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

KSO This Week: “Beethoven and The Rite of Spring”

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra — “Beethoven and The Rite of Spring” Conductor: Aram Demirjian    •…

Review: KSO Wraps 2022-23 Chamber Classics With Double Oboe Concertos and a Fabulous Beethoven Eighth

BY ALAN SHERROD   Is it possible that the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra saved the best…

This Week: The Lusty Month of May Begins with KSO, UTSO, KJO, Jazz Tuesdays, et al.

The lusty month of May has arrived, although the “gusty” month of May is probably…

Review: Knoxville Opera Triumphs With ‘The Marriage of Figaro’

BY ALAN SHERROD   Knoxville Opera began its life at the Bijou Theatre in 1978…

Review: UT Opera Theatre’s ‘Hänsel und Gretel’

BY ALAN SHERROD   It felt like it had been forever since the University of…

Review: A Powerful Mozart ‘Requiem’ from Knoxville Symphony and Knoxville Choral Society

BY ALAN SHERROD   Any discussion of past or present requiems inevitably begins with Wolfgang…

This Weekend: Entertainment Choices—and decisions—Abound

This week/weekend will be one of those that offers something for every one with an…

Preview: KSO This Week – Mozart’s Mystery and the Maestro’s Musings

BY DIANA SALESKY   Clouded in myth and speculation, Mozart’s Requiem remains a veritable mystery…

Preview: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble’s ‘Hallelujah Handel!’ on Sunday

There’s a common joke in the music world that thousands of performers owe their December…

Big Ears 2023 — Living Inside the Music

BY ERIC DAWSON   “This is the best music festival in America.”  (John Zorn at…

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