BY ALAN SHERROD   Note for note, minute for minute, Georges Bizet’s Carmen can seem today like one hit tune after another.

Faith can be a safe haven for many of us, providing answers to life’s tough questions and a community to lean on. But just as ...

Drawing from a career background in music, motion pictures, and theatre, Alan Sherrod has been writing about Knoxville's diverse art and music scene since 2007 — first as the classical/new music ...

For over 10 years, River & Rail Theatre has been a fixture in the Knoxville arts community, bringing together both local and national talent to tell stories about our city, its people, and its history ...

Eric Dawson is Manager of the Knox County Public Library’s Calvin M. McClung Historical Collection at the East Tennessee History Center. Previously he was Arts & Entertainment Editor of the Knoxville ...

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The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Aram Demirjian have announced the programs for the orchestra’s 2025 -26 season. With the announcement, 2025-26 series subscriptions are on sale now.

On average, how much music do you listen to in a day? Even if you work from home, have a job that allows you to wear earbuds, are retired or otherwise unemployed, most people probably don’t engage ...

Imagine being a young singer with operatic ambitions, ready to make the most of an undergraduate or graduate opera program to provide a springboard into the professional world, when rather suddenly … ...

Symphony orchestra rosters are generally very stable, but it is inevitable that both professional ambitions and personal needs produce some turnover of player personnel. Amazingly, the Knoxville ...