The title given to this weekend’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concerts was “The Heavenly Life: Mahler Symphony No. 4.” A less poetic, but perhaps equally accurate title might have been “Musicianship: Now and in the Future.”
Music
“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: KSO Features Flutist Devan Jaquez in Chamber Classics Series
BY ALAN SHERROD Be careful what you wish for. Those Knoxvillians yearning for a…
KSO This Week: Why William Shaub Needs Two Violins for Mahler’s Symphony No. 4
BY DIANA SALESKY William Shaub plays on one of the finest violins in the…
On Sunday: KSO’s Chamber Classics Features Flutist Devan Jaquez
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Classics Series concert on Sunday afternoon at the Bijou Theatre will feature KSO Principal Flute Devan Jaquez in Malcolm Arnold’s Flute Concerto No. 1. James Fellenbaum will conduct.
Review: A Poignant Beginning for ‘The Christmas Spider’ via Marble City Opera
BY ALAN SHERROD If one were to start counting stories, plays, television, and films…
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…
