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Review: A Clarence Brown Theatre Tradition Refreshed — Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’

BY ALAN SHERROD   It is fair to say that our Christmas season today would be vastly different had Charles Dickens not treated us to the novella masterpiece that is A Christmas Carol. The work ...
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Review: Pianist Park, Guest conductor Di Russo, and KSO Shine in ‘Rhapsody’ et al.

BY ALAN SHERROD   With the beginnings of the holiday season now upon us, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Maestro Aram Demirjian ...
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Review: A New Beginning – UT Opera Theatre Presents Rossini and Menotti Comedies

BY ALAN SHERROD   As the Bijou Theatre’s red curtain closed on the University of Tennessee Opera Theatre’s performance of two ...
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KSO Extends Aram Demirjian’s Contract Through 2030

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has announced that Music Director Aram Demirjian has signed a new four-year contract that ...
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First Take Co.’s Upcoming ‘In The Castle of Eternal Sunset’

BY HAYLEY WILSON   New Playwright, Unexpected Venue, and an Emphasis on Play First Take Co.’s next theatrical venture in ...
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KSO This Week: Pianist Chaeyoung Park — Classical Jazz Hands

I am fascinated to hear her answer to Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue when she joins the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra on November 20/21 for her first performance of the piece, alongside conductor ...
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Review: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Turns In A Sublime Beethoven Ninth To Open 2025-26 Season

It came as no real surprise that Maestro Aram Demirjian chose to open the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s 2025-26 season with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. After all, the work is perfect for celebratory ...