In a city packed with brilliant musicians, Dave Ragland has garnered a sterling reputation as one of Nashville’s most gifted and versatile composers. The Emmy-nominated artist has been in particularly great demand this past season, working with Nashville Ballet, Nashville Symphony and chatterbird. He was honored with a 2021 American Prize for One Vote Won, a striking one-act commissioned by Nashville Opera, which enjoyed its digital world premiere in September 2020. He’s also the founder and artistic director of Inversion Vocal Ensemble. And Ragland isn’t done yet: The much-anticipated premiere of his new opera Steal Away is set for Dec. 2 through 5 at OZ Arts Nashville.
