As reported previously, ACE is now the Amadeus Concert Ensemble—a reflection of its sizable presence…
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― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir
Review: KSO Delights with Season Opener of Beethoven and Gershwin
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra opened its 2024-25 season with George Gershwin’s Concerto in F and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, plus ‘Kauyumari’ by the contemporary Mexican composer, Gabriela Ortiz. Aram Demirjian conducted.
KSO Season Opener This Week: Beethoven’s Fifth and Gershwin’s Concerto in F
BY ALAN SHERROD As 21st Century listeners, we discover there is something strangely satisfying…
Review Bits: UT Symphony Orchestra Opens the Season with “Italian” Flavor
There was a time in Knoxville’s music past when we treated the accomplishments of the…
On Sunday: UT Symphony Orchestra Begins 2024-25 Season with Italian Flavor
“Italian” is the key word for Sunday afternoon (September 15) as the University of Tennessee…
Big Ears Festival Announces the 2025 LineUp
Since its launch in 2009, the Big Ears Festival has pushed the boundaries of the…
ACE Becomes Amadeus Concert Ensemble and Announces 2024-25 Concerts
To more accurately reflect its evolution, scale, and importance, the Knoxville performance entity previously known…
Review Bits: Marble City Opera’s ‘Tenors, Tuxedos, and Stalactites’
Telling someone to “go sing in a cave” sounds like a perfectly delicious fifth grade playground taunt, but, in truth, it is a tactic that seems to be working quite well for Marble City Opera. This past Saturday afternoon found them in Historic Cherokee Caverns off Oak Ridge Highway for “Tenors, Tuxedos, and Stalactites,” a program of mostly operatic nuggets for three local tenors: Cody Boling, Chris Plass, and John Overholt.
Marble City Opera Announces Upcoming 2024-25 Season
While not quite a teenager, Marble City Opera has done a lot of living as…
Saturday: “Rising” – Lawrence Brownlee in Concert at the Tennessee Theatre
World-renowned tenor Lawrence Brownlee will present “Rising,” a concert under the auspices of Knoxville Opera…
