If you’ve never been to a classical music concert at Knoxville’s Bijou Theatre, then any mention of the hall’s acoustic subtlety is virtually meaningless—and you probably aren’t reading this anyway. However, audiences that frequent the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Sunday afternoon…
Sunday at the Bijou: Mozart and More
“Mozart and More” — Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Classics Series Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra Sunday, November 1, 2:30 p.m. Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville Info/tickets I had the opportunity recently to reflect on the idea of a…
Review: Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra – Schubert, Weber, Mendelssohn
Thank heavens for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Chamber Classics Series. The series has been, and is continuing to be this season, a breath of fresh air and a true opportunity to hear works that bypass the KSO’s full orchestra concerts—and…
On Sunday: Lucas Richman’s Final Chamber Series Concert with the KSO
Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra Works by Richard Strauss, William Schuman, and Johannes Brahms Bijou Theatre—Sunday, May 3, 2:30 p.m. Tickets start at $15 http://www.knoxvillesymphony.com This Sunday afternoon’s Chamber Classics Series concert by the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra will be something…
Sunday: KSO Chamber Orchestra Teases Us With Thoughts of Spring
Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring seems to miraculously capture something of hope and longing, and evokes a yearning for a rebirth and a new beginning in a landscape of pastoral beauty. In truth, though, Copland was merely composing for an as-yet…
Review: KSO’s ‘Orchestra Soloists’ a Delight
Principal bassoon Aaron Apaza and principal trumpet Phillip Chase Hawkins have both been with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra for only a couple of seasons, but their presence and effect on the ensemble have already been indisputably positive. On the Sunday…
On Sunday: KSO Performs Strauss’ ‘Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme’
Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra–‘Orchestra Soloists’ Stamitz/Holzbogen: Trumpet Concerto in D Mozart: Bassoon Concerto R. Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, 2:30 p.m. Bijou Theatre Tickets start at $15 (Continued from yesterday’s article) Composer Richard Strauss and librettist Hugo von…
On Sunday: KSO Chamber Orchestra Features ‘Orchestra Soloists’
KSO Chamber Classics: Orchestra Soloists Lucas Richman, conductor; Phillip Chase Hawkins, trumpet; Aaron Apaza, bassoon Sunday, January 11, 2015—2:30 p.m. Bijou Theatre, Downtown Knoxville No detective work is required to figure out that 2015 is going to be a year…