Violinist William Shaub, with pianist Kevin Class, lit up the night in the Great Hall at the Knoxville Museum of Art Wednesday with a sizzling performance of French composer Camille …
Historian, writer Jack Neely enriches our historically rich town
As writer and historian Jack Neely talked to an audience of writers and outright fans at the Knoxville Writers Guild gathering at Central United Methodist Church last Thursday evening, it …
Fiber artist Judy Gaston makes wearable art out of personal tragedy.
When Dr. John Finger, former head of the University of Tennessee History Department, first got the diagnosis of early on-set Alzheimer’s disease, it was devastating to both him and his …
KSO strings, winds sparkle in chamber concert of Schubert, Mozart, Gaubert
At Sunday afternoon’s KSO Chamber Classics concert featuring principal winds and strings, at the Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall at UT’s School of Music, the numbers of musicians in each …
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra lights up stage with ‘Swingin’ Christmas’
There were a lot of stars in Thursday’s Knoxville Jazz Orchestra’s “Swingin’ Christmas” concert who lit up the night at the Tennessee Theatre, especially the terrific guest pianist, Cyrus Chestnut, …
Artist Kathy Odom paints life into buildings, sites of the past
There is an interesting exhibit of new work by Knoxville painter Kathy Odom at The District Gallery in Bearden.
Odom paints en plein air, which means that she paints outdoors, looking …
Timeless music graces St. John’s Cathedral candlelight concert
On a recent Sunday evening, the nave of St. John’s Cathedral was illuminated only by enough candlelight for the half dome of the sanctuary to have a soft glow. The …
Composer McConville melds D’Annunzio’s sensual poetry with music
Composer and University of Tennessee associate professor of music theory/composition Dr. Brendan Paul McConville was surprised to learn that no one had ever set to music the poetry of one …