Arts Knoxville

Review: Pianist Park, Guest conductor Di Russo, and KSO Shine in ‘Rhapsody’ et al.

BY ALAN SHERROD   With the beginnings of the holiday season now upon us, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Maestro Aram Demirjian ...
Arts Knoxville

Review: A Clarence Brown Theatre Tradition Refreshed — Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’

BY ALAN SHERROD   It is fair to say that our Christmas season today would be vastly different had Charles Dickens not treated us to the novella masterpiece that is A Christmas Carol. The work ...
Arts Knoxville

Review: A New Beginning – UT Opera Theatre Presents Rossini and Menotti Comedies

BY ALAN SHERROD   As the Bijou Theatre’s red curtain closed on the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre’s performance of two ...
Arts Knoxville

KSO Extends Aram Demirjian’s Contract Through 2030

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has announced that Music Director Aram Demirjian has signed a new four-year contract that ...
Arts Knoxville

First Take Co.’s Upcoming ‘In The Castle of Eternal Sunset’

BY HAYLEY WILSON   New Playwright, Unexpected Venue, and an Emphasis on Play First Take Co.’s next theatrical venture in ...
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KSO This Week: Pianist Chaeyoung Park — Classical Jazz Hands

I am fascinated to hear her answer to Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue when she joins the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra on ...
Arts Knoxville

Review: ‘The Book of Mormon’ at the Tennessee Theatre – Still Outrageous Fun

The Book of Mormon' is now well-ensconced in a third U.S. tour—this one non-AEA— that took to the road in 2022. That tour is currently making a stop for eight performances at the Tennessee Theatre ...