In a genre that often sees a show’s gradual demise once the original stars have moved on, ‘Wicked’ has enjoyed the opposite effect.
Covid-19 Precautions: Knoxville Venues Update Entry Requirements for the Fall Season
Perhaps avoidable, but now undeniably inevitable, the major downtown Knoxville live performance venues—the Tennessee and Bijou Theatres—have updated their entry requirements to reflect the need and importance of Covid-19 vaccinations in preventing further spread of the virus. Effective immediately, and…
KSO Resumes Concert Schedule for Limited Live Audiences at Tennessee and Bijou Theatres
BY ALAN SHERROD Beginning this weekend, music-deprived audiences of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will once again be able to attend live performances in downtown’s Tennessee and Bijou Theatres—albeit on a limited seating basis. Following a painful year of public…
KSO and ETPBS Collaborate on a Special ‘Concertmaster Series’ Performance
BY ALAN SHERROD Staying safe from the ravages of the current pandemic while also laying the groundwork for the eventual return to normalcy has been an ongoing conundrum for musicians, artists, and their organizations. While we wait for live…
Review: Knoxville Opera’s Comedy Double Bill Exudes Cleverness and Charm
By Alan Sherrod While the overwhelming bulk of the operatic repertoire is devoted to tragic heroes, heroines, and villains, Knoxville Opera took a comic detour Friday evening in its season-opener, leaving no comedy stone unturned in its performance of…
Summer Movie Magic: ‘Vertigo’ comes to the Tennessee Theater
Every summer, the historic Tennessee Theater offers Knoxvillians a chance to see a select few classic films on the big screen through their “Summer Movie Magic” series. In the case of ‘Vertigo’, which opens this year’s “Summer Movie Magic” series this next weekend, any newcomers would be wise to leave all expectations at the door.
Preview: KSO Welcomes Guest Conductor Joshua Gersen and Violinist Paul Huang to Masterworks Series
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks: “Beethoven Violin Concerto” Guest conductor: Joshua Gersen Guest violinist: Paul Huang Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D Major Richard Strauss: Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet Overture-Fantasy 7:30 PM, Thursday and Friday,…
KSO This Week: “Appalachian Spring”
This week’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks titled “Appalachian Spring” features works by Charles Ives, William Grant Still, Jeff Midkiff, and Aaron Copland
Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville
Thursday and Friday, November 17 and 18, 7:30 PM
Review: KSO Brings Delectable Passions and Delicious Sublime Subversion
Review of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks concerts this weekend, concerts that featured Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and works by Rossini and Puccini.
In Knoxville Mercury: Review of KSO’s Season Opener
In this week’s Knoxville Mercury, I review last weekend’s concerts by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra that opened the 2016-17 season. The concert was the debut of the KSO’s new music director and conductor, Aram Demirjian, and featured works by Rachmaninoff…