The month of April has been, and continues to be, brimming with music events. Here are a few of the more obvious ones on the off-chance you haven't as yet fully emerged from your winter hibernation.
Mozart's Requiem and Schumann's Symphony No. 4
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Knoxville Choral Society are together again for a spring choral masterpiece, the Mozart Requiem. The soloists will be Jennifer Barnett, soprano; Lorraine DiSimone, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Skoog, tenor; and Andrew Wentzel, bass-baritone. Also on the program is Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 4. My preview is online here.
Thursday, April 15, and Friday, April 16 at 8:00 p.m.
Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville
Concert of British Choral Masterworks
The Choirs of Ascension at Church of the Ascension (800 S. Northshore Drive) offers three intriguing choral works from 20th Century composers: Benjamin Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Herbert Howells' Requiem, and The Twelve by William Walton.
Sunday, April 18, at 5:00 p.m.
Church of the Ascension, 800 S. Northshore Drive (between Kingston Pike and Lyons View)
Knoxville Opera's Rossini Festival and Italian Street Fair
This year marks the 9th year of this fantastically entertaining festival and downtown get-together. Both Knoxville Opera and the UT Opera Theatre have productions.
Knoxville Opera
Il Barbiere de Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) by Gioachino Rossini
Friday, April 23, at 8:00 p.m. AND Sunday, April 25, at 2:30 p.m.
Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Downtown Knoxville
UT Opera Theatre
A double bill of one-act operas: Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and The Village Singer by Stephen Paulus
Saturday, April 24, at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, at 8:00 p.m.
Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street in Downtown Knoxville
Advance tickets: http://www.knoxvilletickets.com
The Knoxville Opera Rossini Festival Italian Street Fair
This one-of-a-kind street fair is certainly one of Knoxville's most entertaining events featuring music performances of all kinds and genres, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and kid's entertainments. In general, a true festival of the arts.
Saturday, April 24, Gay Street and Market Square, noon until 9 p.m.
Graduate Recitals
Here are some graduate recitals of up and coming graduate students that have come to my attention.
- Andrew Gilchrist, bass-baritone, Sat. April 17, at 8:00 p.m. (AMB, Hall 32)
- Elizabeth Marie Moss, piano, Sat. April 17, at 8:00 p.m. (UT Music Hall)
- Jonathon Subia, tenor, Tues, April 20, at 6 p.m. (AMB, Hall 32)
- Elizabeth Soflin and Alfredo Guzman, percussion, joint recital, Thurs. Aprill 22 at 8:00 p.m. (UT Music Hall)
- Kazuyo Shimizu, piano, Fri. April 23, at 6:00 p.m. (UT Music Hall)
- Micah Layne and Josephine Denys, flutists, Friday, April 23, at 8:00 p.m. (AMB, Hall 32)
- Evan Broadhead, tenor, assisted by Jonathan Murphy, piano, Thurs, April 29 at 8:00 p.m. (AMB, Hall 32)
- Will Thomas, organist, Thurs April 29 at 8:00 p.m. (AMB, Cox Auditorium)
- Tiago Ellwanger, violin, Fri. April 30, at 8:00 p.m. (AMB, Hall 32)
AMB= Alumni Memorial Building on the UT Campus
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