BY ALAN SHERROD Matching singers to roles in a university opera program is certainly…
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
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,…
Review: Knoxville Opera’s ‘Falstaff’ – An Exhilarating Winner
BY ALAN SHERROD In his Friday evening pre-curtain remarks to the audience for Verdi’s…