BY ALAN SHERROD It is simply too easy, if not dangerous, to take the…
Music
“If you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a chance of doing something new.”
― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir

Jon Batiste Among Big Ears Second Round Line-Up Announcements
The biggest problem many Big Ears 2024 music fans will have is not whether to…

Preview: This Week…Knoxville Opera Looks To Verdi’s ‘Falstaff” For Season Opener
Knoxville Opera’s opening production of the 2023-24 season will be the lyric comic opera, Falstaff,…

Review: KSO’s Concertmaster Series—Nostalgia and History
BY ALAN SHERROD “Nostalgia is just History after a few drinks.” The Knoxville Symphony…

Can Concertmaster William Shaub Pass His Own Music Programming Test?
BY DIANA SALESKY “Somewhere in Time”— Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Concertmaster Series William Shaub,…

Review: KSO Begins 2023-24 Season with Trumpets and Triumphs
BY ALAN SHERROD A sip of cold champagne, a trumpet fanfare, and an energetic…

Review: KSO Opens Chamber Classics Series with Variego, Smyth, and Mozart
BY ALAN SHERROD It would be nice if we could pretend that the past…

Big Week for Knoxville Symphony Orchestra — 2023-24 Season Openings in Two Series
It rarely happens this way, but thanks to the whims of the calendar, the Knoxville…

Big Ears 2024 Announces Headliners and Starting Line-Up
Big Ears has announced its headliners and lineups for the 2024 festival that will occupy…

On Sunday: Amadeus Chamber Ensemble Explores the Sacred Music Glories of Rossini
…On Singing Rossini On Sunday, September 17, Knoxville audiences will have an opportunity to hear…