Here are a few events you may want to keep in mind for the week. Clarence Brown Theatre – Lab Theatre: Adaptive Radiation Hannah Benitez’ play Adaptive Radiation premiered in 2018. “Four youths are catapulted into whimsical chaos by a…
This Week: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Presents ‘Verdi in the Cathedral’
Verdi in the Cathedral Cathedral Concert Series – Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 711 S. Northshore Drive, Knoxville Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 5:00 PM Admission is free, but registration is requested The Cathedral…
Review: KSO, Lecce-Chong, and Michelle Cann Take ‘Rach’ to the Heights
BY ALAN SHERROD Just what are the elements of a successful symphony orchestra season? Most will agree there has to be challenges to both the orchestra and the audience in the season’s programming. That programming has to have drama,…
Preview: Marble City Opera’s ‘Heartbreak Express’
One of the special joys of contemporary opera is visiting new musical and storytelling territory on a journey of theatrical exploration. That should certainly be the case for Marble City Opera‘s next production, Heartbreak Express, by George Lam & John…
KSO Joins 30-Orchestra Consortium in League of American Orchestras’ Commissioning of Women Composers
As the story from 1943 goes—composer Florence Price once wrote a letter to Maestro Serge Koussevitsky asking him to consider programming her music with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In introducing herself, she wrote: “To begin with, I have two handicaps,…
This Week: KSO Welcomes Guest Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong and Pianist Michelle Cann
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks: “Michelle Cann Plays Rachmaninoff” Guest Conductor: Francesco Lecce-Chong Pianist: Michelle Cann Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville Thursday and Friday, October 13 and 14, 7:30 PM • • • Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No.…
Arts & Culture Alliance: Arts Build Communities Grants for 2022-23
The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville has announced Arts Build Communities (ABC) grants for local art projects in the 2022-23 season. Twenty-three non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations located within five East Tennessee counties were awarded $500 – $3,500 each for…
KSO’s Concertmaster Series Returns: A Q&A with Concertmaster William Shaub
BY ALAN SHERROD Although it seems like decades in our post-pandemic world, it was only five years ago in 2017 that we were introducing William Shaub as the new Concertmaster of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Since that time, the…
Review in Brief: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble – Mozart’s ‘Coronation Mass’ & ‘Regina Coeli’
Classical music lovers know full well that one has to take advantage of every opportunity to catch the gems of the repertoire when performances of them happen in a busy music scene. This past Sunday afternoon was one of these…
Review in Brief: KSO and Laura Beth Wells Bring A Sunday Afternoon Audience To Joy and Tears
BY ALAN SHERROD While a sudden fall rain fell outside the Bijou Theatre on Sunday afternoon, those inside may have noticed a little moisture as well. No, not a leaky roof, thank heavens, but rather a tear or two…
