Humming along with Nashville’s vibrant composing scene

Nashville has been drawing in musicians of all stripes for the better part of a century. Today, we’re talking about a growing part of the Nashville music family: classical composers. 

The city offers many outlets for these composers to apply their talents — from scoring the ballet, to writing arrangements on a hit record or even making music for video game soundtracks.

But first we check in with WPLN contributor Laura Dean about her recent story on county jail visitations.

Guests:

• Laura Dean, freelance journalist and WPLN contributor

• Wu Fei, composer, guzheng virtuoso and vocalist

• Larissa Maestro, recording musician, arranger, producer and composer

• Dave Ragland, composer, conductor, and vocalist

• Cristina Spinei,  composer and performer

• Kelly Corcoran, conductor and artistic director for Intersection