Our Saturday in Nashville was truly amazing! We began at the Country Music Hall of Fame, where we could do everything from mixing our own country hit to hearing the "Nashville Sound", to viewing special exhibits on Kenny Rogers, Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash. From the museum, we took our sack lunches to Bicentennial Park, where we met up with PHS alum Jens Jacobson, a Belmont University music graduate. We also had a private concert by Tyler Barham and John Griffin, who performed at PHS in September. John was even sporting his PHS shirt! PHS physics teacher Matt Heer also connected us with Matt Dragstrem, a Nashville songwriter who has written hits for Florida Georgia Line and Carrie Underwood. Matt spoke to us about songwriting and answered questions from our students. Next we headed to Belmont University for our three performance clinics. Between clinics, Jens led us on short tours of the beautiful campus. It is a very special place, especially for those interested in music careers. All three clinics went well, with the students having to walk back and forth between the performance venues. Following the clinics, we split the buses up for dinner again to Hard Rock Cafe and Santa Fe Cattle Company. We met up for a hilarious performance of Pirates of Penzance by the Nashville Opera. With a talented orchestra and a great cast, this was a lighthearted first opera experience for many of our students. We did not return to the hotel until after 11, which explains why this post is a bit late. We have received lots of compliments about our wonderful students...way to go, PHS!
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