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Modern Dance Primitive Light has been a holiday tradition in Knoxville for nearly 30 years. It is a compilation of modern dance choreography set to live music in the historic Laurel Theater in the Fort Sanders neighborhood. This event is family-friendly and provides a unique and intimate performance environment for both experienced and novice dance […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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,” […]

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 […]