BY ALAN SHERROD There is something of a notable history to the January Masterworks concerts by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra—a history that seems a bit contradictory on its face. In our coldest month, when inclement weather is likely to…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: January Events Continue
Knoxville Museum of Art: “Empty Columns Are A Place to Dream” Curated by Ric Kasini Kadour, this exhibition features the work of 18 collage artists from eleven countries. Each artist used an image by Robert French (1841-1917), The Square, Parsonstown…
KSO This Week: ‘Pines of Rome’, William Shaub in Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series: William Shaub and the Pines of Rome Maurice Ravel: La Valse Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto Carlos Simon: The Block Ottorino Respighi: Pines Of Rome Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street Thursday and Friday, January 20,…
The Most Popular Arts Knoxville Stories of 2021
As we keep repeating as if it wasn’t obvious, 2021 has been a year like no other. Arts organization have had to reexamine their priorities and deal with new issues, like performer and audience safety, ticketing, and live-streaming. Those of…
Most Memorable Music Performances of 2021
BY ALAN SHERROD Last year—2020—will forever bear an asterisk in the history books to indicate that we had foregone normal life for reasons of safety and recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Arts Knoxville’s own yearly “Most Memorable” list of…
Clarence Brown Theatre Adds Seats To Sold-Out Run Of ‘A Christmas Carol’
Clarence Brown Theatre had played it safe in selling seats for its new production of ‘A Christmas Carol’, building in social-distancing to the seat allocation for each performance. Effective immediately, however, CBT has made some re-calculations and have freed up…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: December Happenings
Big Ears — Julian Lage Squint, we are told, is Julian Lage‘s debut album for Blue Note Records, “…a striking new album that weds incisive, expressive songwriting with the profound interplay Lage has honed over the past few years…” Presented…
Knoxville Opera Announces Big Changes To Its Artistic Management Team
BY ALAN SHERROD In what promises to be a significant change to one of Knoxville’s most important arts organizations, Knoxville Opera has announced that current Artistic Director Brian Salesky will be stepping down when his current contract concludes in…
From 2016: “The Most Famous Reindeer of All”
BY ALAN SHERROD [This story was originally published in 2016] You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donder and Blitzen, But do you recall The most famous reindeer of all? Rudolph the Red-Nosed…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: First Friday, ‘The Nutcracker’, and More
Appalachian Ballet Company – The Nutcracker The Appalachian Ballet Company is presenting its 50th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker. The wildly popular Tchaikovsky ballet will be presented on two weekends in Knoxville and Maryville: December 4 and 5 at the…
