Arts Knoxville

30/09/2025

Review of Sunday's Chamber Series by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at the Bijou Theatre. Works by Florence Price, Richard Strauss (Horn Concerto No. 1 with hornist Jeffery Whaley) and Mozart's Symphony No. 40. Aram Demirjian, conductor

BY ALAN SHERROD   With a big helping of momentum from its recent Masterworks season opener, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra turned its attention to the popular Chamber Series for its season o…

24/09/2025

On Sunday afternoon at the Bijou Theatre: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra opens the Chamber Series with "Mozart and More" featuring the Richard Strauss Horn Concerto No. 1 with KSO Principal Horn Jeffery Whaley. Plus Florence Price's Octet for Brasses and Piano, and Mozart's Symphony No. 40.

Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra — “Mozart & More” Roy Cockrum Chamber Series — Aram Demirjian, conductor –Works by Florence Price, Richard Strauss, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sund…

22/09/2025

Review of Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's 2025-26 season opener featuring Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and the World Premiere of 'XC Blast', an orchestral fanfare commissioned from composer Jennifer Higdon as part of the "9 For 90" program.

BY ALAN SHERROD   It came as no real surprise that Maestro Aram Demirjian chose to open the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 season with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. After all, the work i…

22/09/2025

Review of the Clarence Brown Theatre production of 'Sense and Sensibility', a stage adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. Through October 5.

Although there is peril in describing the current attention devoted to English novelist Jane Austen as a mania, that seems like an almost unavoidable conclusion. From the popularity of Jane Austen …

16/09/2025

Review of River & Rail Theatre Company's production of 'Moon Man Walk' by James Ijames. Through September 28.

There is nothing in the dramatist’s rulebook that says a play can’t be simple and complex at the same time. Those are certainly the traits of James Ijames’ Moon Man Walk, which opened last weekend …

15/09/2025

CONGRATULATIONS to Tramell Tillman, a 2014 MFA Acting graduate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, who has WON an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Milchick in Severance! 👏

Congratulations, Tramell!! We are so incredibly proud of all you have accomplished and so excited for you!! 📺✨ 🎭

Photo credit: AP Photo / Chris Pizzello

14/09/2025

Interview with composer Jennifer Higdon whose 'XC Blast' gets its World Premiere this coming week with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.

She’s won three Grammys, a Pulitzer, and has been composer-in-residence for the Philadelphia Orchestra. Next on her plate, composer Jennifer Higdon has written a celebratory fanfare for the Knoxvil…

10/09/2025

On Sunday afternoon: The University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra, part of University of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, opens season with Rossini overture and Beethoven's Symphony No. 2. James Fellenbaum conducts.

The University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra, a part of UT’s Natalie L. Haslam College of Music, opens its concert season this Sunday afternoon, September 14, at 4:00 PM in the Cox Auditori…

09/09/2025

Review of Theatre Knoxville Downtown's production of Neil Simon's 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor'.

When life feels hard, comedy can be a balm to the soul and even a force for change. That’s what Neil Simon’s 1993 play, ‘Laughter on the 23rd Floor’, now in a production at Theatre Knox…

08/09/2025

Next week: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra celebrates the opening of its 90th season with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and a World Premiere by Jennifer Higdon.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra opens its 90th season with a World Premiere by Jennifer Higdon, ‘XC Blast’; Aaron Copland’s ‘Old American Songs’; and Beethoven’…

04/09/2025

A few offerings to look for at September's First Friday
Knoxville Museum of Art, Arts & Culture Alliance, UT Downtown Gallery, Tri-Star Arts, RED Gallery, Dogwood Arts, Lilienthal Gallery

At last, Downtown Knoxville’s First Friday is upon us. Arts & Culture Alliance / The Emporium The Emporium, 100 S. Gay Street. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 9-5; Sat 10-1; Additional hours: Frid…

03/09/2025

Knoxville Children's Theatre finds a new home on World's Fair Park Drive

BY HAYLEY WILSON   I sat down with Knoxville Children’s Theatre Executive Director Sien Moon to discuss KCT’s move into their new forever home at The Foundry on the Fair Site at 747 Worlds Fai…