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

Review: Marble City Opera’s ‘Susannah’ Finds Magic in the Outdoors

BY ALAN SHERROD   There is an ineffable sense of magic in theatre that is…

This Week: Marble City Opera Goes Outdoors for Carlisle Floyd’s ‘Susannah’

Chamber opera has been the raison d’etre for Marble City Opera over its 10 years…

Review: KSO Wraps Season With Visceral Stravinsky and Emotional Beethoven

BY ALAN SHERROD   Going big in a season finale symphony concert is, most assuredly,…

KSO This Week: “Beethoven and The Rite of Spring”

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra — “Beethoven and The Rite of Spring” Conductor: Aram Demirjian    •…

Review: KSO Wraps 2022-23 Chamber Classics With Double Oboe Concertos and a Fabulous Beethoven Eighth

BY ALAN SHERROD   Is it possible that the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra saved the best…

This Week: The Lusty Month of May Begins with KSO, UTSO, KJO, Jazz Tuesdays, et al.

The lusty month of May has arrived, although the “gusty” month of May is probably…

Review: Knoxville Opera Triumphs With ‘The Marriage of Figaro’

BY ALAN SHERROD   Knoxville Opera began its life at the Bijou Theatre in 1978…

Review: UT Opera Theatre’s ‘Hänsel und Gretel’

BY ALAN SHERROD   It felt like it had been forever since the University of…

Review: A Powerful Mozart ‘Requiem’ from Knoxville Symphony and Knoxville Choral Society

BY ALAN SHERROD   Any discussion of past or present requiems inevitably begins with Wolfgang…

This Weekend: Entertainment Choices—and decisions—Abound

This week/weekend will be one of those that offers something for every one with an…

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