BY ALAN SHERROD The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Concertmaster Series began life in 2012 in a crowded backroom of a coffee shop offering a mid-week audience something a little different with its cutting-edge attitude and broad approach to programming. The…
Confessions of a Bachophile: An Afternoon of KSO, Bach, and Midkiff Opens Chamber Series
BY ALAN SHERROD In our preview of “Bach and Bluegrass,” the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s opening concert in the Roy Cockrum Chamber Series , we made liberal use of the word “connections” to describe the interesting juxtaposition of works on…
KSO on Sunday: Delicious Connections in “Bluegrass and Bach” with Mandolinist Jeff Midkiff
Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra “Bluegrass and Bach” Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street Sunday, September 27, 2:30 PM TICKETS Some of the most enlightening explorations in the arts come when we make connections between works in different genres or find…
Review: Exploring Appalachian and Slavic Roads with Mandolinist Jeff Midkiff and KSO Strings
BY ALAN SHERROD Knoxville’s Bijou Theatre enjoys a whirlwind of concert bookings during its busy season, covering every imaginable genre of performance from every imaginable description of performer. Few of these guests, however, can showcase and illuminate the hall’s…
KSO This Week: “Appalachian Spring”
This week’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks titled “Appalachian Spring” features works by Charles Ives, William Grant Still, Jeff Midkiff, and Aaron Copland
Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, downtown Knoxville
Thursday and Friday, November 17 and 18, 7:30 PM