Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks with Guest Conductor Sameer Patel Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville Thursday and Friday, February 17 and 18, 7:30 PM Jennifer Higdon – blue cathedral Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 25…
Review: River & Rail’s ‘In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play’
BY ALAN SHERROD Technical innovation always seems to outpace society’s understanding. If you doubt this statement, look no further than the history of the vibrator for proof. A shortcut might be to check out the current offering at the…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Go! Contemporary Dance, River & Rail, Organ Recital, Blakemore Trio
Go! Contemporary Dance Works: In the Shadows of Pine Mountain Delving into the often raw and turbulent history of Appalachia, Go! Contemporary Dance Works is presenting a full length contemporary ballet, In the Shadows of Pine Mountain: the Scots-Irish exodus…
On Friday: St. John’s Showcases Its New Pipe Organ in a Recital by Organist Scott Dettra
BY ALAN SHERROD Inarguably, the modern pipe organ is the king of beasts of the musical instrument world, capable of almost limitless aural emotions, from a window-rattling, awe-inspiring thunderous roar to the gentle whisper of a flute or a…
Review: Clarence Brown Theatre Embraces a Sympathetic ‘Curious Incident’
BY ALAN SHERROD For an audience, a theatrical production is a snapshot in time, its effect influenced in both large and small degrees by the current environment of society and culture. Had the Clarence Brown Theatre produced The Curious…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Clarence Brown Theatre, Feb. Exhibitions at the Emporium, First Friday Gallery Openings
Clarence Brown Theatre: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Clarence Brown Theatre opens the 2022 segment of its season with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a play by Simon Stephens from the novel…
Review: Demirjian and the KSO Present Gems from the Past: Mozart, Farrenc, and Still
BY ALAN SHERROD Browsing the obituaries of notable citizens in the New York Times in September 1875, readers may have come across an obit for “Mme. Jean Louise Farrenc…a musician and composer of considerable distinction in the generation immediately…
Review: KSO’s “William Shaub and Friends” Visits Bartok and Schubert
BY ALAN SHERROD “In a limpid brook the capricious trout in joyous haste darted by like an arrow.” There is probably no more successful translation of words into musical flavor than in Franz Schubert’s lied, “Die Forelle” (“The Trout”)…
Big Ears Adds a Literary Dimension of Celebrated Writers and Poets to 2022 Festival
As if one needed any more compelling reasons to jump into the swirling artistic cauldron that will be Big Ears 2022 in March, the festival is announcing an added layer of literary connections to its already jam-packed, multidimensional lineup of…
Monday Arts Miscellany: Recitals, Galleries, Concerts to Wrap Up January
University of Tennessee’s Ewing Gallery and Downtown Gallery Funny you should mention it — there is a theme here for the latest shows at both UT’s Ewing Gallery and the UT Downtown Gallery. Opening on Monday, January 24, at the…
