BY ALAN SHERROD A sensation almost dreamlike and otherworldly permeated the Tennessee Theatre this past Thursday and Friday evening as the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra began its 2021-22 season of Masterworks concerts. Having juggled their vaccination credentials, satisfied the contraband…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: KSO Season Opener, Domino Ensemble, ‘The Sunshine Boys’
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra The KSO, under Maestro Aram Demirjian, opens their 2021-22 season with its Masterworks Series and an intriguing program featuring violinist Robyn Bollinger and Knoxville Poet Laureate Rhea Carmon. Valerie Coleman: Umoja (Anthem Of Unity) Antonio Vivaldi: …
This Week: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Opens Season With Works By Vivaldi, Elgar, and Valerie Coleman
BY ALAN SHERROD Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks – “The Four Seasons” Valerie Coleman: Umoja (Anthem Of Unity) Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons with violinist Robyn Bollinger; spoken word poetry by Rhea Carmon and the 5th Woman Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Live Performances Return for KSO, UT Symphony, As Fall Heats Up
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Although the KSO offered some performances last spring in front of limited-capacity audiences, the fall season is now here, and with it, an excitement for hearing live music again—albeit with some necessary safety restrictions in place instituted…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: The Outpost Outdoor Series, Knoxville Symphony, Soundwalk at Ijams
The Outpost Born and Raised Productions, known for several music series around town such as Sunset on Central, is now taking a big next-step with a downtown outdoor concert series in September and October adjacent to a building that will…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Fourth of July Weekend 2021 and First Friday
This coming Fourth of July Weekend—and the entire summer, for that matter—is proving to be one of recovery from our year of making-do, biding time, and hoping for better times ahead. Theatre and music organizations have been announcing plans and…
Review: KSO Wraps Four Month Season, Looks to the Future, with Torke’s ‘Sky’ and Beethoven
BY ALAN SHERROD Although Isaac Newton probably wasn’t thinking about performers and performances when he developed his First Law of Motion, that Law of Inertia has certainly demonstrated its truth in the music world over the last year—a body…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: May 18, 2021
In the middle of May in any normal year, the arts season would be winding down with the pomp and circumstance of finale concerts and exhibitions attracting those surrendering to bare arms, summer colors, and a hiatus until September. Truly,…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and KSO; Knoxville Opera
This Saturday, May 1, 8:00 PM — KSO and KJO As part of their Pops Series at the Tennessee Theatre this Saturday evening, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is joining with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra in a concert that will feature…
Review: KSO Charms with Mendelssohn’s “Italian”, Respighi, and Ligeti
BY ALAN SHERROD When the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra announced its four-month hybrid season of limited-audience plus livestream performances beginning in February, even the most eager listeners, admittedly anxious for a return to the concert hall, probably visualized a large…