TPAC's Arts Appetizer Podcasts

Nashville theater professional David Ian Lee leads a conversation with Come From Away cast member Jeremy Woodard; Kevin Tuerff, the detoured passenger upon whom Jeremy's character is based; and volunteer coordinators Kevin Hopkins and Jake Turner, who assisted the passengers in Gander, Newfoundland on September 11, 2001.

TPAC's Kristin Horsley and Nivedhan Singh talk with John Hoomes, the CEO and Artistic Director for Nashville Opera, and writer Marcus Hummon about the world premiere of the new folk opera, Favorite Son.

TPAC's Kristin Horsley hosts a discussion about the Fisk Jubilee Singers and TPAC's new film, "Walk Together Children: The 150th Anniversary of the Fisk Jubilee Singers." Panelists include musical director Paul T. Kwami, singer Ariana Okhuozagbon, film director Jon Royal, Nashville Public Television program manager Jessica Turk, and TPAC's Executive Vice President of Education and Community Engagement Roberta Ciuffo-West. The discussion is part of the InsideOut of the Lunch Box series with Vanderbilt University's Office of Community Relations.

In this special episode, TPAC's Kristin Horsley speaks with three 2020 Spotlight Awards recipients as well as the Director of the Spotlight Awards, TPAC's Cassie LaFevor!

The Spotlight Awards are presented in partnership with Lipscomb University with special thanks to Kraft CPAs.

In this episode, TPAC's Kristin Horsley talks with Nashville Shakespeare Festival's Sam Ashdown about his vocal and acting training and how he stays fit to perform Shakespeare's leading men.

Introducing TPAC InsideOut's "Warming Up With" series!

In this series, we talk with artists about their training and experiences in the performing arts, and learn how they care for their instruments and prepare for performances.

In this episode, Kristin Horsley speaks with Rashad Rayford about his journey beginning in spoken word, to acting, to public speaking.

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Introducing TPAC InsideOut's "Warming Up With" series!

In this series, we talk with artists about their training and experiences in the performing arts, and learn how they care for their instruments and prepare for performances.

In this episode, we're warming up with guitarist Tim Calhoun who discusses his experiences working in the recording studio, on stage, and in the orchestra pit.

Tim Calhoun is a professional guitarist, and commercial guitar instructor at Trevecca Nazarene University. After his foundational development at the University of Miami, Tim spent the next 25+ years as a performing guitarist and session musician in both NYC and Nashville.

He played and/or recorded with CMA, AMC, CMA, and Grammy nominated/winning artists such as Jo Dee Messina, Trisha Yearwood, Kathy Trocolli, Mylon Lefevre, Ronnie McDowell, Bo Didley, The Temptations, Phil Keggy, Jo-El Sonnier and many others. He has performed in orchestras for TPAC, Studio Tenn, Chaffin's Barn, Lipscomb University, and on stage at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. As a session musician, his guitar work has been featured on commercials for Coke, Kroger, Macy's, and Six Flags.

Introducing TPAC InsideOut's "Warming Up With" series!

In this series, we talk with artists about their training and experiences in the performing arts, and learn how they care for their instruments and prepare for performances.

First up is Helen Huang, a Chinese-born soprano with a wide range of musical interests, spanning from baroque to the present day. Below is the song Helen performs in this episode. You can learn more about Helen at HelenHuangSoprano.com

我住长江头 (I live at the source of the Yangzi River)

我住长江头，

君住长江尾。

日日思君不见君，

共饮长江水。

此水几时休?

此恨何时已?

只愿君心似我心，

定不负相思意

I live at the source of the Yangzi River You live at the tail of the Yangzi River.

Every day I think of you, but I don't see you.

We drink the same Yangzi water. When will the river stop running? When will this torture end? All I want is for you to think of me too, So I won't love in vain.

In this episode, TPAC's CEO Jennifer Turner talks with Metro Nashville Public Schools' principal of the year, Dr. Ricki Gibbs. Dr. Gibbs discusses his school, Warner Arts Magnet Elementary, and its unique arts partnership with TPAC. Their conversation is pulled from a recent Salon Series event presented on Zoom.