Q&A: Monica Lauber, owner of The Village Mercantile Entrepreneurship runs in Monica Lauber’s blood—her mother’s maiden name was “Mast,” and her great-uncle Will developed the first Mast General Store in Valle …
Five Picks: Jason Herrera of Four Leaf Peat
“In the Irish music world, everybody’s a plebeian,” says Jason Herrera, who sings and plays bodhran, flute, and whistle in the local Irish-music band Four Leaf Peat. “You go to the …
KSO’s Garrett McQueen Champions Diversity in Classical Music
“I think that as a musician, it’s really important to keep your ear on everything that’s going on, because it keeps your perspective honest.” That’s not just Garrett McQueen’s philosophy about …
From the Pit: KSO Pianist Emi Kagawa
When Emi Kagawa sits down this week to play the piano part during the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring, she’ll be nestled in among the glockenspiel, …
From the Pit: KSO Principal Cellist Andy Bryenton
It’s a cold heart that doesn’t swoon when the cello sings. Possessing one of the warmest, most romantic timbres in the orchestra, it is the instrument that Camille Saint-Saens chose …