BY ALAN SHERROD Although the old saying—“…the show must go on…”— has lost a bit of its imperative bite as a result of the pandemic shutdown, it was certainly the driving force behind the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre’s…
This Weekend: UTSOM presents UT Symphony Orchestra and Recitals
University of Tennessee School of Music Concerts and Recitals UT Symphony Orchestra Music director and conductor James Fellenbaum is focusing on the musical “Narrative” in this Sunday’s UT Symphony Concert. In the three works on the program, composer Caroline Shaw…
Friday Arts Miscellany: Money, Murals, and Music
Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville to Receive $150,000 NEA Grant Paris Woodhull Begins Work on New Strong Alley Mural Sunday: UT Symphony Chamber Orchestra Concert Sunday: UT Music, Piano Trios by Bulgarian Composers • • • …
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: Marble City Opera – ‘Lily’, Big Ears 2022 Additions, UT Percussion Ensemble
Things to Know and See This Week, October 26-31 Marble City Opera Knoxville theatre and opera goers may remember mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock from the 2015 Knoxville Opera production of Carmen, certainly made memorable by Babcock in the title role. This…
UT School of Music To Feature UT Symphony on Friday’s Virtual Concert Series
Although Covid has thrown all aspects of public music performance into disarray, the University of Tennessee School of Music has sought to overcome some of those limitations with a weekly drop of virtual performances—Virtual Concert and Lecture Series—ranging from individuals…
UT School of Music: Concerto Competition Winners
BY ALAN SHERROD We’ve been feasting on a lot of Beethoven as of late, thanks to the Beethoven250 anniversary events celebrating the composer’s 250th birthday this year. From the UT Symphony Orchestra this season and last, we’ve heard Beethoven’s…
Preview: UT School of Music Presents Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra University of Tennessee Choral Ensembles Soloists: Sarah-Clementine Mire, soprano; Sarah Beegle, contralto; Miles Jenkins, tenor; Logan Campbell, bass-baritone Conductor: James Fellenbaum Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville 7:30 PM –…
Review in Brief: Cavani String Quartet Wraps Up Its UT School of Music Residency With Beethoven, Shaw, and Mendelssohn
By Alan Sherrod One would be hard-pressed to find a work that is a greater example of the ideals of chamber music than Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet in E-flat, Op. 20. At the age of 16 in 1825, the young…
Tuesday Arts Miscellany: January 28, 2020
Grammy Award News — The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance went to the Attacca Quartet for its recording of Caroline Shaw’s Orange, appearing on New Amsterdam and Nonesuch Records. NPR’s Tom Huizenga called it “A love letter…
Violinist Itzhak Perlman Coming to Knoxville for a March Performance
In a continuation of last year’s Violins of Hope events, the University of Tennessee School of Music and the Stanford Eisenberg Knoxville Jewish Day School are bringing world-renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman to Knoxville to perform at the Tennessee Theatre. There…