Beginning this weekend, music-deprived audiences of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will once again be able to attend live performances in downtown’s Tennessee and Bijou Theatres—albeit on a limited seating basis.
Following a painful year of public concerts canceled by precautions taken to address the Covid-19 pandemic, the KSO, venues, and local health officials, have arrived at a carefully considered plan that allows a limited number of audience members inside the theatres. The obvious precautions will be in place, including socially-distanced seating, required masks, and temperature checks on entrance. Ticketing will be by electronic means, as will be the program booklets. We have been told that the air handling systems in both theatres has been upgraded with new technology to address the concerns raised by the pandemic.
The KSO will continue to livestream all concerts through the remainder of this spring season. Each concert will also be available on demand for 30 days after its initial airing.
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Sunday’s (March 7) installment of the KSO’s Chamber Classics Series at the Bijou will feature a split afternoon/evening program led by KSO music director Aram Demirjian. The traditional 2:30 PM afternoon time slot will feature string works:
• Bach: Ricercare a 6 from A Musical Offering (BWV 1079)
• Piazzolla/arr. Farrington: Romance a Diablo
• Grieg: Holberg Suite
• Vaughn Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
The evening performance at 7:30 PM will feature the KSO wind players in Mozart’s Serenade No. 10, familiarly known as the “Gran Partita”.
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The remainder of the KSO’s schedule in March:
• Wednesday, March 10 — The Concertmaster Series, William Shaub and Friends
This 7:00 PM concert at the Bijou Theatre features Shaub and his colleagues in Mendelssohn’s Octet in E flat major, Opus. 20, and Mozart’s String Quartet No. 1 in G major, K. 80. Shaub will also perform Petrichor, commissioned from and composed by Alexandra T Bryant.
Bijou Theatre, Information and Tickets
• Saturday, March 13th, 8:00pm — A Celtic Celebration with Four Leaf Peat
–Tennessee Theatre, Information and Tickets
• Thursday, March 25th, 7:30 p.m. — Masterworks Series, Portrait of a Queen
–Tennessee Theatre, Information and Tickets
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 85 (La Reine)
Joseph Bologne: Sinfonia No. 2 In D Major (L’Amant Anonyme)
Florence Price: Andante Moderato From String Quartet In G Major
Carlos Simon: Portrait Of A Queen
