Afternoon Concert

Matthew Motley speaks with soprano and Executive Artistic Director of the Marble City Opera about their upcoming production of Francis Poulenc's The Human Voice at Historic Westwood.

Cellist, Composer, and Sound Artist Lia Kohl discusses her upcoming performances at the Big Ears Festival, the compositional process between her album Normal Sounds, and her new trio project with Macie Stewart and Whitney Johnson.

Matthew Motley speaks with Maestro Aram Demirjan about the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's February Masterworks program, featuring works from Ruth Crawford-Seeger, Rautavaara, Smetana, and Mendelssohn.

Matthew Motley speaks with Principal Second Violin Edward Pulgar, Second Horn Kelsey Bentley, and Cellist Adam Ayers about the upcoming KSO Chamber Classics Concert.

Matthew Motley speaks with James Fellenbaum, Director of the UT Symphony Orchestra and guest artist Sean Chen, about their upcoming All-Gershwin Concert.

As Nief-Norf approaches its 20th anniversary and 15th year of its annual summer festival Matthew Motley spoke with Andy Bliss to reflect on the history of the organization and discuss its upcoming season.

After decades away and a pandemic postponement, Pierre Bensusan returns to Knoxville this Friday. Todd Steed talks with Pierre about his post-pandemic lifestyle, his favorite guitar and more. More information at https://knoxvilleclassicalguitar.com/events

Knoxville Opera has taken on the challenge of producing a thrilling and seldom-performed opera: Arrigo Boito's Mefistofele. Combining the forces of a 100+…

Melony Dodson and Clara Prinston engage former Afternoon Concert host Garrett McQueen in a conversation about his return to Knoxville to conduct I Can't Breathe.

Guest conductor Sameer Patel joins the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra once again to conduct the February Moxley Carmichael Masterworks concert, which will feature works by Jennifer Higdon, W.A. Mozart, and Jean Sibelius. In this interview, he speaks with Clara Prinston about the music that will be shared with Knoxville audiences.