This week’s Masterworks concerts by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra mark yet another transition for the organization. Just as the KSO’s Aram Demirjian begins the last three programs of his first season as music director and principal conductor, the KSO’s concertmaster Gabriel Lefkowitz ends his six year stint with the orchestra having taken up the comparable post with the Louisville Orchestra.
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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
Sunday: UT Symphony, ‘Concertos and Classics’
Getting a sneak preview of classical music’s future stars is always incredibly satisfying. Just such a…
Composer Jennifer Higdon in Residency at UT School of Music
Composer Jennifer Higdon returns to Knoxville this weekend and next week for a composer-in-residence stint with the University of Tennessee School of Music.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend the concert events listed below. There is no admission charge for any of them.
Five Reasons To Catch This Week’s KSO Concerts
For reasons that often border on the illogical, if not irrational, the winter concerts of…
Review: Knoxville Opera’s ‘La Bohème’
Infused with cold medicine and lulled into a sense of security by cough lozenges so…
2017 Winners: Met Auditions, Southeast Region
The 2017 Metropolitan Opera National Council auditions for the Southeast region were held on Sunday,…
Confessions of a Bachophile: Small Ensembles Keep the Love Alive
Confessions of a Bachophile is a continuation of an article series I began on Classical Journal several…
Friday Evening: Inner Voices String Quartet, ‘Barber at the Hair Salon’
It is a very positive sign when new classical music ensembles form and reach out to find new audiences. Inner Voice String Quartet is just such an ensemble—only a year old—and one that seeks to explore alternative venues and different listening experiences.
Their performance this week is at the GEO Hair Lab, Friday evening at 8 PM
Wed/Thurs: KSO Concertmaster Series-A Hot Ticket
If you can only make it to one of the KSO’s Concertmaster Series events this season, you should literally rush and purchase a ticket to this week’s performance at the Knoxville Museum of Art.
2017 Winners: Met Opera Auditions-Middle/East Tennessee District
On Saturday, January 7, twenty-seven singers competed in the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions for the Middle/East Tennessee District held in the University of Tennessee’s Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall. The judges chose three singers to advance to the next step in the competition, the Southeast Region competition. In addition, three singers received Encouragement Awards.
