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May 2010 Archives

Off-Topic: A Market Square Saturday
Here it is the last Saturday in May, and it's beautiful. The throngs enjoying the Market Square Farmers' Market thought so, too. Here's just a...Read More Published 05/29/2010 at 2:56 PM 0 comments
Summer Gigs: Lorraine DiSimone in Italy
Summer approaches...and with it, many musicians scatter to the far corners of the globe for summer gigs. Lorraine DiSimone, assistant professor of voice at the University...Read More Published 05/24/2010 at 2:55 PM 0 comments
Monday: David Northington in Free WUOT Concert
Pianist David Northington, a member of the UT piano faculty, will offer "An Anniversary Celebration of Robert Schumann and Frederic Chopin" in a free...Read More Published 05/22/2010 at 9:55 AM 0 comments
Another Chance for a Sonic "Wow"
Tonight, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra wraps up its two concert series, Pines of Rome, and with it, its regular season of concerts for 2009-2010. Word to...Read More Published 05/21/2010 at 9:08 AM 0 comments
Tonight: Downtown Traffic Alert for Concerts
If you are headed either to the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra concert at the Tennessee Theatre or to Sundown in the City tonight, be advised that...Read More Published 05/20/2010 at 8:55 AM 0 comments
Sunday: eXceptional orchestra in World's Fair Park
The Oak Ridge Symphony and Chorus with the Tennessee Children's Dance Ensemble will offer the third and final eXceptional orchestra project in Knoxville on Sunday,...Read More Published 05/19/2010 at 8:00 AM 0 comments
Mmm, Music for the Month of May?
Antonio Vivaldi certainly had it right in his The Four Seasons. The four concertos are beautiful examples of programmatic music, composed against four poems, that...Read More Published 05/18/2010 at 6:00 AM 0 comments
Carroll Freeman Wins "Classical Singer" Mag Award
Stage Director Carroll Freeman, Director of UT Opera Theatre, has won a notable award from CLASSICAL SINGER magazine--"2010 Stage Director of the Year". The award...Read More Published 05/17/2010 at 8:29 AM 0 comments
Review Online: KSO Chamber Series Season Finale
The review of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's final Chamber Classic Series concert of the season is ONLINE here.The concert featured Joseph Haydn's "Farewell" Symphony and...Read More Published 05/13/2010 at 1:02 PM 0 comments
Construction To Begin on New UT Music Bldg.
In little more than a week, construction will begin on a long-awaited (and needed) new building for the University of Tennessee School of Music. With...Read More Published 05/12/2010 at 10:14 AM 0 comments
Clayton Center Schedules Northington and Bolt
The new Clayton Center for the Arts in Maryville has a couple of classical music artists scheduled during May and June.Pianist David Northington will perform...Read More Published 05/10/2010 at 11:20 AM 0 comments
This Weekend in Classical Music
On Saturday evening, you might want to catch the violin/piano recital of Miroslav Hristov and Vladimir Valjarevic, "Music From the Balkans for Violin and Piano." All the...Read More Published 05/08/2010 at 9:06 AM 0 comments
Hristov/Valjarevic Recital Rescheduled for Saturday
The faculty and guest artist recital, "Music From the Balkans for Violin and Piano," by violinist Miroslav Hristov and pianist Vladimir Valjarevic that had been...Read More Published 05/06/2010 at 11:49 AM 0 comments
Nashville's Schermerhorn Center Damaged by Flood
If there was any doubt that there is a socio-political disconnect in Tennessee, the flood waters devastating Middle Tennessee washed it away last weekend. Knoxville,...Read More Published 05/06/2010 at 9:28 AM 1 comments
Sunday: KSO Wraps Up Chamber Season
By the time May rolls around, many classical music concertgoers may be getting just a little sad. Without a summer music series in Knoxville, the...Read More Published 05/04/2010 at 8:21 AM 0 comments

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