Having gorged ourselves on Birthday cake for Johann Sebastian Bach’s 336th and enjoyed a boatload of streamings from Leipzig, it is time to jump in and enjoy what Knoxville’s spring has in store this week. • • • …
Review: Marble City Opera Bets On Its ‘Royal Flush’
BY ALAN SHERROD Much will be written in the months and years to come describing the multiple layers of destruction that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought down onto our civilization. The anguish and heartbreak of the loss of life…
Review: The Bijou Theatre Sees An Energetic Installment of KSO’s Concertmaster Series
BY ALAN SHERROD When the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra began its Concertmaster Series of chamber music in 2012 under former concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz, its concept of attracting new audiences to alternative venues seemed very contemporary and cool. Housed in a…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: March 9, 2021 – Marble City Opera, KSO Concertmaster, et al.
As more and more people are vaccinated against Covid-19 and feel more confident in venturing out, arts organization are offering audiences an opportunity to attend a performance live OR view a livestream. Here are a few this week— • …
Review: KSO Lures Its Live Audience Back With A Special “Symphonic Split”
BY ALAN SHERROD Apparently, the universe loves irony. That can be the only explanation for the wildly successful return on Sunday of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra to performances before live audiences. In a novel approach to conforming to pandemic…
First Friday, March 5: New Exhibitions at the Emporium Center
BY ALAN SHERROD It is an inescapable, but often painful truth that hard times are reflected in the arts that we produce. In the last year, our existence has been a churning maelstrom of quiet sobs and heated anguish,…
KSO Resumes Concert Schedule for Limited Live Audiences at Tennessee and Bijou Theatres
BY ALAN SHERROD Beginning this weekend, music-deprived audiences of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will once again be able to attend live performances in downtown’s Tennessee and Bijou Theatres—albeit on a limited seating basis. Following a painful year of public…
UT School of Music To Feature UT Symphony on Friday’s Virtual Concert Series
Although Covid has thrown all aspects of public music performance into disarray, the University of Tennessee School of Music has sought to overcome some of those limitations with a weekly drop of virtual performances—Virtual Concert and Lecture Series—ranging from individuals…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany – Feb. 16, 2021: Go!, KSO, KCT, MCO, et al.
As live-streaming becomes more and more sophisticated in its use of video technology, organizations that depend on live performance in a theatrical venue are taking up the controls. On Saturday, February 20th at 7PM, GO! Contemporary Dance Works is presenting…
Review: KSO Returns with Stravinsky’s ‘The Soldier’s Tale’ Via Livestream
BY ALAN SHERROD One year ago, it would have seemed weird and strange that watching and listening to a Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concert via a video livestream on a television or computer monitor would feel like a victory. Yet,…
