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: Operatic Ecstasy Marks the Beginning of Knoxville Opera’s 40th Season

If you ask a hundred opera lovers why they are drawn to the art form,…

Review: UT Symphony Continues Its Amazing Journey With Shostakovich 10th

There’s a lot of audience talk going around these days regarding the rapid ascent of…

Knoxville Opera Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary with a Gala Concert

A 40th birthday is looked on by most as an unfortunate, but inevitable, milestone—particularly if…

Review: KSO’s ‘Red, Hot, & Bolero’ – A Feast for the Eyes and Ears

Every symphony concert is like a bubbling cauldron of ingredients, a mixture of music, performers,…

This Weekend: An Overwhelming Diversity of Events

Gospel music, opera, Agatha Christie, Ravel, Shostakovich, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Opera, horror films,…

New Faces in the KSO — 2017 Edition

There was a time when American symphony orchestras had the reputation for  stubbornly resisting change,…

Review – Marble City Opera Explores Human Communication in ‘The Telephone’ and ‘The Human Voice’

Human communication via the telephone—both the attempt and the psychological result—was the broad premise of…

KSO and CBT To Team Up Again in 2018 With Bernstein’s ‘Candide’

(Above: CBT Artistic Director Calvin MacLean and KSO Music Director Aram Demirjian) Artistic collaborations may…

Preview – Marble City Opera Presents Menotti’s ‘The Telephone’ and Poulenc’s ‘The Human Voice’

Marble City Opera presents Menotti’s The Telephone and Poulenc’s The Human Voice Friday and Saturday,…

William Shaub Takes the Reins of the KSO’s Concertmaster Series

Most regular concertgoers have, at least, a vague idea of the role of an orchestra’s…

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