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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

Review: Knoxville Opera’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

By Alan Sherrod   Based on the published history, Knoxville Opera has offered a production…

This Weekend: Knoxville Opera Returns to Puccini’s ‘Madama Butterfly’

Knoxville Opera’s Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville…

Review: Natasha Paremski and KSO Find a Show-Stopper in Grieg’s Piano Concerto

By Alan Sherrod   There is both an art and a logic to the program…

Review: Pianist Chih-Long Hu and UT Symphony – A Memorable Beethoven “Emperor”

By Alan Sherrod   Ludwig van Beethoven—born on December 17, 1770—still has 14 months to…

Review: Baroque Excitement from KSO Concertmaster William Shaub and Friends
By Alan Sherrod   One of the themes that musical Baroque-ophiles love to espouse about…
Big Ears Festival 2020 Lineup Announcement: Ashley Capps Reveals A Few Festival Highlights

BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2020 • MARCH 26-29, KNOXVILLE, TN Tickets On Sale Thursday, October 10,…

Big Ears Festival 2020 Lineup Announcement: Eric Dawson Offers A Preview

BIG EARS FESTIVAL 2020 • MARCH 26-29, KNOXVILLE, TN Tickets On Sale Thursday, October 10,…

Album Re-Issue: Picks & Lighters, ‘TVA/Starvation’

A rusty electric fan was having trouble moving the air around the old hotel room,…

Review: KSO Opens Its Chamber Classics Series With Layers, Conversation, and Honey

By Alan Sherrod   Perhaps it is the unseasonably warm weather that persists—although we’ve survived…

Review: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Aims For The Stars and ‘The Planets’ in Season Opener

By Alan Sherrod   In whatever way the musicians of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra spent…

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