Season 8 - Community
Flourish and Fanfare
A Mini Musical Parks Tour
Through a partnership with MetroParks Music - All performances FREE!
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021at 6:00pm
Bellevue Red Caboose Park - Outdoor Stage
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Saturday, August 28, 2021 at 11:00am
Smith Springs Park Antioch - Community Center
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Monday, August 30, 2021at 6:00pm
Two Rivers Park Donelson - Mansion
Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at 6:30pm
Hadley Park North Nashville - Bandshell
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Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 2:45pm Celebrate Nashville
Centennial Park - ASURION STAGE
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Intersection presented some fun, family friendly, brass quintet programs featuring music by Jennifer Higdon, Aaron Copland and William Grant Still combined with popular favorites from La La Land and West Side Story. Presented in partnership with the music division at MetroParks, these free events were OUTDOORS in each park. Pack a picnic, play on the nearby playgrounds, visit some new parks and enjoy some live, festive music to celebrate community! Featuring - Pat Kunkee and Joel Treybig, Trumpet, Jennifer Kummer and Leslie Norton, Horn, David Loucky, Trombone and Gil Long, Tuba
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PROGRAM - subject to change
Jennifer Higdon - Fanfare Quintet
Leonard Bernstein (Arr. Ralphson) - America from West Side Story
Hurwitz (Arr. Ridenour) - Mia & Sebastian’s Theme & City of Stars from La La Land
Jonathan Bailey Holland - Introit for Brass Quintet
Aaron Copland (arr. Morales) - The Promise of Living from The Tender Land
James Stephenson - Fanfare for an Angel for Brass Quintet
William Grant Still - Animal Sketches
Gary Powell Nash - Prelude from Romantic Prelude and Processional
Musica Nueva
Saturday, December 4, 2021, 7:30pm
Venue: Father Ryan Auditorium
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Intersection and Global Education Center presented a concert featuring the world premiere of a new guitar concerto by Leo Brouwer featuring João Luiz on guitar, and Brazilian and Cuban percussion, dance and capoeira.
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PROGRAM
Astor Piazzolla: Café 1930 (Arr. for trio by João Luiz)
Leo Brouwer: Paisajes, Retratos y Mujeres
II. Mujer Bailando un Minueto
Leo Brouwer: Sonatas de la Meditación - Guitar Concerto for Guitar and Ensemble
Co-Commission with Global Education Center * World Premiere
Brazilian and Cuban percussion, dance and capoeira
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ARTISTS
João Luiz, Guitar
Kelly Corcoran, Conductor
Christina McGann, Violin
Eliza Cho, Violin
Sarah Cote, Viola
Meghan Berindean, Cello
Tiffany Freeman, Bass
Deanna Little, Flute
Jared Hauser, Oboe
Todd Waldecker, Clarinet
Peter Kolkay, Bassoon
Jennifer Kummer, Horn
Rod McGaha, Trumpet
Prentiss Hobbs, Trombone
Christine Comer, Percussion
Jihye Chang, Piano
Vonda Darrs, Harp
Upon These Shoulders
Friday, February 18, 2022 at 7:30pm
Venue: National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM)
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Upon These Shoulders 2022 Program Book
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Upon These Shoulders: Step by Step honors and artistically explores historic impressions in the African American journal of racial equity and cultural inclusiveness through footprints of yesterday and today. This event featured musical performances by Choral Arts Link, Intersection and Nashville Symphony's Accelerando students woven together with interviews and spoken word, hosted by the National Museum of African American Music. Specific repertoire included works by Jessie Montgomery and George Walker.
Upon These Shoulders is an annual event, launched in 2017 by Choral Arts Link and Intersection, working with community partners to celebrate the many heroes of the Civil Rights Movement, historically and today. Performances in this series have included the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by composer Jonathan Bailey Holland exploring race, equity and youth; a celebration of the music of Florence Price, and a 10 day residency by composer and performer Hannibal Lokumbe.
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Presented in partnership with Choral Arts Link, the National Museum of African American Music and the Nashville Symphony's Accelerando Program
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PROGRAM SELECTIONS
Jessie Montgomery: Starburst
George Walker: Lyric for Strings
People, Places, Things
Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 6:30pm
Venue: The Parthenon - Centennial Park
Presented by the ECHO Chamber Music Series at the Parthenon
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People, Places, Things is a film by artist Lesa Dowdy, scored by composer Benjamin Chakoian Jones, and performed by INTERSECTION. On February 27th, the project will be premiered live in the Parthenon’s Naos room with the film projected on screen while INTERSECTION provides a live soundtrack for the audience in real time.
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This project was born out of a collaboration between the Nashville Metro Archives’ Audiovisual Heritage Center (AVHC). Filmmaker Lesa Dowdy was invited to incorporate historic audiovisual recordings at the AVHC in the creation of a new work to premiere at the Parthenon as part of Centennial Park Conservancy’s ECHO chamber music series. Lesa worked with Metro archivists to choose endangered analog audiovisual materials for preservation, some of which have not been seen in decades. Lesa also collaborated with composer Benjamin Chakoian Jones and INTERSECTION to create a soundtrack for this engaging 45 minute film.
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Featuring - Alicia Enstrom, Violin, Alessandra Volpi, Piano and Benjamin Chakoian Jones, Bass.
LISTEN Showcase
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
21c Museum Hotel Nashville
6-8pm - FREE EVENT
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Intersection's LISTEN project has commissioned solo works by female-identifying, non-binary or gender non-conforming composers. Our LISTEN SHOWCASE featured the first in-person live performances of several of these new commissions. Hear from composers and musicians playing works for snare drum, french horn, oboe and more, while drinking a signature cocktail in the beautiful galleries of 21C Museum Hotel. LISTEN is made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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PROGRAM
Timbre Cierpke: New Soil
Erin Graham: Cycle for Four Snare Drums (selected movements)
Azalea Twining: Echo
Cristina Spinei: Wallflowers
Nailah Nombeko: Agrestic Landscape – Birds at Dawn
Alisha Heng: a late-night walk
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Humans Vs Machine
Sunday, May 15, 2022
The 5 Spot
6-8pm
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Intersection and Southern Word present Humans vs Machine: the DJ Battle of the Century. Join us to witness the magic of a music battle like no other between DJ VU Reggaerica and Intersection. Featuring guest performers The Blackson and Nina Donovan.
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Intersection Artists
Annaliese Kowert, Violin
Esther Sanders, Violin
Tony Parce, Viola
Grace Parce, Cello
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Performing String Quartets by Composers Chris Farrell, Ben Plotnick and more.
Cheekwood Cellos
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Cheekwood - Thursday Night Out
6pm and 7:15pm Performances
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A beautiful evening of lush, warm, and explorative cello octet repertoire featuring works by Villa-Lobos, Arvo Pärt and more, under the direction of Artistic Director, Kelly Corcoran as part of Cheekwood's Thursday Night Out summer programming.
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PROGRAM
Arvo Pärt: Da Pacem Domine
Eric Whitacre (arr. Zeigler): Sleep for 8 Cellos
Arr. Serebrier: None But the Lonely Heart
Kaitlyn Raitz: OTTO *New Work - Premiere Performance
Kaija Saariaho: Neiges (select movements)
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1
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ARTISTS
Kelly Corcoran, Conductor
Sarah Berry, Cello
Robin Hasenpflug, Cello
Kaitlyn Raitz, Cello
Alexander Smith, Cello
Chris Stenstrom, Cello
Paul Vest, Cello
Kaitlyn Vest, Cello
Dongdong Zhang, Cello