By Alan Sherrod Ludwig van Beethoven—born on December 17, 1770—still has 14 months to go before his 250th anniversary, but that isn’t stopping musicians, ensembles, and orchestras all over the globe from taking advantage of a two-year celebration period…
On Sunday: UT Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
By Alan Sherrod University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra Tan Dun: Internet Symphony ‘Eroica’ (conductor: Logan Campbell) Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor (conductor: James Fellenbaum) Sunday, September 22, 2019, 4:00 PM James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building, UT…
Saturday Evening: UT Symphony To Offer a Beethoven Fantasy and a Bruckner 7
By Alan Sherrod It isn’t at all uncommon for audiences today to willingly take in performances of four and five hours, or even more, if the occasion demands it. Marathon concerts, even all night ones, always attract the curious…
Sunday: UT Symphony Launches ‘Beethoven250’ with the Seventh Symphony
One hardly needs an excuse to listen to more of the music of Ludwig van Beethoven—but if one did demand an excuse, the inevitable march of time is about to provide one. The year 2020 represents the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth, so you can be sure that there will be a host of musical explorations of the composer’s works across the globe between now and then.
The University of Tennessee School of Music has launched its own program of focus, Beethoven250, which will act as an organizing umbrella for concerts, recitals, discussions, and lectures over next two years. The UT Symphony Orchestra, under Director of Orchestras James Fellenbaum, is kicking off their participation this Sunday with their season-opening concert that will feature Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major.
Sunday in the Concert Hall: UT Symphony and Young Pianist Series
The University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra finds itself downtown this weekend at the Tennessee Theatre for its Sunday afternoon concert—“Viva l’Italia! II”—a sequel of sorts to its September 2017 concert. UTSO music director and conductor James Fellenbaum follows up that…
A Look at the Future: UT School of Music Concerto Competition Winners
Although it is not spring yet, this past Sunday had all the earmarks of an early spring day—warm-ish, sunny, and cheerful. I was lured back inside, though, for one of my favorite University of Tennessee School of Music events, the…
UT Premieres Ellen Reid/Royce Vavrek, ‘Knoxville: Summer of 2015’
In this week’s Knoxville Mercury, I preview the new work by Ellen Reid and Royce Vavrek, Knoxville: Summer of 2015. On the concert at the Tennessee Theatre on Friday evening, that work follows a performance of the Samuel Barber work,…
“Vive La France” This Saturday Evening – UT Symphony Focuses on French Music
University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra “Vive la France” Dukas: Fanfare from from La Perí Fauré: Requiem Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor (“The Organ Symphony”) James Fellenbaum, conducting Saturday, February 21 7:30 p.m. James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial…