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

Auditions For Knoxville Choral Society on January 4, 2018

Changes are in the air for the Knoxville Choral Society

Knoxville’s Most Memorable Classical Music Performances of 2017

My “Most Memorable of the Year” list of classical music performances began in the pages of the former Metro Pulse, later finding a place in the Knoxville Mercury. Now, it has a home in Arts Knoxville. Here, then, is the list for 2017.

Review: ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ Oozes Charm and a Very Timely Message

Amahl and the Night Visitors, a production of Marble City Opera and Cathedral Arts, has…

Preview: Marble City Opera Returns With Menotti’s ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’

The story of how Gian-Carlo Menotti’s opera ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ came into being begins not on a theatrical stage, but on a television stage in the early days of TV broadcasting.

Review: KSO’s ‘Classical Christmas’ a Joyous and Welcome Alternative

It had become a familiar theme for me every December. “Where’s the Music?” was the…

Review: Joshua Gersen Leads KSO in Beethoven, Strauss, and Tchaikovsky

The Beethoven Violin Concerto returned to the Tennessee Theatre this weekend for the first time since 2011, again with a guest conductor, Joshua Gersen, and this time with a remarkable young violinist, Paul Huang.

Review: UT Opera Finds Nuptial Chemistry in Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’

Last weekend in the Bijou, the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre explored the beauty of Mozart’s ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’ (‘The Marriage of Figaro’), experimented with some fine vocal combinations, added some hot, dazzling visuals, and ended up with a vibrant, energetic production.