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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

Saturday — Marble City Opera Premieres ‘The Christmas Spider’

There will be two MCO performances of The Christmas Spider on Saturday, January 6, at St John’s Cathedral in Downtown Knoxville — 2:30 PM and 5:00 PM.

Musical Resolutions

BY DIANA SALESKY   There’s something about making New Year’s Resolutions that I honestly enjoy.…

Most Read ARTS KNOXVILLE Stories of 2023

If one was looking for a definite sign that the peripheral effects of the pandemic…

Most Memorable Classical Music Performances of 2023

BY ALAN SHERROD   We’ll probably look back on 2023 as something of a threshold…

Aram-isms: When the Conductor Speaks

BY DIANA SALESKY   Editor’s Note: Diana Salesky was the alto soloist in the recent…

Review: Demirjian Leads KSO, KCS, and Soloists in ‘Messiah’ and ‘A Carol Symphony’

BY ALAN SHERROD   Just what does it take for something to become a tradition?…

UT Symphony Orchestra Wins The American Prize in Orchestral Performance For 2023

The University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra has been named the 2023 winner of The American…

A Musical Feast of Gratitude

BY DIANA SALESKY   As we approach the season of gratitude, several Knoxville musicians, including…

Review: Pianist Alessio Bax, Conductor James Fellenbaum, KSO Thrill in ‘Rach Three’

BY ALAN SHERROD   For a brief instant, the pose caught me by surprise but…

Review: UT Opera Theatre — Menotti’s ‘The Medium’ & Puccini’s ‘Suor Angelica’

BY ALAN SHERROD   Matching singers to roles in a university opera program is certainly…

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