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 …
Beethoven birthday bash for KSO
Shhhhh. It’s not been announced yet. But, as usual, Cynthia Moxley has the scoop in The Blue Streak.
The upcoming season for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra was previewed at a reception …
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 …
Fellenbaum hits home run with ‘Jaws,’ E.T. and Darth Vader
The liveliness of Knoxville Symphony Orchestra resident conductor James Fellenbaum’s performance of the music of composer John Williams, with the KSO and the Knoxville Choral Society, Saturday night at the …
Violins spur stories of the Holocaust in exhibit, performances and lecture
Stories of the Holocaust have been told through books, music, plays, visual art, films and television. An exhibit Jan. 4-27 at the UT Downtown Gallery will share stories of the …
Chamber Orchestra, Chorale charm with holiday classics boasting twists
A near sell-out crowd came to the Bijou Theatre to hear the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra and the Knoxville Chamber Chorale in their traditional holiday concert. They were not disappointed.
The …
Shaub and friends play dazzling concert
About 30 seconds into Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concertmaster William Shaub and principal violist Kathryn Gawne’s performance of Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen’s 1894 “Passacaglia in G Minor on theme of Handel,” …
KSO concert addresses power plays
At the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s October Masterworks concert at the Tennessee Theatre Thursday night, conductor Aram Demirjian gave two fairly lengthy introductions to music on the program that addresses issues …