Music This Week: February 24 - March 1

Time for another concert list! Get those concert reports done sooner rather than later. This is a sampling of upcoming events in Knoxville, as well as Maryville and/or Oak Ridge. Other concertgoing tools: Facebook events, my Twitter lists, and the Do's and Don'ts of Concert Attendance.

Check back throughout the week because I constantly update the blog as I learn of events. All events without specific ticket information are FREE.

Monday, February 24

7:00 p.m. Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra (KSYO) Concerto Concert
This concert features the Youth Orchestra and winners of the 2019-2020 KSYO Concerto Competition.
TICKETS: $5 for adults, FREE to students K-12
Tennessee Theatre (LINK) - 604 S Gay St, 37902 

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Studio recital: Bass Studio Recital
Featuring students of Jon Hamar.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Tuesday, February 25

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Graduate recital: Rob Linton, bass
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Guest artist recital: Shawn L. Copeland, clarinet
Shawn L. Copeland, clarinet faculty member at the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho, combines performance, pedagogy, and entrepreneurship in this guest artist performance.
Room 32, Alumni Memorial Building - 1408 Middle Drive, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Studio recital: Saxophone Studio Recital
An evening of saxophone music by the students of Allison Adams.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Wednesday, February 26

I will add events as I learn of them.

Thursday, February 27

7:00 p.m. Pellissippi State: Winter Choral Concert
This concert features both of our college’s talented choirs, and this year our students will be joined by ensembles from Central High School and William Blount High School. The concert will also serve as a preview of our Variations choir’s upcoming Spring Break tour of Slovakia and Hungary.
Clayton Performing Arts Center - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 39732

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Senior recital: Claire Terrell, composition
A recital of works composed by senior Claire Terrell.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Friday, February 28

12:30 p.m. Pellissippi State Jazz Band
Pellissippi's own Jazz Band will present a concert celebrating music & Black History Month.
College Center, Goins Building - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 37932

7:30 p.m. Marble City Opera: Shadowlight (LINK) Performance 1 of 2 
Art, light, and friendship tell the story of celebrated African-American painter Beauford Delaney, who left the segregated South for the heady freedom of the Harlem Renaissance and Bohemian Paris. Famous singers, actors, writers, and artists adored him, Foremost among them his ‘spiritual son,’ writer James Baldwin, who credits his beloved mentor with teaching him how to live, learn, and see. This genial soul, frequently suicidal, was plagued by poverty and schizophrenic voices. Art became his lifeline, and he filled hundreds of bright canvases with joy and hope. Writer Henry Miller called them ‘canticles to the sun.’ Delaney’s journey out of darkness, ‘the misery,’ he called it, ‘of which the jewel of life is formed,’ is a splendid testament to the courage and resilience of a gifted man who found in the mystical marriage of color and shape the healing grace of love.
TICKETS: $15 students, $30 general seating, $50 premium seating
Beck Cultural Exchange Center - 1927 Dandridge Ave, 37915

Saturday, February 29

2:00 p.m. Oak Ridge Chorus: Leap Year & Light Opera (LINK) 
The Oak Ridge Chorus transports us to the land of Gilbert & Sullivan in this afternoon of light-hearted arias, choruses and scenes!
TICKETS: $15 Adults, $5 Students/Young Adults, FREE Students 18 and under
First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge - 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, 37830

7:30 p.m. Marble City Opera: Shadowlight (LINK) Performance 2 of 2 
Art, light, and friendship tell the story of celebrated African-American painter Beauford Delaney, who left the segregated South for the heady freedom of the Harlem Renaissance and Bohemian Paris. Famous singers, actors, writers, and artists adored him, Foremost among them his ‘spiritual son,’ writer James Baldwin, who credits his beloved mentor with teaching him how to live, learn, and see. This genial soul, frequently suicidal, was plagued by poverty and schizophrenic voices. Art became his lifeline, and he filled hundreds of bright canvases with joy and hope. Writer Henry Miller called them ‘canticles to the sun.’ Delaney’s journey out of darkness, ‘the misery,’ he called it, ‘of which the jewel of life is formed,’ is a splendid testament to the courage and resilience of a gifted man who found in the mystical marriage of color and shape the healing grace of love.
TICKETS: $15 students, $30 general seating, $50 premium seating
Beck Cultural Exchange Center - 1927 Dandridge Ave, 37915

Sunday, March 1 

6:00 p.m. Of Stones and Stars
Presented by the Maryville College Concert Choir and Church Street UMC Youth Choir .
Church Street United Methodist Church - 900 Henley St, 37902

Music This Week: November 4 - November 10

Y’all know the drill by now, and there is SO MUCH MUSIC this week in Knoxville, Maryville, and Oak Ridge. Other concertgoing tools: your teacher’s syllabus, Facebook events, my Twitter lists, and the Do's and Don'ts of Concert Attendance.

Check back throughout the week because I constantly update the blog as I learn of events. All events without specific ticket information are FREE.

Monday, November 4

12:00 p.m. Mighty Musical Monday featuring the Scruffy City Orchestra Brass (LINK)
Program includes Danny Boy, Freddie Brabson on the Mighty Wurlizter Organ; and The Gate of Kiev, SCO Brass Ensemble. Brown bag lunches consisting of a sandwich, chips, and a dessert may be purchased in the lobby for $5.00 while supplies last. Soft drinks, bottled water, popcorn, and candy will also be available for purchase. Mighty Musical Monday is presented by LHP Capital, LLC.
Tennessee Theatre - 604 S Gay St, 37902

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): Brass Faculty Recital
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

7:00 p.m. Orchestra at Maryville College Fall Concert
The Orchestra at Maryville College, under the direction of Dr. Eric Simpson, will present “Mozart Soloists." The concert will feature three soloists: Shelby Shankland, instructor of flute at MC; Meredith Simpson, instructor of horn at MC; and Haylee Wilson ’21, soprano and music education major at MC. The program will include “Andante in C Major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 315” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; “Ach ich fuhl’s” from The Magic Flute by Mozart; “Horn Concerto #4 in E flat Major, K. 495” by Mozart; “Overture to ‘Silvana,’ J. 87” by Carl Maria von Weber; Chorale Prelude on “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” by Johann Sebastian Bach; and “Symphony in D Major” by Giovanni Battista Sammartini.
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 37804
TICKETS: $5 for adults, seniors and area students. Admission is free for MC students, faculty and staff (although a printed ticket is required for admission). For tickets, please call the Clayton Center Box Office at 865.981.8590.

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): Samantha Hearn and Kevork Esmeryan, violins
Violinists Samantha Hearn and Kevork Esmeryan of Dr. Miroslav Hristov's class will each present a variety of violin masterpieces with pianists Katherine Benson and Jing-Fang Huang.
Alumni Memorial Building, Room 32 - 1408 Middle Drive, 37996

Tuesday, November 5

6:00 p.m. Maryville College Senior Recital: Lindsey Lively '20
Maryville College senior Lindsey Lively ’20 will present a recital, titled “A Very Lively Recital." The program will include the following selections: “Voi che sape” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Lydia” by Gabriel Fauré, “The Ash Grove” by Benjamin Britten, and “Mr. Snow” by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Chase Hatmaker ’14 will serve as an accompanist. A reception will follow the performance.
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, Clayton Center for the Arts - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 37804

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: UT Jazz Big Band Fall Concert
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

Wednesday, November 6

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Junior recital: Taylor Phelps, guitar
Taylor Phelps and his band will be showcased during this recital. Songs to be performed are as follows: Recorda-Me by Donna Lee, Billies Bounce, What is This Thing Called Love, Black Orpheus, Red Clay, In a Sentimental Mood, and Bright Size Life.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: Trumpet Studio Ensembles
The UT Trumpet Studio performs trumpet ensembles from the Renaissance era through the 21st century.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

Thursday, November 7

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Faculty and guest artist recital: An Evening of Chamber Music: Geoffrey Herd, Hannah Collins, & Esther Park
Violin faculty member, Geoffrey Herd, is joined by cellist, Hannah Collins, and pianist Esther Park, for an evening of chamber music. This program includes: Narong Prangchareon Sunyata Mendelssohn C minor piano trio.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

6:00 p.m. Maryville College Senior Recital: Leeanna Beeler '20
Maryville College senior Leeanna Beeler ’19 will present her senior recital. The program will include the following selections: "Vaghissima sembianza" by Stefano Donaudy, "Deh vieni non tardar" and "Batti, batti" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, "Benedictus" by Camille Saint-Saëns, "Ich liebe dich" by Ludwig van Beethoven, "O, sleep why dost thou leave me?" by George Handel, "Hallelujah" composed by Leonard Cohen and arr. by Andrew Kosky, "Sleep Song" by The Secret Garden, and "Ave Maria" by Amanda Ghost, Ian Dench and Makeba Riddick (performed by Beyoncé). The recital will also include the following guest performers: Sarah Anderson, Jerry Hurst and Kelby Fruecht ’17. Chase Hatmaker ’14 will serve as an accompanist.
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, Clayton Center for the Arts - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 37804

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: Saxophone Chamber Music Night
An evening of chamber music, featuring the UT Saxophone Ensemble and Saxophone Quartets.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

Friday, November 8

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): Viola Celebration Masterclass
UT masterclass with Viola Celebration headliner.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

7:30 p.m. Mendelssoh's "Elijah" (LINK)
The Knoxville Choral Society’s season opens at Central Bearden Baptist Church with one of the largest and most dramatic choral works of all time, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, performed with full orchestra and featuring Knoxville’s own Metropolitan Opera bass-baritone, David Crawford, singing the title role.
Central Bearden Baptist Church - 6300 Deane Hill Dr, 37919
TICKETS: $10

8:00 p.m. UT Opera Theatre Presents Elixir of Love, Performance 1 of 3
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but he's poor, and Adina won't give him the time of day. Through the wonders of a special love potion, Nemorino's fortunes begin to change in this delightful comedy by Donizetti.
Bijou Theatre (LINK) - 803 Gay St, 37902
TICKETS: $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $5 for students and youth. TIckets can be purchased at knoxbijou.org.

Saturday, November 9

2:30 p.m. UT Opera Theatre Presents Elixir of Love, Performance 2 of 3
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but he's poor, and Adina won't give him the time of day. Through the wonders of a special love potion, Nemorino's fortunes begin to change in this delightful comedy by Donizetti.
Bijou Theatre (LINK) - 803 Gay St, 37902
TICKETS: $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $5 for students and youth. TIckets can be purchased at knoxbijou.org.

6:00 p.m. Maryville College Invitational Choir Festival at Maryville College | Concert
The Maryville College Concert Choir will host the annual Maryville College Invitational Choir Festival, which will include choirs from area high schools and colleges. The festival will serve to increase awareness about Good Neighbors of Blount County. The mission of Good Neighbors is to help lift Blount County neighbors out of a temporary crisis and to provide resources to maintain and/or increase their ability to cope with the challenges of everyday life. The organization seeks do this in an atmosphere of love and respect, building partnerships and by advocating for social justice within Blount County. Good Neighbors is funded by local area churches, individuals, BCEAC, United Way and other civic groups. Representing Good Neighbors and serving as guest speaker at the concert will be the executive director, Rev. Lisa R. Blackwood. Donations for Good Neighbors of Blount County are greatly appreciated. In addition to the College’s Concert Choir and vocal ensemble Off Kilter, participants include choirs from Heritage High School, Powell High School, William Blount High School, Alcoa High School, Maryville High School and Pellissippi State Community College.
Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre, Clayton Center for the Arts - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 37804
TICKETS: $5 and can be purchased at the Clayton Center Box Office by calling 865.981.8590. Admission is free for MC faculty, staff and students, although a printed ticket is required for admission.

Sunday, November 10

2:30 p.m. UT Opera Theatre Presents Elixir of Love, Performance 3 of 3
Nemorino is in love with Adina, but he's poor, and Adina won't give him the time of day. Through the wonders of a special love potion, Nemorino's fortunes begin to change in this delightful comedy by Donizetti.
Bijou Theatre (LINK) - 803 Gay St, 37902
TICKETS: $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $5 for students and youth. TIckets can be purchased at knoxbijou.org.

3:00 p.m. Oak Ridge Symphony: Miniature Masterpieces
Hear the string instruments and the wind instruments shining separately and then together in this concert of intimate classic masterpieces: Felix Mendelssohn's Octet in E-flat major for Strings, Op.20, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Serenade in E-flat major for Winds, K.375, and Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 60 “Il Distratto.”
First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge - 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, 37830
TICKETS: $25 Adults, $10 Young Adults and Students, $10 Youth 18 and under

4:00 p.m. UT School of Music: Viola Celebration Concert
A closing concert for the Violin Celebration weekend festivities!
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996