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: Pianist Fei-Fei Dong and Conductor Edwin Outwater in Mozart and Schumann

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Missy Mazzoli: Violent, Violent Sea Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in…

UT Opera Offers ‘Middlemarch in Spring’ April 13-15 at the Bijou

The University of Tennessee Opera Theatre is taking a break this spring from the staples of the 18th and 19th Century repertoire and is instead exploring the joys and adventure of a contemporary chamber opera based on well known 19th Century literature. Their choice is an interesting one: ‘Middlemarch in Spring’, a recent work based on the George Eliot novel ‘Middlemarch’, with music by Allen Shearer and a libretto by Claudia Stevens.

Big Ears 2018 – Áine O’Dwyer

Irish multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Áine O’Dwyer is known for her unique site-specific performances, which often…

Review: KSO Indulges in a Lusty ‘Carmina Burana’

The KSO performance put the spotlight on what is important in the piece: a relatively simple musical language that wallows in the indulgent fantasies of spring, charms and satisfies the listener musically, and supports the bawdy and poetic spirit of the Medieval texts.

On Sunday: A Magic Moment? Pianist Igor Lipinski Concludes Young Pianist Series

When one reads about “magical performances” in music commentary, one can assume that a fair…

Big Ears 2018 – Q&A With Diamanda Galás

A Diamanda Galás performance is unlike any other performance you’ll ever see — even unlike other Diamanda Galás performances. Since the 1970s the singer has been stunning—and occasionally shocking—audiences with her uncanny vocalizations and theatrical stage presence.