As I suggested in my preview of this weekend’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concerts, the conversation on what constitutes the future of classical music is not a new one. While it has been a regular topic for years for national…
Young Pianist Series Opens Its 38th Season with Shijun Wang
The 38th season of the Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series begins this Sunday, January 21, with pianist Shijun Wang.
The Hammer Ensemble Launches With ‘The Pall: In the Shadows of Human Trafficking’
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.” —Attributed to Bertolt Brecht That concept forms the basis for the Hammer Ensemble, Flying Anvil Theatre’s performance wing dedicated to social justice issues.…
KSO This Week: PROJECT Trio Joins the Orchestra for “Bohemian Rhapsodies”
Put a group of classical music musicians or listeners together for any extended period, factor in an alcoholic beverage or two, and the conversation will inevitably find its way to the question—“what’s the future of classical music?”
Review: ‘Catastrophe’ at the Hive-Three Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
As night fell and temperatures dropped, snow had begun to fall. Drifting down slowly at first then faster and thicker, the snow melted on the asphalt warm from the afternoon traffic, but began to stick on windshields and motionless objects.…
Review: KSO’s Concertmaster Series Explores the Power of String Duos
In a way, it feels like eons have passed since October 2012 when the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra launched its Concertmaster Series of solo and small ensemble music events under then-Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz. During those five seasons, much has changed: the…
Preview: Samuel Beckett’s ‘Catastrophe’, ‘Footfalls’, and ‘Come and Go’ at The Hive
Knoxville theatre director Dennis E. Perkins in association with Zack Allen and Caroline King, are presenting three of Beckett’s short plays for Knoxville audiences this month with two weekends of performances at the Hive. On the bill are Beckett’s ‘Catastrophe’ from 1982, ‘Footfalls’ (1976), and ‘Come and Go’ (1965).
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…
Auditions For Knoxville Choral Society on January 4, 2018
Changes are in the air for the Knoxville Choral Society
Knoxville’s Most Memorable Classical Music Performances of 2017
My “Most Memorable of the Year” list of classical music performances began in the pages of the former Metro Pulse, later finding a place in the Knoxville Mercury. Now, it has a home in Arts Knoxville. Here, then, is the list for 2017.
