The occasion of a new opera making its world premiere carries not only an elevated interest for opera-goers, but also an elevated excitement. That was certainly the case last weekend as Marble City Opera premiered The Doctor and the Devils, a work it had commissioned from Knoxville composer Jason Overall.
World Premiere: Marble City Opera Offers Jason Overall’s ‘The Doctor and the Devils’
The Doctor and the Devils, featuring a libretto adapted by Overall from an unproduced screenplay by Welsh poet and writer Dylan Thomas, will receive its World Premiere in two performances on June 6 and 8 at the Old City Performing Arts Center.
Review: St. John’s Cathedral Arts Features Hawkins and Overall in Works for Trumpet and Organ
BY ALAN SHERROD Mention “The trumpet shall sound…” and one’s imagination immediately flies to George Frederic Handel’s bass aria with trumpet from Part III of his oratorio Messiah. In spite of that mental attachment, organist and St. John’s Cathedral…
On the Wall … Off the Wall: November 15 – 30, Part 2
Part 1 of this multi-part November arts survey is here. • • • • • • St. John’s Cathedral Arts Series: Chase Hawkins, trumpet, and Jason Overall, organ Chase Hawkins, principal trumpet of the Knoxville…
On Friday: St. John’s Showcases Its New Pipe Organ in a Recital by Organist Scott Dettra
BY ALAN SHERROD Inarguably, the modern pipe organ is the king of beasts of the musical instrument world, capable of almost limitless aural emotions, from a window-rattling, awe-inspiring thunderous roar to the gentle whisper of a flute or a…
St. John’s To Offer a Live-Streamed Recital on the New Goulding & Wood Pipe Organ
BY ALAN SHERROD I had to stop keeping track—it was just too depressing. Cancellations of events in Knoxville’s art and music scene have run the gamut from concerts to opera and recitals, to exhibitions, openings, and shows. Understanding the…