BY ALAN SHERROD Concerts have an intriguing way of taking on a life and…
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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
Recital Report: Forrest Wentzel’s ‘Sanctuary Walls’ – Poetry by Brian Griffin
A collaboration between a composer and an author/poet can take many forms and involve varying…
KSO This Week: Beethoven’s “Pastoral Symphony” and Violinist Stefan Jackiw
BY DIANA SALESKY Knoxville Symphony Orchestra — Masterworks Series — Beethoven’s “Pastoral” Aram Demirjian,…
Review: Knoxville Opera’s ‘Falstaff’ – An Exhilarating Winner
BY ALAN SHERROD In his Friday evening pre-curtain remarks to the audience for Verdi’s…
On Sunday: UT Symphony Orchestra Takes On Sibelius, Schumann, and Brahms
BY ALAN SHERROD It is simply too easy, if not dangerous, to take the…
Jon Batiste Among Big Ears Second Round Line-Up Announcements
The biggest problem many Big Ears 2024 music fans will have is not whether to…
Preview: This Week…Knoxville Opera Looks To Verdi’s ‘Falstaff” For Season Opener
Knoxville Opera’s opening production of the 2023-24 season will be the lyric comic opera, Falstaff,…
Review: KSO’s Concertmaster Series—Nostalgia and History
BY ALAN SHERROD “Nostalgia is just History after a few drinks.” The Knoxville Symphony…
Can Concertmaster William Shaub Pass His Own Music Programming Test?
BY DIANA SALESKY “Somewhere in Time”— Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Concertmaster Series William Shaub,…
Review: KSO Begins 2023-24 Season with Trumpets and Triumphs
BY ALAN SHERROD A sip of cold champagne, a trumpet fanfare, and an energetic…
