The Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the Middle/East Tennessee District were held on Saturday, January 5, with three winners being chosen.
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
January Classical Music: Hope for a New World
The month of January has been known in recent years to have the mysterious ability…
Top Ten Most Read Arts Knoxville Stories of 2018
By Alan Sherrod Over the last week, we’ve taken a look back at 2018…
Most Memorable Classical Music Performances of 2018
By Alan Sherrod Although every music season differs in the performers involved and their…
Review: Symphony of Voices Enchants With Concerts of Holiday Music
By Alan Sherrod In my review of the debut concert of Symphony of Voices…
CD Review: Brendan McConville’s ‘Un D’Annunzio Nuovo’
By Alan Sherrod Competing pleasures confront the listener in Un D’Annunzio Nuovo, a recent…
Review: A Feast of Variety in “Classical Christmas” from KSO and Knoxville Chamber Chorale
By Alan Sherrod In 2015, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra took a chance and moved…
Review: An Exciting Circle – Conductor Eric Jacobsen and Pianist Gabriela Martinez Join KSO For “Schumann’s Circle of Friends”
By Alan Sherrod It begins and ends the same way, simply enough, with four…
Review: UT Opera Theatre’s Colorful ‘The Secret Gardener’
By Alan Sherrod Performances reviewed: Friday evening, November 9; Sunday afternoon, November 11 When…
Review: William Shaub and Friends Illuminate a Treasure of Baroque Gems in KSO’s Concertmaster Series
By Alan Sherrod Many Baroque composers are known for prolific output—J.S. Bach and G.F.…
