BY DIANA SALESKY There’s something about making New Year’s Resolutions that I honestly enjoy.…
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
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…
KSO Announces Conductor Change for November Masterworks Concert
KSO Music Director Aram Demirjian is handing the baton over to KSO Resident Conductor James…
