In the introduction to my most memorable list for 2015, I wrote about the “explosion in the variety of classical-music performances as well as the emergence of new performers and …
KSO Finds Post-Election Common Ground With ‘Appalachian Spring’
In his introductory remarks to last weekend’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concert at the Tennessee Theatre, KSO music director Aram Demirjian admitted that planning a program of American music for …
UT Opera Tackles Monteverdi’s Once-Obscure ‘Ulysses’ From 1640
Mention the term “17th-century opera” to the occasional operagoer and you’re likely to see the quizzical look of someone imagining quaint ancient music emerging from a dusty score recovered from …
KSO’s Increasingly Eclectic Chamber Series Spotlights Latin American Music
Of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s five major concert series, the Chamber Classics series at the Bijou Theatre occupies its own eclectic corner. These days, the series’ name has become somewhat …
Yo Ho Ho: Knox Opera Successfully Revisits Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Pirates of Penzance’
The last time Knoxville Opera performed Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, in March 2010, it was a different time for the opera company. After several years of austerity …