Nashville Category
Why You Should Want to be a Musician at Vanderbilt
Dec. 16, 2010—So on Sunday night, the Trans Siberian Orchestra came to play the Bridgestone arena downtown. TSO asked for a few strings players in the southeast that would be available to play for a few gigs..and a friend of mine from music theory class was recommended by someone that knew him and knew the TSO. Yea…short...
All is Good in the Melodores’ Hood
Dec. 7, 2010—Just got back from a Melodores gig at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts Center. We were a hit! We were contacted to sing for a group of adults that are part of a continuing education program through Vanderbilt University. Many of the attendees were Vanderbilt grads, others were even current professors. They really...
The Melonator 2 Concert – Verdict: Success!
Dec. 2, 2010—Last night marked the Melodores‘ Winter Concert -The Melonator 2: Judgment Day. Why the movie theme? Well, we like to catch people’s attention with flashy flyers AND it is our second year at the whole acappella thing so we figured we should pick a movie that implied that it was a sequel to an otherwise...
My 18 Thanksgivings
Nov. 18, 2010—Woah it got cold fast in Nashville! It was 75 last week, and now I’m in a sweater and boots! The Holiday season is among us… It is also the season of eating, eating a lot! During this past week I think I have had, or at least had the opportunity to have about 18...
A Night Out in Nashville: Bluebird Cafe
Nov. 15, 2010—On Saturday night, two Towers Head Residents (one being me) took a group of 20 students to the Bluebird Cafe. Bluebird Cafe is a legendary place where multitudes of popular songs have been birthed. It’s one of Nashville’s best known attractions. The song writers that perform there are absolutely amazing! At 5:45pm, we boarded our...
Magical Opera at Vanderbilt!
Nov. 13, 2010—Last night was opening night for the Blair School of Music’s performance of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor in Ingram Hall. Good portions of both the voice department and orchestra were involved with making the show the truly spectacular experience that it was; not to mention the brilliance of conductor Robin Fountain and director...
I am SO Jealous. Not really…But Actually I Really Am!!
Nov. 11, 2010—So Vanderbilt has this program called “Commodore Cruises,” where students have the opportunity to enter their names into a drawing to win admission to LEGIT events around Nashville. These Cruises happen quite often, so there are many events that students can take part in. Examples of the kinds of outings we are lucky enough to...
Melodores News/ Recent performances
Nov. 11, 2010—So I know we promised that the CD would be released on Tuesday, but a couple of copyright hangups have forced us to push the date back until we have cleared everything up. Not to worry – the Melodores debut album “Rain Check” WILL be coming out soon though!! In order to promote our name...
Getting Involved with Psalm 23rd Prison Ministry
Nov. 9, 2010—A divine encounter happened 2 months ago. I visited Belmont Church with my friend Martha for a Saturday night church service. Afterwards, a few members of the church greeted us. One of the elder men who greeted us started telling us his experience with the Nashville Psalm 23rd prison ministry (several branches – women’s, men’s,...
The Melodores…Go on Tour!
Oct. 20, 2010—This past weekend the Vanderbilt Melodores acapella group traveled to my hometown (Apex, NC) for a tour of the Raleigh/Durham area. After a long but eventful 10 hour drive to North Carolina on Thursday, we settled in at my house and practiced a bit after dinner. During the day on Friday we performed at my...