Downtown Knoxville was—to say the least—packed last Friday evening. The seasonal Knoxville Christmas parade drew…
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: KSO and Knoxville Chamber Chorale Make a Case for December Music
It was probably four or five years ago when I began mentioning in my columns…
Monday: Tenor Gerhard Siegel in Recital
German tenor Gerhard Siegel makes an appearance in Knoxville on Monday evening, November 23, courtesy…
KSO This Week: Guest Conductor “Z” Kuwahara and Pianist Stewart Goodyear
This week’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concerts will feature the second of six guest conductors…
Review: UT Opera Theatre’s ‘The Consul’
At the time Gian Carlo Menotti created his opera The Consul in 1950, American notions of…
This Weekend–UT Opera Theatre–Menotti’s ‘The Consul’
The University of Tennessee Opera Theatre brings a production of Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera The…
Friday Night: String Quartet Inner Voices at the Hive
The debut of string quartet Inner Voices comes to the Hive on Friday, November 13,…
Review: KSO’s ‘Mozart and More’ at the Bijou
If you’ve never been to a classical music concert at Knoxville’s Bijou Theatre, then any…
Review: Marble City Opera’s ‘Ghosts of Crosstown’
Already in its short existence, Knoxville’s chamber opera company, Marble City Opera, has sought to…
UT Premieres Ellen Reid/Royce Vavrek, ‘Knoxville: Summer of 2015’
In this week’s Knoxville Mercury, I preview the new work by Ellen Reid and Royce…