By Alan Sherrod Regular readers of Arts Knoxville will recall that we have been unabashed advocates for the resurgence of Downtown Knoxville as a focal point for the city, if for no other reason than the environmental vitality it…
Twas the Week Before Christmas: Last Call for Seasonal Theatre and Music
The Winter Solstice comes this Saturday evening, so while we are relatively ice and snow free, check out some of Knoxville’s secular seasonal entertainments in their final performances. As of this writing, tickets are still available for all of these,…
Review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ – CBT’s Spectacular Tradition Continues
By Alan Sherrod Traditions are all about customs and events made familiar through the passage of time. By that definition, the Clarence Brown Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol certainly qualifies in a big way. Although stage versions of…
Review: Virtuosic Percussion and a Sublime Beethoven Seventh Mark KSO’s “Beethoven and the Art of Rhythm”
By Alan Sherrod While double bass players might argue to the contrary, it is an orchestral fact that percussionists—generally relegated to the back corner of the concert stage and, yet, responsible for a virtually infinite diversity of sounds—receive the…
KSO Masterworks This Week: Beethoven’s Seventh + Dorman’s ‘Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!’ with Nief-Norf
Beethoven and the Art of Rhythm • Beethoven: Overture from The Creatures of Prometheus • Dorman: Spices, Perfumes, Toxins! (with Nief-Norf) • Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks —Aram Demirjian, conductor Thursday and Friday, November 21 and 22,…
Call for Alternative Photography/Time-Based Media: The Big Camera and A1LabArts Present ‘Obscura II’
Alternative photography and/or time-based media is the subject for Obscura II, an exhibition hosted by the Big Camera and A1LabArts, set for showing at the Emporium, January 3-31, 2020. Entrants should note the following requirements and the delivery deadlines of…
Review: UT Opera Theatre Sparkles With ‘The Elixir of Love’
By Alan Sherrod Throughout its 187 year history, Gaetano Donizetti’s bel canto comedy The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore) has remained high on the list of most-performed operas worldwide. This popularity comes at a price, though, as opera companies…
The Iconic Patti Smith Part of Big Ears 2020 Lineup Expansion
As expected, the lineup for the Big Ears Festival 2020 is growing—and with some very, very notable names that are already creating additional excitement. Big Ears is announcing that rock icon, writer, poet and photographer Patti Smith will join the festival…
This Weekend: UT Opera Theatre – Donizetti’s ‘The Elixir of Love’
Gaetano Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love University of Tennessee Opera Theatre Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street • Friday, November 8, 8:00 PM • Saturday, November 9, 2:30 AND 8:00 PM • Sunday, November 10, 2:30 PM Directed by James…
Review in Brief: Timeless Tales Mark KSO’s “Peter and the Wolf” Chamber Classics
By Alan Sherrod All four of the works on Sunday afternoon’s Chamber Classics Series concert by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra came from the tonal side of the 20th Century, but each of the works seem to possess an ineffable…
