BY ALAN SHERROD Wrapping up its 2025-26 season of concerts in the Cathedral Concert…
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“If you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a chance of doing something new.”
― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir
Review: Marble City Opera Starts A Busy Month With ‘Josephine’
BY ALAN SHERROD Late spring has always been a busy time for Marble City…
On Sunday: Amadeus Concert Ensemble Takes Journey Through Russian Composers
We often find ourselves talking about the special place in Knoxville history occupied by Russian…
Review: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Closes 2025-26 Season With Help From Knoxville Jazz Orchestra
BY ALAN SHERROD Sometimes, if we’re lucky, there is more to a concert than…
Review: Knoxville Opera’s ‘Gianni Schicchi’ — An Ensemble Masterpiece
BY ALAN SHERROD Composer Giacomo Puccini was reportedly adamant that the three one-act operas—Il…
Review: KSO Wraps 2025-26 Chamber Series With Sublime Ives and Copland
BY ALAN SHERROD As it turns out, one doesn’t necessarily need one of Edward…
This Week: UT Opera Theatre Presents Janacek’s ‘The Cunning Little Vixen’
For its spring production, the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre will present The Cunning Little…
Review: A Superb Midori and KSO Combine for a Memorable Beethoven Violin Concerto
BY ALAN SHERROD It is an inarguable truth that every concert comes with its…
One Name. One Legend. Midori.
BY DIANA SALESKY It was August 25, 1988. Leonard Bernstein was turning 70, and…
KSO This Week: Jonathan Leshnoff’s Premiere — 3 Quilts, 1 Chorale, and an Entire Community
BY DIANA SALESKY GRAMMY-nominated composer Jonathan Leshnoff had an unusual assignment: create an orchestral…
