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Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble: Children in the Arts

Date: September 29, 2019
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: World’s Fair Park Amphitheater, 525 Henley Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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The internationally acclaimed Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble hosts “Children in the Arts”, an exciting performance featuring a variety of Knoxville’s talented youth at the historic World’s Fair Park Amphitheater! Join us as we showcase young artists from around our area in a delightful family-friendly production. Get ready for everything from captivating modern dancers to fantastic […]

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Classics: Beethoven Begins

Date: January 26, 2020
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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As we embark on Beethoven’s 250th year, we “Begin” with an exploration of Beethoven’s early years as a young phenom, newly arrived on the music scene in Vienna and trying to make his mark. This program also features a new concert format, combining chamber music and orchestral music. Any understanding of Beethoven’s spirit has to include […]

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Classics: Mozart & Tchaikovsky

Date: September 29, 2019
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: Bijou Theatre, 803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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The Chamber Classics Series begins an eclectic season with a program about transition and transformation, opening with a sonic journey by Knoxville composer Dosia McKay called 'Unveiling,' which begins with a single note, morphs into a seemingly infinite sea of polyphony and returns to where it began. At the heart of the program lies Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante […]

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s “Eroica”

Start date: February 20, 2020
End date: February 21, 2020
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” or “Heroic” will resound in the concert hall, celebrating his 250th year. “Eroica” is the first time Beethoven pushes the boundaries of the symphonic form, as the first two symphonies were more traditional and classical – similar to Haydn & Mozart. Two underrepresented but essential American composers comprise the first half […]

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Mozart and Mahler

Start date: January 16, 2020
End date: January 17, 2020
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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This Masterworks program features two monumental Viennese composers, separated by a century: Mozart and Mahler. Mahler said, “a symphony must be like the entire world. It must contain everything.” Mahler’s First Symphony, nicknamed “Titan” is a musical and spiritual journey featuring musical depictions of the universe, springtime, a funeral procession of animals, a klezmer band […]

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven and the Art of Rhythm

Start date: November 21, 2019
End date: November 22, 2019
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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The first of four programs celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, this concert features Beethoven’s rhythmically pulsating Symphony No. 7, which Beethoven considered one of his best and Richard Wagner dubbed “The Apotheosis of the Dance.” Israeli-born composer Avner Dorman’s percussion concerto “Spices, Perfumes, Toxins!” is a multicultural tapestry of 21st century rhythms utilizing over 20 instruments, performed […]

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Grieg Piano Concerto

Start date: October 17, 2019
End date: October 18, 2019
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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The October Masterworks program is about folk music, memory and heritage, opening with contemporary composer Jessie Montgomery’s “Records from a Vanishing City,” a piece inspired by the composer’s experiences growing up in New York City’s Lower East Side. Internationally renowned pianist Natasha Paremski performs Edvard Grieg’s beloved Piano Concerto in A, which contains a wealth of Norwegian folk […]

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Opening Night: The Planets

Start date: September 19, 2019
End date: September 20, 2019
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: Tennessee Theatre, 604 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902
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The Knoxville Symphony opens its 84th season by taking to the stars, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing. Audiences will instantly recognize Johann Strauss, Jr.'s 'On The Beautiful Blue Danube' from the film “2001:  A Space Odyssey” and Debussy’s 'Clair de lune,' plus contemporary composer Missy Mazzoli’s “These Worlds in Us,” […]

Knoxville Classical Guitar: Pierre Bensusan

Date: March 14, 2020
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 North Cedar Bluff Road, Knoxville, TN 37923
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CANCELLED 03/13/2020 Winner of the Independent Music Award, in the Live Performance Album category for his latest triple live album “Encore” (2014), “Rose d’Or” of the Montreux Festival for his first album, “Près de Paris” (Switzerland, 1976), “Best World Music Guitar Player ” by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine (USA, 2008), Pierre Bensusan is recognized as […]

Knoxville Classical Guitar: Beijing Guitar Duo

Date: February 8, 2020
Time: 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Location: Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan, 425 North Cedar Bluff Road, Knoxville, TN 37923
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Composed of guitarist Meng Su and Yameng Wang, the Beijing Guitar Duo has performed throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. This past season took them to countries such as Germany, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Poland, China, Panama, and the United States. The duo has toured extensively with their mentor Manuel Barrueco, appearing in such countries as Germany, Finland, Spain, Russia, as well […]
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