Nels Cline was already well on his way to becoming a guitar hero when he got the call to join Wilco in 2004. Though that gig brought his playing to a much wider audience, in the preceding 20-plus years Cline had played with a mind-boggling array of top notch musicians on more than 200 albums, in addition to his solo recording and groups Nels Cline Trio and Nels Cline Singers.
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“If you don’t know what to do, there’s actually a chance of doing something new.”
― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir
Sergei Rachmaninoff, We Hardly Knew Ye
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Strad and Rad: KSO Brings Two Stradivarius Violins To Knoxville for Bach, Shostakovich, and Schnittke
Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra’s Chamber Classics Conductor: Aram Demirjian Schnittke: Moz-Art à la Haydn Golijov:…
Big Ears Festival 2018 Announces Additions and Daily Lineups
As if one needed more reasons to grab a pass and attend the 2018 Big…
Review: KSO Tests New Territory with “Bohemian Rhapsodies”
As I suggested in my preview of this weekend’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concerts, the…
Young Pianist Series Opens Its 38th Season with Shijun Wang
The 38th season of the Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series begins this Sunday, January 21, with pianist Shijun Wang.
KSO This Week: PROJECT Trio Joins the Orchestra for “Bohemian Rhapsodies”
Put a group of classical music musicians or listeners together for any extended period, factor in an alcoholic beverage or two, and the conversation will inevitably find its way to the question—“what’s the future of classical music?”
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In a way, it feels like eons have passed since October 2012 when the Knoxville…
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In a perfect world, a willingness to follow the arts should not vary with the…
