Two very different experiences await Knoxville opera lovers this Saturday—but you’ll have to choose wisely.
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
In the Knoxville Mercury: 2016 Most Memorable Classical Music Performances
In this week’s Knoxville Mercury—the last issue of 2016—you can find my list of 2016’s…
Dec. 20: ‘Music for the Mountains’ To Benefit Victims of Fire
The Musicians of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will be performing a benefit concert for the…
The Most Famous Reindeer of All
What I didn’t know at the time was the intriguing, and somewhat sad, back story behind Rudolph—a tale probably lost on children, but one with the heartbreak and irony that is all too familiar to adults.
KSO This Week: “Appalachian Spring”
This week’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks titled “Appalachian Spring” features works by Charles Ives, William Grant Still, Jeff Midkiff, and Aaron Copland
Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville
Thursday and Friday, November 17 and 18, 7:30 PM
Sunday: Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra—’Four Seasons of Buenos Aires’
The Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra’s Chamber Classics continues on Sunday afternoon, October 30, with a concert titled “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.”
(2:30 PM at the Bijou Theatre in Downtown Knoxville)
Conductor: James Fellenbaum
Violin soloist: Edward Pulgar
Review in Brief: Marble City Opera’s ‘La Davina’ and ‘Gallantry’
It seems that Marble City Opera crossed a mysterious, but rewarding, threshold last weekend with its performances of…
Review: KSO Brings Delectable Passions and Delicious Sublime Subversion
Review of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks concerts this weekend, concerts that featured Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and works by Rossini and Puccini.
Fresh Faces in the KSO-2016 Edition
Finally, those mysterious new faces on the stage for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra have been revealed. Four musicians won auditions in September and have been added to the KSO roster.
Friends of Music and the Arts Announces 2016-17 Concerts
The Friends of Music and the Arts (FOMA), a program of Knoxville’s Episcopal Church of…
