BY ALAN SHERROD To say there was an air of excitement at the past…
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
Big Week on Stage: World Premiere from KSO, ‘Patsy Cline’ at Clarence Brown, Puccini from Knoxville Opera
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra For Knoxville Symphony Orchestra fans, every concert has some compelling component—a hugely…
Knoxville Opera Makes April a Month of Puccini
“Puccini is Coming To Knoxville” — well, obviously, that’s not completely accurate. Although Knoxville Opera’s…
Review: UT Opera Theatre’s ‘Die Fledermaus’ Turns Adversity To Its Advantage
BY ALAN SHERROD Although the old saying—“…the show must go on…”— has lost a…
UT Opera Theatre Update: Weather Forces ‘Die Fledermaus’ Inside This Weekend
If—as they say—”necessity is the mother of invention”, the term could have been created for…
Review in Brief: KSO’s 2022 Concertmaster Series Wraps with Splendid Schumann Quintet
BY ALAN SHERROD Since its inception, the joy of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster…
Impressions from Big Ears 2022
BY ERIC DAWSON “Make your choices and be at peace with them.” So said…
Review: KSO Honors Ukraine’s Struggle; Brilliant in Tchaikovsky and Brahms
BY ALAN SHERROD Orchestra programming and guest artist booking by symphony orchestras are done…
Lorelei Ensemble’s ‘This Tyrant, Love’ Comes to Church of the Ascension on March 25
Lorelei Ensemble is a nine-member vocal ensemble that has become known for its inventive programs…
KSO This Week: Connecting Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Ethel Smyth
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series Aram Demirjian, conductor— Guest artist Tanya Gabrielian Tennessee Theatre, 604…
