When the Exposition Universelle of 1889 opened in Paris on May 6, Gustave Eiffel’s new iron tower was the star attraction. At 986 feet, it surpassed the 555-foot Washington Monument …
KSO Q concert takes haunting, delightful turns with child-focused themes
American composer, instrumentalist and singer Rhiannon Giddens’ song about a young black slave woman with a new child, “At the Purchaser’s Option,” begins with the following lines:
“I’ve got a babe …
Big Ears – physically draining, soul satisfying
There comes a point at Big Ears festivals when one has the sense that the tank is empty and full at the same time. Reserve levels are bottoming out, so …
Shaub dazzles with performance of Mendelssohn at KSO
When Knoxville Symphony concertmaster William Shaub walked on stage at the Tennessee Theatre Thursday night to play Felix Mendelssohn’s 1844 “Violin Concerto in E Minor,” Op. 64, he was continuing …
Violinist Lark makes waves with Korngold, bluegrass
To the delight of the audience at the Tennessee Theatre Thursday night, after violinist Tessa Lark earned a standing ovation and roars of approval for her virtuosic performance of Czech-American …