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 …
Shaub, friends dazzle with Mozart’s moods, Schubert’s quintet
There were a lot of interconnections in the music chosen by Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concertmaster William Shaub for this week’s concertmaster concert at the Knoxville Museum of Art, much of …
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 …
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 …
KSO musicians warm up cold day at Q Series concert
The downstairs gallery at The Emporium Center for Arts and Culture on Gay Street warmed up quickly at Wednesday’s KSO Q Series concert when principal bassoonist Aaron Apaza and principal …
Disturbing, endearing and memorable ‘Violins of Hope’ program and concert
No one in the large audience at the Tennessee Theatre Wednesday night will soon forget the well-written, flawlessly performed and emotionally moving program of the “Violins of Hope” concert that …
KSO chamber musicians bring in Christmas charm
American composer David Maslanka, who died last year at 74, was long fascinated by J.C. Bach’s Chorales. So much so that he began each day singing and playing them as …