Read my review of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's final concert of the season, "Richmond Conducts Mahler," in this week's Metro Pulse.
The next opportunity to hear the KSO comes in the idyllic setting of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as part of the 75th anniversary celebration of the founding of the park. The concert will take place on Saturday, June 13th at 3 pm. Due to limitations in the amount of parking available at the concert site, the event will be restricted to those having purchased a vehicle pass in advance. Vehicle passes may be purchased by calling the KSO Box Office at 865-291-3310; only two passes will be issued per person. The cost of the event is $25 for vehicles with up to a 15-passenger capacity and $50 for vehicles with a capacity greater than 15 passengers. Concert-goers are encouraged to carpool and bring chairs and/or blankets. NOTE: The deadline for purchasing passes is June 3rd!
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Lucas Richman, will be joined by U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander who will perform as piano soloist. The concert will consist of pop and light classical pieces including The Star Spangled Banner, Williams’ Overture to The Cowboys, Foster’s Beautiful Dreamer, Ungar’s Ashokan Farewell, America the Beautiful, selections from Rodgers’ Sound of Music and more. Additionally, the orchestra will also perform the world premiere of local composer James Carlson’s Off Trail In The Smokies, commissioned by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra specifically for this concert. Soprano Katy Wolfe Zahn will be performing with the orchestra.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
A Midsummer Night's Dream?
Sometimes, it only takes one little nudge…one moment of excitement, one step forward, one intriguing event…and everything changes. Is Knoxville ready for a summer music series of some kind? Yes, and it is long overdue.
Of course, when the weather starts turning warm and thoughts turn to a summer music series or festival, it is already too late for that year. Design, planning, venue selection, and scheduling need long lead-times, not to mention the time it takes to find a marketing scheme that takes a music program beyond the ho-hum to the why-didn’t-we-think-of-this-sooner. But properly planned, a summer music festival could become a significant attraction for the city as well--events that add positive economics to the entertainment picture.
Are there challenges and difficulties in creating a summer music series? You bet. Turning regular-season momentum into an equally exciting summer event schedule is no easy task. Pulling people out of their warm weather ennui might take some doing. But it can be done—there are plenty of examples all over the country, and in communities much smaller than Knoxville.
Let’s put our heads together and see what we can come up with. It’s too late for this summer, but summer of 2010 awaits.
Of course, when the weather starts turning warm and thoughts turn to a summer music series or festival, it is already too late for that year. Design, planning, venue selection, and scheduling need long lead-times, not to mention the time it takes to find a marketing scheme that takes a music program beyond the ho-hum to the why-didn’t-we-think-of-this-sooner. But properly planned, a summer music festival could become a significant attraction for the city as well--events that add positive economics to the entertainment picture.
Are there challenges and difficulties in creating a summer music series? You bet. Turning regular-season momentum into an equally exciting summer event schedule is no easy task. Pulling people out of their warm weather ennui might take some doing. But it can be done—there are plenty of examples all over the country, and in communities much smaller than Knoxville.
Let’s put our heads together and see what we can come up with. It’s too late for this summer, but summer of 2010 awaits.
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