Alan Sherrod
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Drawing from a career background in music, motion pictures, and theatre, Alan Sherrod has been writing about Knoxville's diverse art and music scene since 2007 — first as the classical/new music writer for the alternative weekly Metro Pulse, then later in the same capacity for the Knoxville Mercury. After the closure of Metro Pulse in 2014 by its parent company, Sherrod created ARTS KNOXVILLE to provide a home for Knoxville arts journalism. In August, 2017, he expanded ARTS KNOXVILLE into the site it is today — a site dedicated to continuing the arts journalism legacy of those alternative weeklies. In addition to covering Knoxville's arts scene, he has also contributed music content to the Nashville Scene and other arts and entertainment publications around the U.S, including the website, Classical Journal. Mr. Sherrod was a recipient of a 2010 Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts — the Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera — under the auspices of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2019, Sherrod was inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame.

Tuesday Arts Miscellany: KSO, UT School of Music, TVUUC, et al.

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks – Symphonie Fantastique Maestro Aram Demirjian conducts the KSO in three works: Clarice Assad: Sin Fronteras (Without Borders) Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor with violinist Paul Huang Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique Thursday…

KSO This Week: Berlioz’ ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ and Paul Huang in Bruch Violin Concerto

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks “Symphonie Fantastique” Clarice Assad: Sin Fronteras (Without Borders) Max Bruch, Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor (Paul Huang, violin) Hector Berlioz, Symphonie Fantastique Conductor: Aram Demirjian Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville Thursday…

Tuesday Arts Miscellany: On the Wall…and Off the Wall

Great things sometimes slip through the cracks, but we’re trying real hard to be the shepherd. Here are a few things from galleries, museums, et al., to check out. Don’t forget your mask. Ewing Gallery: Grant Gibson The newly renovated…

Review: KSO Concertmaster Series Takes A Vibrant ‘Tour of Italy’

BY ALAN SHERROD   At the very top of the front page of the New York Times on February 8, 1935 came the headline “Kreisler Reveals ‘Classics’ as Own; Fooled Music Critics for 30 Years.” For years, the renowned violinist…

Wednesday Arts Miscellany: October 6-10, 2021

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Series Knoxville Museum of Art Wednesday and Thursday, October 6 and 7, at 7:00 PM Tickets and Information KSO Concertmaster William Shaub hosts this popular program that showcases virtuosic violin works plus a wide array of…

Review: KSO Opens Its 2021-22 Chamber Classics Series

BY ALAN SHERROD   Tchaikovsky By Any Other Name Would Sound As Sweet… The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra continued its season openers this past Sunday afternoon—this time with the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra and resident conductor James Fellenbaum starting off their…

Review: River & Rail’s ‘Pass Over’ – Important Theatre, Compelling Performances

BY ALAN SHERROD   There are so many compelling reasons to see Pass Over from River & Rail Theatre Company—where to begin? First, Antoinette Nwandu’s existential new tragi-comedy is currently running on Broadway to substantial acclaim; the very fact that…

KSO Chamber Classics On Sunday: Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Something Sorta New

Knoxville Symphony Chamber Classics Series Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra, conducted by James Fellenbaum Bijou Theater in Downtown Knoxville Sunday, October 3, 2:30 PM Jessie Montgomery: Strum Josef Suk: Serenade, Op. 6, E-Flat Major Theofanidis: Chamber Symphony No.1 (an arrangement of…

Tuesday Arts Miscellany: October First Friday Sizzles With Openings

River & Rail Theatre Company – Pass Over Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu opened on Broadway in the first week of August, becoming the first new play to begin performances since the Covid-19 shutdown darkened theatres in New York City.…

Review: KSO Opens 2021-22 Season With Sparkle and Substance

BY ALAN SHERROD   A sensation almost dreamlike and otherworldly permeated the Tennessee Theatre this past Thursday and Friday evening as the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra began its 2021-22 season of Masterworks concerts. Having juggled their vaccination credentials, satisfied the contraband…

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