MoreFeb. 26, 2013
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Daniel Reinker presents a trio of viola trios, 8 p.m. Feb. 25
Violist Daniel Reinker presents an evening of trios that spotlight the viola, with guest performers Christian Teal and Mary Kathryn VanOsdale, violins; Kathryn Plummer and Sarah Cote, violas; Licia Jaskunas, harp; and Erik Gratton, flute. Zoltán Kodály’s Serenade for Two Violins and Viola is a dynamic, virtuosic piece for an… Read MoreFeb. 25, 2013
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Music on Film series presents ‘The Red Violin,’ 7 p.m. Feb. 26
The Blair School’s popular Music on Film series this month presents François Girard’s musical masterpiece, The Red Violin. The screening, which is co-presented by the Nashville Symphony, will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Ingram Hall. Canadian director Girard’s 1998 film is a swirling,… Read MoreFeb. 23, 2013
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Cheekwood in Bloom spotlights Blair performers
For the second year in a row, Cheekwood’s annual Cheekwood in Bloom spring celebration will include a special Drawing Room Concert Series featuring Blair School of Music musicians. The last two Sundays in March and every Sunday in April, from 2-3 p.m., a different Blair musician or… Read MoreFeb. 21, 2013
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Percussionist Kuniko Kato marimba recital, Feb. 27
Japanese percussionist Kuniko Kato, a gifted marimba player and multi-instrumentalist, will perform a marimba concert at Blair School of Music’s Turner Hall at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Kuniko’s program, “History of Marimba Music in Japan,” will showcase Kuniko’s interpretations of popular marimba pieces by great… Read MoreFeb. 21, 2013
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Living Sounds pairs student composers, performers – Feb. 20
The second installment of the 2012-13 Living Sounds concert series takes place at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20 in Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall. For this series, Blair’s student musicians perform works written by their composer compatriots. The results are wide-ranging in instrumentation and style, but always thought-provoking and… Read MoreFeb. 19, 2013
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Vanderbilt Trombone Studio pays tribute to University of Southern Mississippi
After a tornado ripped through Hattiesburg, Miss., on Feb. 10, causing tens of millions of dollars of damage to the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, the members of the Vanderbilt Trombone Studio wanted their Southern Miss peers to know they were thinking about them. Blair School of Music… Read MoreFeb. 15, 2013
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Blakemore Trio celebrate release of debut CD
On Friday, February 15, The Blakemore Trio celebrates the release of its debut CD recording, The Blakemore Trio Plays Beethoven and Ravel, out this month on Blue Griffin Records. The concert and CD release party takes place at 8… Read MoreFeb. 13, 2013
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Pianist Florence Millet in residence Feb. 7 and 9
Photo by E. Thiébeault Pianist Florence Millet, a founding member of the acclaimed Lion’s Gate Trio and a prize-winning soloist, conducts a residency at Blair this week, leading master classes in solo piano and chamber music performance. She caps the residency with a concert performance of works… Read MoreFeb. 4, 2013
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Blair students take top honors at prestigious MTNA competition
Music City Trio (from left): Nathan Lowry, Susan Yang and Jennifer Pittman. At the annual MTNA (Music Teachers National Association) Southern Division Finals, several Blair students took honors, and one student ensemble will move on to the national competition in March. The Southern Division competition was held… Read MoreJan. 29, 2013