Attention vendors: The deadline is nearing to register for a booth at the 2019 House & Garden Show, the major fundraiser for Dogwood Arts. Get info here. The show will …
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 …
Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus raises its game while celebrating season
The Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus took a giant step forward in performance standards and production values with its “Make the Yuletide Gay” holiday concert at the Bijou Theatre Saturday night.
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‘Unusual Tale’ reveals humanity of Mary, Joseph
In the Bible’s story of the birth of Jesus in the book of Luke, there’s no mention of how Joseph feels about everything that’s happening. He is pictured as just …
Sounds of Middle East offer intriguing instruments, rhythms
The music of other regions and cultures around the world can sound strange to American ears that may have never heard it. At the University of Tennessee School of Music …
Guitar ensemble plays fascinating concert
Classical guitar music is always special. A classical guitar ensemble with 12 musicians playing guitars that range from high soprano to low contra-bass guitars, ukuleles and mandolins is very special …
The real Scrooge surfaces in Clarence Brown Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’
There’s a moment early in this year’s Clarence Brown Theatre production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” that reveals the true nature of Ebenezer Scrooge. But he hides it until …
Ring in the holiday season with ‘Unsilent Night’
When Nief-Norf’s artistic director, Andy Bliss, moved to Knoxville to take charge of the percussion studies area at the University of Tennessee School of Music seven years ago, one of …