By Alan Sherrod University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra Tan Dun: Internet Symphony ‘Eroica’ (conductor: Logan Campbell) Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor (conductor: James Fellenbaum) Sunday, September 22, 2019, 4:00 PM James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building, UT…
Review: A Feast of Bach From the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble and the Cathedral Concert Series
By Alan Sherrod According to those who keep such records, Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach was the fourth most-performed composer worldwide in 2018. To Bachophiles, however—and I unabashedly admit to being one—there is simply no such thing as too…
Review: A Remarkable ‘All in the Timing’ at Theatre Knoxville Downtown
By Alan Sherrod Comedy—they are fond of saying—is all in the timing. Yes—in addition to trapeze artistry and knowing when to cut an avocado—comedy demands timing. Such is the premise behind David Ives’ collection of six short comic plays,…
Review: The Spoils of War – Marble City Opera Gives U.S. Premiere of ‘City of Ashes’
By Alan Sherrod Imagine Berlin in the days immediately following the fall of the Third Reich—a city being punished with physical and psychological destruction for its figurehead role in World War II. Although the war’s bombing caused many Berliners…
This Week: Marble City Opera Presents U.S. Premiere of ‘City of Ashes’
City of Ashes, a one-act opera by Evan Fein and Emily Anderson, receives its U.S. premiere this week on Thursday and Friday under the auspices of Marble City Opera and Friends of Music and the Arts (FOMA) at Knoxville’s Church…
Review: CBT’s ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ – A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
By Alan Sherrod It is said that there is a moment in a person’s life—usually in the adolescent or teenage years—when music begins to speak to them in a personal way, with that specific music magically acting as a…
Review: Life Goes On in ‘Circle Mirror Transformation’ at Flying Anvil Theatre
By Alan Sherrod What could be simpler—five men and women take a six-week acting class at a community center somewhere in Vermont, engaging in exercises designed to help them explore the projection of their feelings. For the audience of…
UT Theatre MFA Program Moves Up To 11th In National Ranking
By Alan Sherrod It should come as no surprise that theatre graduate schools in and around New York City benefit tremendously from their proximity to the epicenter of professional theatre in the United States. As it turns out, though,…
Review: Marble City Opera’s ‘Suor Angelica’ – A Magic Hour in Every Sense
Marble City Opera’s production of ‘Suor Angelica’ has two more performances on Friday and Saturday evenings, May 31 and June 1, at 7:30 PM, in the courtyard of St. John’s Cathedral in downtown Knoxville. Tickets By Alan Sherrod …
Knoxville Museum of Art Receives $40K Grant for Beauford Delaney Exhibition
As part of the National Endowment for the Arts’ recent announcement of awards granted to arts organizations across the United States, the Knoxville Museum of Art was one of several local entities receiving significant grants in support of specific activities.…
