Classical

Acclaimed period vocal group Armonia Celeste to perform at the MTSU School of Music on Sunday, Feb. 3

EVENT: Armonia Celeste

Estelí Gomex, Sarah Grifiths, sopranos

Dianna Grabowski, mezzo-soprano

Paula Fagerberg, Baroque triple harp

Lyle Nordstrom, lutes, theorbo, and Baroque guitar

DATE and TIME:  Sunday, February 3, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

PLACE:  Hinton Music Hall, Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus

TICKETS:  Free admission

Nashville Ballet displays its Attitude Feb. 15 – 17 when it presents three works from some of the country’s most dynamic, cutting-edge choreographers for a performance full of compelling and inspiring contemporary dance.

ALIAS has developed a reputation for championing new music. In its first 10 seasons, ALIAS

Chamber Ensemble has performed over a dozen World Premieres. On its Winter Concert (February 16, 2013 -­‐   8:00 PM – Turner Hall, Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University), the ensemble unveils another new work, this one by composer John Marvin. The Sonata for oboe and piano will be premiered by oboist Roger Wiesmeyer, a much–loved figure in Nashville’s music scene.  

Also on the program are two string quartets, by Johannes Brahms and John Zorn, written over 100

The thirteenth annual MTSU Flute Festival, featuring guest artist Kate Lukas of the Jacobs School of Music will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. in the Wright Music Building (WMB) lobby on the MTSU campus.

   An open flute recital by guest artist, Lukas and MTSU faculty pianist, Lillian Pearson will begin at 1:00 p.m. in Hinton Hall followed by a 2:15 master class presented by Lukas.

Nashville Ballet was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) to sustain and expand curriculum-based educational arts programming for underserved populations in schools, community centers and libraries, that reach 25,000 individuals annually.

CFMT is a charitable organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the 40 Middle Tennessee counties it serves. It recently awarded grants, totaling $1.3 million, to 273 nonprofits as part of The Foundation’s annual discretionary grant-making process.