Launch Event at the Elephant Gallery
Free
- Gloria Yun, flute
- Chris Farrell, viola
- Tim Pearson, double bass
- Clare Yang, viola
- Ashley Odom, violin
- Claire Cifonie, harp
Join us for an evening of music and poetry as we celebrate the launch of Music in My Neighborhood week!
Featuring a spoken word performance by poet Wisdom Way Wright with music accompaniment by local harpist Claire Cifonie, and Nashville Symphony musicians performing personal favorites and original works.
Open to the public. Refreshments provided.
About Chris Farrell, viola
https://www.nashvillesymphony.org/about/meet-our-musicians/chris-farrell/
About Tim Pearson, double bass
Nashville native Tim Pearson has been a member of the Gateway Chamber Orchestra since 2009. He has served as assistant principal bass for the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Evansville Philharmonic, and Owensboro Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber and orchestral musician, Pearson has performed with the Nashville Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, IRIS Orchestra, Chattanooga Symphony, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Sarasota Opera, Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the Stones River Chamber Players.
In addition to performing, Mr. Pearson teaches double bass at Middle Tennessee State University and maintains a small private studio. Pearson has participated in the Pacific, Spoleto USA, National Repertory Orchestra, National Orchestral Institute, Aspen, and Domaine Forget music festivals. He holds degrees from the University of Memphis and Indiana University, and has done additional studies with Bruce Bransby and Paul Ellison.