Alan Sherrod
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Drawing from a career background in music, motion pictures, and theatre, Alan Sherrod has been writing about Knoxville's diverse art and music scene since 2007 — first as the classical/new music writer for the alternative weekly Metro Pulse, then later in the same capacity for the Knoxville Mercury. After the closure of Metro Pulse in 2014 by its parent company, Sherrod created ARTS KNOXVILLE to provide a home for Knoxville arts journalism. In August, 2017, he expanded ARTS KNOXVILLE into the site it is today — a site dedicated to continuing the arts journalism legacy of those alternative weeklies. In addition to covering Knoxville's arts scene, he has also contributed music content to the Nashville Scene and other arts and entertainment publications around the U.S, including the website, Classical Journal. Mr. Sherrod was a recipient of a 2010 Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts — the Arts Journalism Institute in Classical Music and Opera — under the auspices of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. In 2019, Sherrod was inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame.

Opening This Week: Alice Childress’ ‘Trouble in Mind’ at Clarence Brown Theatre

Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress Directed by Marti Gobel Clarence Brown Theatre on the UT Campus Previews: Wednesday and Thursday, February 8 and 9 Opens: Friday, February 10; Runs through February 26 Wednesdays – Saturdays** at 7:30 PM; Sunday…

Big Ears Announces Collaboration with Yo-Yo Ma on “Our Common Nature”

Among performing artists, American cellist Yo-Yo Ma stands apart from his colleagues in more ways than one. His success as a musician has given him a platform upon which to explore connections with communities and advocate for the use of…

This Sunday: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Surveys the Operatic Works of Mozart

Cathedral Concert Series: “Mozart! An Operatic Feast” Amadeus Chamber Ensemble, conducted by Brian Salesky Sunday, February 5, at 6:00 PM Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 711 S. Northshore Drive Admission is FREE but Registration Here is Requested…

Review: Exploring Appalachian and Slavic Roads with Mandolinist Jeff Midkiff and KSO Strings

BY ALAN SHERROD   Knoxville’s Bijou Theatre enjoys a whirlwind of concert bookings during its busy season, covering every imaginable genre of performance from every imaginable description of performer. Few of these guests, however, can showcase and illuminate the hall’s…

Review: KSO’s Concertmaster Series — A Brilliant Evening of Brahms, Schumann, et al.

BY ALAN SHERROD   Each of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s performance series have their own raison d’etre, from performing the historical and contemporary orchestral repertoire, to the intimacy of small ensembles bringing chamber music to life. In its 11th season…

Just what is the Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art?

Just what is the Tennessee Triennial for Contemporary Art? Every three years, participating Tennessee museums, arts venues, and arts organizations curate and present exhibitions under a common theme designed to connect the exhibitions and promote the state’s existing visual contemporary…

Review: KSO Guest Conductor Yankovskaya Joined by Cellist Oliver Herbert for Dvořák Concerto

BY ALAN SHERROD   January was a guest conductor month for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks concerts this past weekend with the orchestra entrusting the baton to Lidiya Yankovskaya for the occasion. Ms. Yankovskaya has been Music Director of the…

Opening: ‘The Sculpture of William Edmondson’ at McClung Museum

•   •   •   •   •   •   •   • McClung Museum: Exhibition, The Sculpture of William Edmondson Opening at the McClung Museum on the UT campus on Friday, January 13, is a special exhibition, The Sculpture of William Edmondson: Tombstones, Garden…

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: January Concerts Abound

•   •   •   •   •   •   •   • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: January Concerts • • •  Q-Series at The Elks Lodge • • • This monthly series of chamber music invites listeners to a Wednesday Lunchtime performance by the KSO’s…

Results: Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition–Tennessee District
Begun in 1954, the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions underwent a name change in 2021—to the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition in recognition of a sizable gift from the Laffont family in the name of Eric and Dominique Laffont. The mission…
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