BY ALAN SHERROD They say “You never want to meet your heroes,” a statement that can certainly be bandied about when discussing Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop which opened this past weekend at River & Rail Theatre Company. In it,…
Friday: UT School of Music Honors the 80th Anniversary of Rachmaninoff’s Last Concert
BY ALAN SHERROD University of Tennessee School of Music: “Rachmaninoff Remembered” UT Symphony Orchestra, UT Concert Choir, Pianist Chih-Long Hu, Guest Victor Yampolsky James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building on the UT Campus Friday, February 17, 7:30 PM…
Review: Clarence Brown Theatre’s ‘Trouble In Mind’ Throws a Powerful Spotlight on Lost Opportunities
BY ALAN SHERROD Had things gone differently for playwright Alice Childress in 1957, her play Trouble in Mind would have had the honor of being the first play written by a Black woman on Broadway. Of course, things didn’t…
Wednesday Arts Miscellany: February 8 – 12
Knoxville Museum of Art: Current Exhibitions • Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art: RE-PAIR January 27, 2023 – May 07, 2023 • Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking December 16, 2022 – April 30, 2023 [Above: Barrettes no. 2, Althea Murphy-Price…
Review: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Assembles a Feast of Mozart
BY ALAN SHERROD True to its title, the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble’s “Mozart! An Operatic Feast” delivered on its promise of being anything but a one-course meal. For nearly two hours, the near-capacity audience for Sunday evening’s presentation in the…
Opening This Week: Alice Childress’ ‘Trouble in Mind’ at Clarence Brown Theatre
Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress Directed by Marti Gobel Clarence Brown Theatre on the UT Campus Previews: Wednesday and Thursday, February 8 and 9 Opens: Friday, February 10; Runs through February 26 Wednesdays – Saturdays** at 7:30 PM; Sunday…
Big Ears Announces Collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma on “Our Common Nature”
Among performing artists, American cellist Yo-Yo Ma stands apart from his colleagues in more ways than one. His success as a musician has given him a platform upon which to explore connections with communities and advocate for the use of…
This Sunday: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Surveys the Operatic Works of Mozart
Cathedral Concert Series: “Mozart! An Operatic Feast” Amadeus Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Brian Salesky Sunday, February 5, at 6:00 PM Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 711 S. Northshore Drive Admission is FREE but Registration Here is Requested…
Review: Exploring Appalachian and Slavic Roads with Mandolinist Jeff Midkiff and KSO Strings
BY ALAN SHERROD Knoxville’s Bijou Theatre enjoys a whirlwind of concert bookings during its busy season, covering every imaginable genre of performance from every imaginable description of performer. Few of these guests, however, can showcase and illuminate the hall’s…
Review: KSO’s Concertmaster Series — A Brilliant Evening of Brahms, Schumann, et al.
BY ALAN SHERROD Each of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s performance series have their own raison d’etre, from performing the historical and contemporary orchestral repertoire, to the intimacy of small ensembles bringing chamber music to life. In its 11th season…
