I felt a rising tide in downtown Knoxville over the weekend. John Luther Adams’ orchestral journey Become Ocean, which was performed on Day 1 of the Big Ears Festival by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, describes such a thing—the interaction between…
Review: Eckart Preu and KSO Masterful in February’s Masterworks
If anyone foolishly thought the selection process for finding the next music director of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra was going to be an easy, or obvious one, the appearance this week of guest conductor Eckart Preu, the fourth of six…
Review in the Knoxville Mercury: CBT’s ‘Titus Andronicus’
Read my review of Clarence Brown Theatre’s production of ‘Titus Andronicus’ in the Knoxville Mercury.
Hark! January Classical Music!
The Knoxville classical and jazz music scene resumes this week, admittedly a bit slowly at first as if still recovering from New Year’s overindulgence. But then, look out—there are major events in January that surely need to be on your…
In the Knoxville Mercury: My 2015 List of Most Memorable Performances
Looking for my annual list of Most Memorable Classical Music Performances in Knoxville for 2015? Head on down to your nearest Knoxville Mercury stand or box and pick up this week’s copy***. And, while you are at it, please patronize…
Art Openings at the Emporium and Knoxville Museum of Art
Here are a few of the art exhibit openings in downtown available soon. (Others? Contact me via contact form) Arts & Culture Alliance 2015 Members Show The 2015 Members Show is a mix of two and three-dimensional works created in the last…
Downtown Parking? There’s Plenty Now!
The use of cars, and the inevitability of parking them in a city environment, is one of the most debated topics among urban planners and citizens, particularly for those cities that do not offer convenient alternative transit options. For the…
Do Arts Define a City?
Do arts define a city? Or does a city define its arts? Before you think that these questions smack of some naïve academic exercise for bored undergraduates, there is a point to be made here—one that my colleague Jack Neely…