nief-norf describes its Summer Festival as “an interdisciplinary summer music festival,” but that really falls substantially short in communicating just how important and compelling it is in the world of contemporary music. The festival brings together performers, composers, and scholars in…
nief-norf Summer Festival–June 7-20
The Big Ears Festival has benefited Knoxville in countless ways, some obvious and glaringly important, but many more invisible or understated and, nonetheless, critical to the music scene and the city’s image. One of these benefits has been the exposure and publicity…
Review: Sensuous and Comic-UT Opera Theatre’s ‘Don Giovanni’
Review: UT Opera Theatre’s production of Mozart’s Don Giovanni.
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…
Recital Report: Brahms Chamber Music with Piano Wraps with 7th Recital
On Monday, Kevin Class wrapped up his seven recital series of the Complete Chamber Music of Brahms with piano. Over the seven recitals, Class was joined by 15 guest musicians and UTSOM faculty members.
Monday: Tenor Gerhard Siegel in Recital
German tenor Gerhard Siegel makes an appearance in Knoxville on Monday evening, November 23, courtesy of the University of Tennessee School of Music and their ongoing series of guest artist recitals. American audiences saw him as Mime in the Metropolitan…
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,…
Sunday: UT Symphony Orchestra and ‘Haydn’
In September, the University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra opened its 2014-15 season with a concert titled “España!”, an event I previewed briefly in an issue of Metro Pulse. At the time, I received very little information on the concert from…
Recital Report: Los Angeles Piano Quartet
The real beauty of the Guest Artist Series at the University of Tennessee School of Music is that impressive musical experiences are likely to show up at any time. Another beautiful thing? They are all free, but easily worth the price…