River & Rail Theatre Company – Pass Over Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu opened on Broadway in the first week of August, becoming the first new play to begin performances since the Covid-19 shutdown darkened theatres in New York City.…
Review: KSO Opens 2021-22 Season With Sparkle and Substance
BY ALAN SHERROD A sensation almost dreamlike and otherworldly permeated the Tennessee Theatre this past Thursday and Friday evening as the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra began its 2021-22 season of Masterworks concerts. Having juggled their vaccination credentials, satisfied the contraband…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: KSO Season Opener, Domino Ensemble, ‘The Sunshine Boys’
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra The KSO, under Maestro Aram Demirjian, opens their 2021-22 season with its Masterworks Series and an intriguing program featuring violinist Robyn Bollinger and Knoxville Poet Laureate Rhea Carmon. Valerie Coleman: Umoja (Anthem Of Unity) Antonio Vivaldi: …
This Week: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Opens Season With Works By Vivaldi, Elgar, and Valerie Coleman
BY ALAN SHERROD Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks – “The Four Seasons” Valerie Coleman: Umoja (Anthem Of Unity) Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons with violinist Robyn Bollinger; spoken word poetry by Rhea Carmon and the 5th Woman Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations…
Review: Flying Anvil Theatre’s ‘The Sunshine Boys’
BY ALAN SHERROD Like the old joke poses: What’s the secret to comedy? Timing. Timing, as it turns out, is the very reason I am suggesting you visit Flying Anvil Theatre for their latest production, The Sunshine Boys, directed…
UT Symphony Orchestra on Sunday: Audiences Welcome For American Premiere of Work by Emilie Mayer
BY ALAN SHERROD The University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra Conductor: James Fellenbaum “Unfinished Business” Sunday, September 19, 2020 – 4:00 PM James R. Cox Auditorium on the UT Campus Free When one mentions the notable prolific symphonists of the…
Big Ears Announces Lineup for March 2022 Festival
If we have learned anything from the Covid-19 pandemic and its effects on civilization, it is to take nothing about our lives and daily activities for granted. As the deadly seriousness of the pandemic became apparent, public gatherings became impossible—and…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Live Performances Return for KSO, UT Symphony, As Fall Heats Up
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Although the KSO offered some performances last spring in front of limited-capacity audiences, the fall season is now here, and with it, an excitement for hearing live music again—albeit with some necessary safety restrictions in place instituted…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: The Outpost Outdoor Series, Knoxville Symphony, Soundwalk at Ijams
The Outpost Born and Raised Productions, known for several music series around town such as Sunset on Central, is now taking a big next-step with a downtown outdoor concert series in September and October adjacent to a building that will…
Ellen Reid’s ‘Soundwalk’ To Launch At Ijams Nature Center on September 8
BY ALAN SHERROD In the last year and a half, the simple act of walking has taken on even more importance, oddly thanks to the scourge of the Covid-19 pandemic that made socially-distanced outdoor exertions one of the few…