Both a love story and a comedy in opera form, Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon was the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre’s subject last weekend in their spring production at the Bijou Theatre.
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― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir
Review: The Gravity of ‘The Planets’ – Resistance is Futile
Although last evening’s Masterworks concert—Part 2 of the KSO’s Cosmos Festival— had the massive orchestral suite The Planets by Gustav Holst as its focus, there were other attractions to enchant the listener.
Preview: UT Opera Theatre Offers Four Performances of ‘Cinderella’ This Weekend
Although the 17th Century French author Charles Perrault did not coin the phrase “fairy tale”—that…
Review: Cathedral Concert Series – Organist Moon Shines Brightly
In a concert that brought not only musical drama but real-life drama, organist Byongsuk Moon delivered a masterful performance to officially christen the Casavant Frères Pipe Organ, Opus 3927 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Not To Be Eclipsed, KSO Celebrates the Cosmos With A Festival
While Knoxville mostly missed the celestial entertainment of the Total Eclipse this week due to cloud cover and rainy weather, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Cosmos Festival will not require special glasses or rain gear, but—at most—a ticket or two.
Knoxville Cathedral Unveils Completed Organ Installation
Six years after the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus opened its doors, its pipe organ is now complete. Officially titled the Casavant Frères Pipe Organ, Opus 3927, the organ will be dedicated on April 12 in a concert open to the public.
Marble City Opera Announces Frank Murphy as Managing Director
Marble City Opera began life in 2013 and in those 11 years has crossed numerous…
Confessions of a Bachophile: Chenette, Shaub, and Friends Take on J.S. Bach in Concertmaster Series
After the first half of magnificently rendered solo violin works including a movement from the Bach Violin Sonata No.3, the Baroque-inspired Ysaye Sonata No. 4, and Corelli’s variations on La Folia, Shaub was joined by colleagues from the orchestra for two Bach works: the Violin Concerto in A minor, followed by the Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C minor, BWV 1040R. The oboist was KSO Principal Claire Chenette.
KSO Concertmaster Series This Week: Shaub Shares the Spotlight
When there’s an opportunity to hear the concertmaster and principal oboe as a duo, standing mere feet from one another instead of sitting myriad yards apart, it is, indeed, a rare treat. Knoxville audiences will have that opportunity on April 3 and 4 at the Concertmaster Series, where KSO Concertmaster William Shaub and KSO Principal Oboe Claire Chenette will present J.S. Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060R.
Big Ears 2024: Getting Lost in the Music
Big Ears allows a sustained engagement with as many varieties of music as any North American music festival. Its performers and attendees are well aware of this and approach the weekend with an almost reverential attitude.
