BY ALAN SHERROD Although the official response to America’s Semiquincentennial celebration has admittedly felt a bit underwhelming, certainly no blame for this can be levied against the country’s larger classical music organizations and venues. These arts groups planned ahead…
KSO This Week: Shaping American Music—Gershwin, Dvorak, Still, and Sohn
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra – Gershwin’s An American in Paris Thursday/Friday, September 17/18, 7:30PM Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street Tickets The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra opens its 2026-27 Masterworks season this week with a pair of concerts focused on those that…
Review: KSO Opens 2021-22 Season With Sparkle and Substance
BY ALAN SHERROD A sensation almost dreamlike and otherworldly permeated the Tennessee Theatre this past Thursday and Friday evening as the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra began its 2021-22 season of Masterworks concerts. Having juggled their vaccination credentials, satisfied the contraband…
This Week: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Opens Season With Works By Vivaldi, Elgar, and Valerie Coleman
BY ALAN SHERROD Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks – “The Four Seasons” Valerie Coleman: Umoja (Anthem Of Unity) Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons with violinist Robyn Bollinger; spoken word poetry by Rhea Carmon and the 5th Woman Edward Elgar: Enigma Variations…