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…
KSO This Week: Ligeti, Respighi, and Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ Symphony
BY ALAN SHERROD Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Thursday, April 22nd, 7:30 p.m. | TICKETS Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville Mendelssohn — Symphony No. 4 (“Italian”) Respighi — Trittico Botticelliano Ligeti — Romanian Concerto At some…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: April 6, 2021 – Theatre, Music, et al.
It has been a constant discussion among performing arts organizations over the last year — how to maintain a performing presence while adhering to pandemic safety standards for audiences and performers…without compromising the essence of the art. Clarence Brown Theatre…
Review: KSO Continues Return to Live Performances with Carlos Simons’ ‘Portrait of a Queen’
BY ALAN SHERROD As the Covid-19 virus ravaged lives and livelihoods over the last year, those artists who had been on the verge of big moments and big careers seemed in serious peril. Thankfully, the young composer, Carlos Simon,…