By Alan Sherrod Mah•ler•i•an noun – an admirer of the Austrian composer and conductor…
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
Critical Bind: Knoxville Opera Seeking New Scenery Storage Space
Knoxville Opera Seeking Scenery Storage Space Those platforms, columns, steps, and props that are used,…
2020 Winners: Met Opera Auditions – Middle/East Tennessee District
Auditions for the 2020 Metropolitan Opera National Council Middle/East Tennessee District were held on Saturday,…
The Beethoven 250 Celebration Year Begins for KSO and UT School of Music
By Alan Sherrod Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, probably a day or…
The Most Popular Arts Knoxville Stories of 2019
By Alan Sherrod Last week, Arts Knoxville offered up our admittedly subjective opinions on 2019’s…
Most Memorable Classical Music Performances of 2019
By Alan Sherrod Regular readers of Arts Knoxville will recall that we have been…
Review: Virtuosic Percussion and a Sublime Beethoven Seventh Mark KSO’s “Beethoven and the Art of Rhythm”
By Alan Sherrod While double bass players might argue to the contrary, it is…
KSO Masterworks This Week: Beethoven’s Seventh + Dorman’s ‘Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!’ with Nief-Norf
Beethoven and the Art of Rhythm • Beethoven: Overture from The Creatures of Prometheus •…
Review: UT Opera Theatre Sparkles With ‘The Elixir of Love’
By Alan Sherrod Throughout its 187 year history, Gaetano Donizetti’s bel canto comedy The…
The Iconic Patti Smith Part of Big Ears 2020 Lineup Expansion
As expected, the lineup for the Big Ears Festival 2020 is growing—and with some very,…
