Music This Week: October 28 - November 3

Alright, it’s midterms, so y’all know what to do. This is a sampling of upcoming events in Knoxville and 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. Events added Monday, October 28.

Monday, October 28

7:00 p.m. Pellissippi State Community College: Fall Instrumental Concert
Featuring the following student ensembles: Brass, guitar, percussion, and studio orchestra.
Clayton Performing Arts Center, Hardin Valley Campus - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 37932

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Guest artist recital: Projeto Arcomusical
Arcomusical is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to spread the joy of the Afro-Brazilian musical bow known as the berimbau through the development of an innovative, excellent musical repertoire. Although the berimbau is well-known in Brazil, most people in the United States are not familiar with its elegant simplicity. Arcomusical is changing that landscape. Their concert will feature music composed both by, and specifically for, their ensemble.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

Tuesday, October 29

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): Octubafest Concert 1: Jarrod Williams
Octubafest kicks off as East Carolina University professor and former US Naval Academy Band member Jarrod Williams presents a varied and engaging program of solo tuba.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

Wednesday, October 30

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Junior recital: Holly Moyer, piano
A collection of jazz repertoire will be performed featuring pianist Holly Moyer and Griffin Photoglou on drums.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): Octubafest Concert 2: Octubaween Eve Ensembles!
The UT tuba/euphonium ensembles and the East Tennessee Tubaland celebrate Halloween Eve with varied and exciting music.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

Thursday, October 31

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Octubafest Concert 3: Student Soloists
UT music students perform diverse and engaging solo works on tuba and euphonium.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Faculty and guest artist recital: Are You Scared?
Come out and enjoy some scary and fun music performed by UT pianists and special guests. Costumes are encouraged!
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

Friday, November 1

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): UT Singers Homecoming Concert and Reunion
Tennessee's Musical Ambassadors, UT Singers, celebrate 70 years!
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

Saturday, November 2

I will add events as I learn of them.

Sunday, November 3

2:30 p.m. KSO Chamber Classics Peter and the Wolf and Other Symphonic Tales (LINK)
Prokofiev’s simple, charming, magical tale of Peter and the Wolf has introduced countless young ears to the instruments of the orchestra and to wonders of classical music. Revisit that childlike wonder that still lives inside us all with a program of fairy tales and legends, featuring Peter and other beloved characters from our favorite bedtime stories. Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite is a pristine gem, comprising five vignettes inspired by stories including Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast and more. Stravinsky’s delightful, refreshing Pulcinella Suite, about the antics of a tragicomic clown-like character and all his friends, along with Sibelius’ melancholy Valse triste. This program is designed for adults, and kids alike.
Bijou Theatre - 803 Gay St, 37902
TICKETS: $12.50 and up

3:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: Women's Chorale Showcase Concert
Farragut Presbyterian Church - 209 Jamestowne Blvd, 37934

3:30 p.m. Oak Ridge Community Band: Veterans Salute
Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center - 1450 Oak Ridge Turnpike, 37830
TICKETS: Free, but donations gladly accepted

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Senior recital: Bailye Hendley, french horn
Bailye Hendley will be performing Engene Bozza's En Foret, Jane Vignery's Sonata for horn and piano, the first movement of the Margaret Brouwer Sonata for horn and piano, Espana from Buyanovsky's Travel Impressions, and more with her accompanist Dr. Bernadette Lo!
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Senior recital: Darbi Flaherty, trumpet
Darbi's trumpet recital features works by Bohme, Ewazen, Gershwin, and more.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, 37996