By Alan Sherrod Perhaps it is the unseasonably warm weather that persists—although we’ve survived…
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: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Aims For The Stars and ‘The Planets’ in Season Opener
By Alan Sherrod In whatever way the musicians of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra spent…
On Sunday: UT Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
By Alan Sherrod University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra Tan Dun: Internet Symphony ‘Eroica’ (conductor: Logan…
Review: A Feast of Bach From the Amadeus Chamber Ensemble and the Cathedral Concert Series
By Alan Sherrod According to those who keep such records, Baroque composer Johann Sebastian…
Review: The Spoils of War – Marble City Opera Gives U.S. Premiere of ‘City of Ashes’
By Alan Sherrod Imagine Berlin in the days immediately following the fall of the…
This Week: Marble City Opera Presents U.S. Premiere of ‘City of Ashes’
City of Ashes, a one-act opera by Evan Fein and Emily Anderson, receives its U.S.…
Review: Marble City Opera’s ‘Suor Angelica’ – A Magic Hour in Every Sense
Marble City Opera’s production of ‘Suor Angelica’ has two more performances on Friday and Saturday…
This Week: Marble City Opera Moves Outdoors for Puccini’s ‘Suor Angelica’
By Alan Sherrod It really was inevitable. Having performed operas of all sizes and…
Review: Knoxville Choral Society Heads for the Future With “Sing! Knoxville”
By Alan Sherrod It is fair to say that the last dozen years or…
Review: Guitarist Vieaux and KSO Offer a Fascinating and Entertaining 2018-19 Season Finale
By Alan Sherrod For the previous two seasons, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra music director Aram…
