University of Tennessee School of Music Concerts and Recitals UT Symphony Orchestra Music director and conductor James Fellenbaum is focusing on the musical “Narrative” in this Sunday’s UT Symphony Concert. In the three works on the program, composer Caroline Shaw…
Friday Arts Miscellany: Money, Murals, and Music
Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville to Receive $150,000 NEA Grant Paris Woodhull Begins Work on New Strong Alley Mural Sunday: UT Symphony Chamber Orchestra Concert Sunday: UT Music, Piano Trios by Bulgarian Composers • • • …
Review: A Feast of Bach From the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble and the Cathedral Concert Series
By Alan Sherrod According to those who keep such records, Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach was the fourth most-performed composer worldwide in 2018. To Bachophiles, however—and I unabashedly admit to being one—there is simply no such thing as too…
Recital Report: UT’s Hristov and Hu Survey the Beethoven Violin Sonatas
Leading up to the 250th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven in 2020, musicians and listeners worldwide will be celebrating the creative genius whose music is fully ingrained in our musical consciousness. With festivals and performances going on around the globe,…
Review: An Auspicious Start to Chamber Music Season
The distinction of being the first chamber music recital of the 2018-19 season in Knoxville goes to violinist Miroslav Hristov of the University of Tennessee School of Music, along with four notable guests, for their “An Evening of Chamber Music” recital this past Sunday evening. Their performance of Schubert’s String Quintet in C Major, along with works by Reinhold Glière and Beethoven, was their second of the weekend—the first being on Friday evening at East Tennessee State University where two members of the quintet, violist David Kováč and cellist Sean Hawthorne, are on the music faculty. The quintet also included violinist Yu-Fang Chen of Ball State University and cellist Daniel Veis of Park University in Missouri.
September Events At the UT School of Music
Without doubt, the greatest bang-for-the-buck in Knoxville’s music scene often flies under the radar of Knoxville concertgoers — the University of Tennessee School of Music’s Guest Artist and Faculty recital series. The events roll on like clockwork when school is…
Composer Jennifer Higdon in Residency at UT School of Music
Composer Jennifer Higdon returns to Knoxville this weekend and next week for a composer-in-residence stint with the University of Tennessee School of Music.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend the concert events listed below. There is no admission charge for any of them.
Recital Report: Brahms Chamber Music with Piano Wraps with 7th Recital
On Monday, Kevin Class wrapped up his seven recital series of the Complete Chamber Music of Brahms with piano. Over the seven recitals, Class was joined by 15 guest musicians and UTSOM faculty members.