BY HAYLEY WILSON Appalachia has its many traditions, one of which is Decoration Day, a time during late spring to early ...

BY ALAN SHERROD Composer Giacomo Puccini was reportedly adamant that the three one-act operas—Il tabarro, Suor Angelica, and ...

BY ALAN SHERROD As it turns out, one doesn’t necessarily need one of Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance marches to feel the ...

Asked to describe American orchestral music over the last 130 years in a few words, we may find ourselves struggling for a quick answer. Admittedly, that’s probably because our own music history doesn ...

Knoxville will witness a musical first this Sunday when Amadeus Concert Ensemble pairs its orchestra with the towering Casavant Frères organ at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Ah, 2025, what a mess! This was one of the more grim years in cinematic history as it looks like we’ve lost another legacy studio to either a streaming platform that may kill the theatrical business ...

In a year full of stories commenting on modern American culture, Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme might be the most American film of the year. Marty Mauser (Timothee Chalamet) is a young, hungry and overly ...

With the beginnings of the holiday season now upon us, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Maestro Aram Demirjian took the week off and handed the baton for its November Masterworks pair of concerts this ...

As much coincidence as it was a deliberate plan, October has become something of a showcase month for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s Masterworks Series. The concerts this past weekend, as ...

Following its compelling opening Masterworks Series concerts last month, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra embraces an intriguing program for its October concerts this week that feature Edward Elgar’s ...