By Alan Sherrod It is said that everyone has at least one awakening moment in their life when music and culture collide at a particular time and place. For those in their pre-teen years, such a music/culture moment is…
Review: A Feast of Variety in “Classical Christmas” from KSO and Knoxville Chamber Chorale
By Alan Sherrod In 2015, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra took a chance and moved its November Chamber Classics concert to the weekend following Thanksgiving and titled it “Classical Christmas.” That incredibly popular concert took a different direction from the…
Sunday at UT Music: Scandinavia, UT Symphony, and Class
Sunday, October 21, is a busy day for UT School of Music performances.
At 1:00 PM: faculty/guest artist recital featuring hornist Katie Johnson-Webb and pianist Kirstin Ihde
At 4:00 PM: UT Symphony Orchestra
At 8:00 PM: Recital by UT faculty pianist Kevin Class
Sunday: UT Symphony Launches ‘Beethoven250’ with the Seventh Symphony
One hardly needs an excuse to listen to more of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven—but if one did demand an excuse, the inevitable march of time is about to provide one. The year 2020 represents the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth, so you can be sure that there will be a host of musical explorations of the composer’s works across the globe between now and then.
The University of Tennessee School of Music has launched its own program of focus, Beethoven250, which will act as an organizing umbrella for concerts, recitals, discussions, and lectures over next two years. The UT Symphony Orchestra, under Director of Orchestras James Fellenbaum, is kicking off their participation this Sunday with their season-opening concert that will feature Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major.
James Fellenbaum Named Artistic Director/Conductor of Brevard Philharmonic
By Alan Sherrod One of Knoxville’s busiest musicians is about to get just a bit busier. James Fellenbaum, who holds multiple conductorships in the Knoxville classical music world, has recently been named Artistic Director/Conductor of the Brevard Philharmonic. Fellenbaum…
Sunday in the Concert Hall: UT Symphony and Young Pianist Series
The University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra finds itself downtown this weekend at the Tennessee Theatre for its Sunday afternoon concert—“Viva l’Italia! II”—a sequel of sorts to its September 2017 concert. UTSO music director and conductor James Fellenbaum follows up that…
KSO Heats Up A Cold January With a Full Schedule
In a perfect world, a willingness to follow the arts should not vary with the seasons, nor should uncomfortable short-term weather issues affect attendance at events. However, Knoxvillians, inhabiting coordinates barely halfway between tropical Florida and wintry New England, suffer…
Review: KSO’s ‘Classical Christmas’ a Joyous and Welcome Alternative
It had become a familiar theme for me every December. “Where’s the Music?” was the question one article’s headline posed to the realization that in the most festive, and seemingly busiest, month of the year, there were actually few music…
Review: UT Symphony Continues Its Amazing Journey With Shostakovich 10th
There’s a lot of audience talk going around these days regarding the rapid ascent of the University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra this season into the lofty ranks of the best music school orchestras in the U.S. At this past Sunday’s…
Preview – ‘Viva l’Italia’: UT Symphony Opens Season With ‘Fountains of Rome’
University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra: “Viva l’Italia!” Conductor: James Fellenbaum Respighi: Fountains of Rome Albinoni: Adagio in G minor Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien 4:00 PM, Sunday, September 24, James R. Cox Auditorium, UT Campus FREE One of the joys of following…