The University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra offers a Valentine’s Evening concert featuring music by John Williams, Florence Price, Ennio Morricone, and Ottorino Respighi. James Fellenbaum conducts. •  University of Tennessee, Cox Auditorium in the Alumni Memorial Building •  Saturday evening,…
UT Symphony Orchestra Wins The American Prize in Orchestral Performance For 2023
The University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra has been named the 2023 winner of The American Prize in Orchestral Performance for larger college/university programs. The UTSO, under music director and conductor James Fellenbaum, is a part of the UT College of…
On Sunday: UT Symphony Orchestra Takes On Sibelius, Schumann, and Brahms
BY ALAN SHERROD It is simply too easy, if not dangerous, to take the University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra for granted. Year after year in the 20-year tenure of Conductor and Director of Orchestras James Fellenbaum—of the now UT…
This Week: The Lusty Month of May Begins with KSO, UTSO, KJO, Jazz Tuesdays, et al.
The lusty month of May has arrived, although the “gusty” month of May is probably more accurate. Whether May is a cause for excitement or not depends on one’s awareness that the 2022-23 season is now beginning to wind down…
Preview: UT School of Music Presents Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
BEETHOVEN’S NINTH SYMPHONY University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra University of Tennessee Choral Ensembles Soloists: Sarah-Clementine Mire, soprano; Sarah Beegle, contralto; Miles Jenkins, tenor; Logan Campbell, bass-baritone Conductor: James Fellenbaum Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville 7:30 PM –…
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…
This Weekend: An Overwhelming Diversity of Events
Gospel music, opera, Agatha Christie, Ravel, Shostakovich, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Knoxville Opera, horror films, documentaries, home movies, Appalachian Ballet — oh my. For at least 10 years, we’ve been predicting a time would come in Knoxville’s surging arts and…
Sunday: UT Symphony, ‘Concertos and Classics’
Getting a sneak preview of classical music’s future stars is always incredibly satisfying. Just such a preview comes to Knoxville audiences this time of the year with a concert featuring the UT School of Music Concerto Competition winners in four categories…
Weekend Reviews, Part 2: UT Symphony Pipes Up With Fauré and Saint-Saëns
By Saturday evening, Friday’s treacherous ice-covered snow had turned to cold rain and messy, deep slush. However, the spectre of soggy shoes and dripping overcoats did not persuade the fans of the University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra under conductor James Fellenbaum to stay…
“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 Perà 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…