‘Violet’ — a musical by Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley–opens the Clarence Brown Theatre’s 2016-17 season.
We’re Back! Pianist Eunsuk Jung and Colleagues Open UT Recital Season
It’s been a long, hot summer, but Arts Knoxville’s involuntary hiatus is now—thankfully—at an end. The University of Tennessee is back in session and the UT School of Music’s recital programs are warming up in the wings. The first faculty and guest artist recital of the season features pianist Eunsuk Jung and local colleagues in works by Glinka and Schubert.
Concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz Leaving KSO After 2016-17 Season
It was probably inevitable–the career pressure on brilliantly talented classical musicians cannot be underestimated. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s concertmaster, Gabriel Lefkowitz, has announced that he will be leaving the KSO for the comparable position with the Louisville Orchestra. While I’ll…
July 1 First Friday Shows at the Emporium Center
Downtown’s First Friday is always a big day for the Emporium Center; this month’s events are no exception. The First Friday openings of the shows listed below can be viewed from 5:00-9:00 p.m. The Emporium Center is located at 100…
nief-norf wraps its ‘Summer Festival 2016’ with a marathon concert
As I stepped out of the Jackson Terminal space last evening and into the solstice-eve moonlight of the Old City, everything seemed altered, a bit different. The city looked and felt transformed, as if a layer of haze had been…
NIEF-NORF Summer Festival Performances Begin
Nief-Norf, the contemporary music organization, launched its NIEF-NORF SUMMER FESTIVAL on Tuesday evening with an opening faculty concert at UT Music’s Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall. The evening was a diverse and varied one, with works from David Bethell, Christopher…
Exhibitions Opening This Weekend
There is a wealth of art viewing opportunities this weekend, many of which continue through the month. Of course, this weekend sees June’s First Friday event downtown, multiplying the locations and events to check out.
nief-norf Summer Festival–June 7-20
The Big Ears Festival has benefited Knoxville in countless ways, some obvious and glaringly important, but many more invisible or understated and, nonetheless, critical to the music scene and the city’s image. One of these benefits has been the exposure and publicity…
Review: Marble City Opera’s ‘Sweets By Kate’ Charms–Devilishly
One of the many engaging features of Marble City Opera has been its willingness and courage to present in a wide range of alternative performance spaces—from refurbished stages to coffee shop backrooms to church naves. Their most recent locations were…
KSO Wraps 2015-16 Season This Week with Wagner, Beethoven, and Theofanidis
The 2015-16 season for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra ends this week with concerts featuring works by Richard Wagner, Beethoven, and Theofanidis.
