Music

“If you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a chance of doing something new.”
― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir

Review: Pianist Alessio Bax, Conductor James Fellenbaum, KSO Thrill in ‘Rach Three’

BY ALAN SHERROD   For a brief instant, the pose caught me by surprise but…

Review: UT Opera Theatre — Menotti’s ‘The Medium’ & Puccini’s ‘Suor Angelica’

BY ALAN SHERROD   Matching singers to roles in a university opera program is certainly…

KSO Announces Conductor Change for November Masterworks Concert

KSO Music Director Aram Demirjian is handing the baton over to KSO Resident Conductor James…

More on Charles Ives — “A Brass Band with Wings”

BY DIANA SALESKY   The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra under Aram Demirjian is performing Charles Ives’…

KSO This Week and Next: Ives, Rachmaninoff Set the Stage for “A Classical Christmas”

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks This Week: “Bax Plays Rachmaninoff” •  Bernstein: Overture to Candide • …

This Week: UT Opera Theatre Offers ‘The Medium’ and ‘Suor Angelica’ at the Bijou

BY ALAN SHERROD   In my November, 2011 Metro Pulse spotlight of the University of…

Amadeus Chamber Ensemble: Remainder of 2023-24 Season Revealed

In September, the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble opened its 2023-24 season with Sacred Rossini, a concert…

Review: Bruch’s ‘Scottish Fantasy’ Comes Alive with Stefan Jackiw and KSO – A Sensational Beethoven ‘Pastoral’

BY ALAN SHERROD   Concerts have an intriguing way of taking on a life and…

Recital Report: Forrest Wentzel’s ‘Sanctuary Walls’ – Poetry by Brian Griffin

A collaboration between a composer and an author/poet can take many forms and involve varying…

KSO This Week: Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony” and Violinist Stefan Jackiw

BY DIANA SALESKY   Knoxville Symphony Orchestra — Masterworks Series — Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Aram Demirjian,…

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