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…
January Classical Music: Hope for a New World
The month of January has been known in recent years to have the mysterious ability to inspire notable—dare I say, sublime—music performances for Knoxville audiences. The schedule for January 2019 gives a hint of what wintertime concertgoers might possibly expect…
Sunday at UT Music: Scandinavia, UT Symphony, and Class
Sunday, October 21, is a busy day for UT School of Music performances.
At 1:00 PM: faculty/guest artist recital featuring hornist Katie Johnson-Webb and pianist Kirstin Ihde
At 4:00 PM: UT Symphony Orchestra
At 8:00 PM: Recital by UT faculty pianist Kevin Class
James Fellenbaum Named Artistic Director/Conductor of Brevard Philharmonic
By Alan Sherrod One of Knoxville’s busiest musicians is about to get just a bit busier. James Fellenbaum, who holds multiple conductorships in the Knoxville classical music world, has recently been named Artistic Director/Conductor of the Brevard Philharmonic. Fellenbaum…
Review: UT Symphony Continues Its Amazing Journey With Shostakovich 10th
There’s a lot of audience talk going around these days regarding the rapid ascent of the University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra this season into the lofty ranks of the best music school orchestras in the U.S. At this past Sunday’s…
Preview – ‘Viva l’Italia’: UT Symphony Opens Season With ‘Fountains of Rome’
University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra: “Viva l’Italia!” Conductor: James Fellenbaum Respighi: Fountains of Rome Albinoni: Adagio in G minor Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien 4:00 PM, Sunday, September 24, James R. Cox Auditorium, UT Campus FREE One of the joys of following…
Recital Review in Brief: ‘Geoffrey Herd and Friends’ at UTSOM
Even with the advantage of history, it’s hard to imagine that Johannes Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op 25, would have ever generated uncertainty or puzzlement in anyone. It’s said that Clara Schumann had slight misgivings about the work,…
September Events At the UT School of Music
Without doubt, the greatest bang-for-the-buck in Knoxville’s music scene often flies under the radar of Knoxville concertgoers — the University of Tennessee School of Music’s Guest Artist and Faculty recital series. The events roll on like clockwork when school is…
UT Alum Alexandria Shiner Joins Washington National Opera’s Domingo-Cafritz Young Artist Program
It goes without saying that the beginning of any career is full of uncertainties and daunting obstacles. For young opera singers, though, the keys to success are even more tantalizingly elusive, magnified by the stratospheric level of natural vocal talent…
This Weekend: UT Opera Theatre – ‘The Crucible’
The UT Opera Theatre offers Robert Ward’s ‘The Crucible’ this weekend for four performances at the Bijou Theatre.