FLORAL ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Perri Crutcher for OSHi
2011 marks Perri Crutcher’s second year participating in Arts & Flowers, and ALIAS Chamber Ensemble is spotlighting this talented florist whose OSHi gallery in Nashville is widely known for its breathtaking beauty. Perri will be pairing with an artist during this year’s Arts & Flowers, and we can’t wait to find out who it is. Q: Your floral artistry is known world-wide – from London and Paris to Tokyo and, now, Nashville. Will you share with us a few of your career highlights? A: Having the honor to design floral décor for so many amazing people, like Princess...
Read MoreSpring Concert Non-Profit Partner-At-A-Glance
Here's a spotlight on our spring concert's non-profit partner, The Charles Davis Foundation, which provides programs that enhance the quality of life for thousands of residents of Nashville's most impoverished areas. The organization will receive 100 percent of proceeds from our winter concert.
Read MoreClassicsToday.com review of GABRIELA LENA FRANK Hilos (Threads); Danza da Saqsampillos; Adagio para Amantaní; Quijotadas
ClassicsToday.com review of GABRIELA LENA FRANK Hilos (Threads); Danza da Saqsampillos; Adagio para Amantaní; Quijotadas Gabriela Lena Frank is the real deal: a modern composer with a personal style, one that manages to integrate a wide range of sounds and performing techniques into a cohesive language that unapologetically includes melody and tonal harmony without ever sounding anachronistic. She clearly manages to remain true to herself, but she doesn’t have to write down to her listeners in order to share her thoughts and feelings. This is just good music. Hilos is a quartet for...
Read MoreALIAS Spring Concert lineup
Join us for the Spring Concert, which includes a series of very unusual vocal works followed by pieces by two composers from the Prokofiev family. ALIAS will present two works by venerated composer Sergei Prokofiev, followed by a string quartet by his up-and-coming grandson, Gabriel Prokofiev....
Read MoreSCENE: New ALIAS record “worth the wait”
Our new record, 'Hilos,' just received a great review by John Pitcher in the Nashville Scene newspaper! For an excerpt and a link to the Scene review, click the headline.
Read MoreALIAS CD Release Party
On Sunday, Feb. 20, we’ll celebrate the culmination of our efforts with a party in honor of the release of our first CD, an all-Gabriela Lena Frank recording on the Naxos “American Classics” label. Please join us for this special event, featuring our very good friend Gabriela. Details inside...
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