Music This Week: March 9 - March 15

One more week of concerts before Spring Break! 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, March 9

1:00 p.m. Pellissippi State: Variations and Bluegrass Ensemble Spring Tour Send-Off Mini Concert
College Center, Goins Building - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 37932

5:30 p.m. Notre Dame Handbell Choir Concert
Sacred Heart Cathedral - 711 S Northshore Dr, 37919

7:00 p.m. Pellissippi State: Percussion at Pellissippi with guest artist, Richard Henson
The Pellissippi Percussion Ensemble presents their Spring Concert. They will perform a diverse concert including styles from all over the world. World percussionist Richard Henson will also be soloing with the ensemble.
Clayton Performing Arts Center - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 37932

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Studio recital: Clarinet Night No. 1
Members of the clarinet studio perform standard literature.
Room 32, Alumni Memorial Building - 1408 Middle Drive, 37996

Tuesday, March 10

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Senior recital: Nicolette Caswell, soprano
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

7:00 p.m. Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman, Irish Harpist and Guitarist
Clayton Performance Arts Center - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 37932

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Studio recital: Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital
An evening of exciting and beautiful music for solo euphonium and tuba performed by students of Alexander Lapins.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Wednesday, March 11

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

8:00 UT School of Music (LINK) Guest artist recital: Sofya Gulyak, piano
Sofya Gulyak's recital programs are frequently reviewed in superlatives, and her concerto appearances with major orchestras are noted in glowing terms by the world's music press. Sofya Gulyak is currently a professor of piano at the Royal College of Music in London. Her UT debut will feature works by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev. Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Thursday, March 12

7:00 p.m. Maryville College: Concert Choir Spring Concert
The Maryville College Concert Choir, directed by Stacey Wilner, will perform selections from its upcoming Scotland tour in May 2020. This concert will serve as a fundraiser for the choir tour.
TICKETS: $10 - Can be purchased at the Clayton Center Box Office at 865-981-8590.  Admission is free for MC faculty, staff and students although a printed ticket is required for admission.
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, Clayton Center for the Arts - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 37804

7:30 p.m. Knoxville Choral Society: STARGAZER
This concert will feature assistant conductor Andrew Duncan, performing an innovative concert called Stargazer. 
TICKETS: $15
Central Bearden Baptist Church - 6300 Deane Hill Dr, 37919

Friday, March 13

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Guest artist recital: Abbie Conant, trombone
Abbie Conant is former Principal Trombone of the Munich Philharmonic and Professor of Trombone at the Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik in Trossingen, Germany. Her experiences with egregious sexism in the Munich Philharmonic inspired Malcom Gladwell's book Blink and comprise its final chapter. Her recital performance at UT is a fitting marker of Women's History Month and is free and open to the public.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

6:00 p.m. Alive After Five with Kelle Jolly & The Women in Jazz Jam Festival (LINK)
The AA5 spring series begins with the premier performance of the 5th annual week-end long Women in Jazz Jam Festival, coordinated by Kelle Jolly. The Women in Jazz Jam Festival Band is a marvelous ensemble lead by women musicians who perform with the love of jazz in their hearts and the joy of life on their faces. Featured in the group are some of Knoxville’s local favorites as well as some rising stars. Their performance will include music written by and/or made famous by women performers, as well as some original music. Get ready to join the band on the dance floor or just “Sing Something” with the Women in Jazz Jam Festival Band! TICKETS: $15 General Admission, $10 with Membership or college student ID, FREE for ages 17 and under. All tickets are sold at the door beginning at 4:45 pm.
Knoxville Museum of Art - 1050 Worlds Fair Park Dr, 37916

7:00 p.m. Moody Chorale Concert | Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church - 9132 Kingston Pike, 37923

7:30 p.m. Caroline Wilkins, harp
Award-winning concert harpist Caroline Wilkins will present an evening of harp music.
TICKETS: Suggested donation of $15 per person. Tickets available at the door. For more information, please call 423-200-8451.
Westminster Presbyterian Church - 6500 Northshore Dr SW, 37919

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Graduate recital: Sarah Beegle, mezzo-soprano
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

8:30 p.m. University of Notre Dame Glee Club
Recognized as one of the finest all-male collegiate choral groups in the country more than 2,000 young men have sung with the University of Notre Dame Glee Club, combining the rich traditions of Notre Dame with the highest standards of artistic excellence.
Admission is FREE but seating is limited. Tickets are available at the Paraclete Books and Gifts Store (located on the Cathedral campus) 865-588-0338, or at the door (doors open 1 hour before the concert). Please Respect our Sacred Space: No Food/Drink/Gum.
Sacred Heart Cathedral - 711 Northshore Dr, 37919

Saturday, March 14

7:00 p.m. Knoxville Guitar Society presents Pierre Bensusan
Winner of the Independent Music Award, in the Live Performance Album category for his latest triple live album “Encore” (2014), “Rose d’Or” of the Montreux Festival for his first album, “Près de Paris” (Switzerland, 1976), “Best World Music Guitar Player ” by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine (USA, 2008), Pierre Bensusan is recognized as one of the premier musicians of our time. If “World Music” is music that pays tribute to the spirit of a collection of human beings through distinct rhythms, traditional instruments and harmonic colors, French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer Pierre Bensusan can be recognized as one of the most eloquent and world musicians today.
Tickets: $20 adults, $5 students 12 to 18, Children under 12 FREE with adult admissions
Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan - 425 N Cedar Bluff Rd, 37923

Sunday, March 15 

I will add events as I learn of them.

Music This Week: March 2 - March 8

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, March 2

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Joint junior recital: Emily Drexler, violin and Erin Johnson, soprano
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Graduate recital: Shin-Wen Twu, violin
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Tuesday, March 3

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Graduate recital: Jonathan Parker, jazz bass
Jonathan Parker provides the University of Tennessee a night of music! A one hour jazz bass concert featuring music from jazz legends Ron Carter, Rufus Reid, Joe Henderson and many more. Come join us to celebrate a night of great music!
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Faculty Recital: David Brunell, piano
In celebration of 250 years since Beethoven's birth in 1770, pianist David Brunell will present a concert exploring three of Beethoven's greatest piano sonatas, including one from each of his three musical periods: the Pathétique, Op. 13, the Waldstein, Op. 53, and his penultimate sonata, the great Op. 110. Assisted by a PowerPoint presentation, Brunell will not only perform, but will also examine how each sonata communicates so powerfully and richly exemplifies Beethoven's continually evolving and compelling style.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Wednesday, March 4

I will add events as I learn of them.

Thursday, March 5

12:30 p.m. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Performance 1 of 4)
Come enjoy this musical production from the Middle and Upper Schools of Grace Christian Academy!
TICKETS: $8 for 18 and older, $5 for under 18. They can be purchased at the door.
Grace Baptist Church - 7171 Oak Ridge Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37931

6:00 p.m. Maryville College Senior Recital: Krista Jeffers '20
Maryville College senior Krista Jeffers ’20 (alto) will present her senior vocal recital, which is free and open to the public.
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, Clayton Center for the Arts - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 37804

7:00 p.m. Pellissippi State: Student Honors Recital
A showcase of the talented music students at Pellissippi State Community College.
Clayton Performing Arts Center - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 37932

7:00 p.m. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Performance 2 of 4)
Come enjoy this musical production from the Middle and Upper Schools of Grace Christian Academy!
TICKETS: $8 for 18 and older, $5 for under 18. They can be purchased at the door.
Grace Baptist Church - 7171 Oak Ridge Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37931

Friday, March 6

12:30 p.m. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Performance 3 of 4)
Come enjoy this musical production from the Middle and Upper Schools of Grace Christian Academy!
TICKETS: $8 for 18 and older, $5 for under 18. They can be purchased at the door.
Grace Baptist Church - 7171 Oak Ridge Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37931

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Graduate recital: Derek James Stull, baritone
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

7:00 p.m. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Performance 4 of 4)
Come enjoy this musical production from the Middle and Upper Schools of Grace Christian Academy!
TICKETS: $8 for 18 and older, $5 for under 18. They can be purchased at the door.
Grace Baptist Church - 7171 Oak Ridge Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37931

7:30 p.m. Knoxville Jazz Orchestra (KJO): Sherman Irby with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra - Live at Lucille's
Sherman Irby is the lead alto saxophonist and a principal composer/arranger for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra under the direction of Wynton Marsalis. He has served in this role since 2005 and has contributed dozens of works to the Orchestra's vast library. Irby joins the entire Knoxville Jazz Orchestra for a debut Live at Lucille’s performance that is guaranteed to be soulful, energetic and incredibly entertaining!
TICKETS: $15 and up
East Tennessee PBS Studio - 1611 East Magnolia Avenue, 37917

7:30 p.m. Inversion Vocal Ensemble
More information at inversionsings.com.
St. John's Cathedral - 413 Cumberland Ave, 37902

8:00 p.m. Joby Bell, organ
Free child care provided!
Westminster Presbyterian Church - 6500 Northshore Dr, 37919

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Graduate recital: Emily Deyton, soprano
Featuring works by Messiaen, Strauss, and more.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Saturday, March 7

7:30 p.m. Trillium Spring Concert
The Maryville College Division of Fine Arts will present Trillium, an ensemble of strings and piano. The members of the trio are: Alison Maerker Garner, violin; Alicia Randisi-Hooker, cello and adjunct faculty at Maryville College; and Robert Bonham, piano and professor emeritus at Maryville College. Maryville College alumna Laura Atkinson '05 will perform as a guest soloist. 
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, Clayton Center for the Arts - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 37804

12:00 p.m. Knoxville Jazz Orchestra (KJO): UT Jazz Festival Performance
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): UT Jazz Festival Concert
The festival's jazz concert with featured guest and the UT Jazz Big Band.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Sunday, March 8

2:30 p.m. Young Pianist Series: Tianxu An
Pianist Tianxu An, from Beijing, China, is a sought-after young pianist in China, Russia and the United States. Highlights of his 2019–20 season include performances with the Mariinsky Orchestra under Valery Gergiev in St.Petersburg, and with the China Philharmonic Orchestra under Xia Xiaotang as part of the International Mariinsky Far East Festival, solo recitals at the Mariinsky Theatre and Shanghai Grand Theater, and a concert with the China NCPA Orchestra under Jia Lü at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, among many others.
TICKETS: $25 for adults, FREE for students with valid ID
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

4:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble concert - UT Symphony Orchestra: Concerto Concert
Featuring the winners of the 2020 School of Music Concerto Competition.
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building - 1408 Middle Drive, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Guest artist recital: Brandon Smith, tuba
Professional tubist and UT alum Brandon Smith presents a varied program of engaging music for solo tuba.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

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: February 17 - February 23

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 17

7:30 p.m. Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra (KSYO) Winter Concert
Featuring the Preludium, Philharmonia, Sinfonia and Youth Chamber Orchestras.
TICKETS: $5 adults, free students K-12; tickets may be purchased at the door.
Tennessee Theatre (LINK) - 604 S Gay St, 37902 

7:30 p.m. Oak Ridge Civic Music Association (LINK): Edgar Meyer 
Famed Oak Ridge native, double bassist Edgar Meyer, returns home to perform a special fundraising concert for ORCMA with his son, violinist George Meyer.
TICKETS: $35 for adults advance, $40 at the door; $15 for Youth.
First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge (LINK) - 1350 Oak Ridge Turnpike, 37830

Tuesday, February 18

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: Beethoven 250: The Piano Trios No. 2
In celebration of Beethoven’s birth, UT faculty members Kevin Class (piano), Geoffrey Herd (violin), and Wesley Baldwin (cello) perform the second of two programs devoted to Beethoven’s Piano Trios. This program features the Op. 70 trios including the “Ghost” and “Archduke.”
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Wednesday, February 19

I will add events as I learn of them.

Thursday, February 20

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Junior recital: Dowe Cauthen, drums
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

7:00 p.m. Pellissippi State: Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra Concert
The Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Tom Lundberg, will perform a concert featuring jazz pianist Bill Carrothers. An acclaimed educator, performer, and recording artist, Carrothers has worked with many notable artists including Dave Douglas, Gary Peacock, and Bill Stewart. He currently serves on the faculty of Lawrence University in Wisconsin.
Clayton Performing Arts Center, Hardin Valley Campus - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 37932

7:30 p.m. Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven's "Eroica" (Performance 1 of 2)
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” or “Heroic” will resound in the concert hall, celebrating his 250th year. “Eroica” is the first time Beethoven pushes the boundaries of the symphonic form, as the first two symphonies were more traditional and classical – similar to Haydn & Mozart. Two underrepresented but essential American composers comprise the first half of the program. George Walker was the first African American to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1996. His searingly emotional elegy, “Lyric for Strings,” will open the program, followed by Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Knoxville audiences will remember violinist Bella Hristova from her 2017 Knoxville performance. Bella Hristova is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including a 2013 Avery Fisher Career Grant and First Prize in the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.
TICKETS: $14 and up
Tennessee Theatre (LINK) - 604 S Gay St, 37902 

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Studio recital: UT Cello Night
The UT Cello Studio performs solo works.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: UT Concert Band, Symphonic Band, & Wind Ensemble
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building - 1408 Middle Drive, 37996

Friday, February 21

12:30 p.m. Pellissippi State: Spirituals in the Rotunda
Pellissippi’s Variations Choir will sing a set of three spirituals in celebration of Black History Month
Goins Rotunda - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 37932

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Joint junior recital: Logan Williams, soprano and Mckenzie Cutshall, flute
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

7:00 p.m. Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance
The Core Ensemble presents Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance, a chamber theatre work (cello, piano, percussion) celebrating African-American poets Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Claude McKay, with Aaron Douglas, muralist, painter.
Clayton Performing Arts Center - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd, 37932

7:30 p.m. Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven's "Eroica" (Performance 2 of 2) LINK
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” or “Heroic” will resound in the concert hall, celebrating his 250th year. “Eroica” is the first time Beethoven pushes the boundaries of the symphonic form, as the first two symphonies were more traditional and classical – similar to Haydn & Mozart. Two underrepresented but essential American composers comprise the first half of the program. George Walker was the first African American to have won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1996. His searingly emotional elegy, “Lyric for Strings,” will open the program, followed by Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Knoxville audiences will remember violinist Bella Hristova from her 2017 Knoxville performance. Bella Hristova is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including a 2013 Avery Fisher Career Grant and First Prize in the 2009 Young Concert Artists International Auditions.
TICKETS: $14 and up
Tennessee Theatre (LINK) - 604 S Gay St, 37902 

7:30 p.m. Knoxville Jazz Orchestra (LINK): Live at Lucille’s with Keith Brown's NYC Trio 
Live at Lucille’s brings the tradition of exciting and innovative PBS music programming right here to East Tennessee. Featuring local, regional and national jazz artists performing in an intimate setting, these shows will be taped in front of a live audience at East Tennessee PBS’ studios near downtown Knoxville.
TICKETS: $38 general; $15 student if seating remains available after the season ticket offering. Complimentary beverages provided by Sugarlands Distillery and Fanatic Brewing Company for patrons over 21.
East Tennessee PBS Studio - 1611 Magnolia Avenue, 37917

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Graduate recital: Sarah-Clementine Mire, soprano
Performance includes pieces by Hugo Wolf, R. Hahn, and B. Britten.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Saturday, February 22

I will add events as I learn of them.

Sunday, February 23

4:30 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Senior recital: Taylor Phelps, jazz guitar
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

7:30 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) - Beethoven250: Symphony No. 9
In one of the biggest events of the School of Music’s Beethoven250 Celebration, the University of Tennessee Symphony Orchestra, Choral Ensembles, and student soloists present Beethoven's epic monument, his Symphony No. 9.
Tennessee Theatre (LINK) - 604 S Gay St, 37902 https://tennesseetheatre.com