Music This Week: April 13 - April 19

You know the drill by now! 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, April 13

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

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: Tuba/Euphonium Ensembles
The UT Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble and the East Tennessee Tuba band perform a program of beautiful and exciting music.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Tuesday, April 14

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: Student Chamber Music Showcase
Graduate and Undergraduate students perform the chamber music works that they have studied throughout the semester.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

7:00 p.m. Maryville College: MC Jazz Ensemble and Tartanband | Spring Concert
Maryville College’s Division of Fine Arts will present a spring concert, which is free and open to the public. The concert will include performances by student ensembles: Tartanband, directed by Dr. Eric Simpson, and the MC Jazz Ensemble, directed by Dr. Bill Swann.
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) Graduate recital: Samantha Martinez-Brockhus, piano
Featuring pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, and Corigliano.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Wednesday, April 15

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Senior recital: Holly Moyer, jazz piano
A collection of jazz repertoire including South African works, featuring pianist Holly Moyer with Griffin Photoglou on drums and Rob Linton on bass.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

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 Boulevard, 37996

Thursday, April 16

6:00 p.m. Maryville College: Keyboard Night
A student performance. Free and open to the public.
Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, Clayton Center for the Arts - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, 37804

7:30 p.m. Knoxville Symphony presents Beethoven & Sibelius, Performance 1 of 2 (LINK)
This program features the brilliant talent of pianist Zhenni Li for Beethoven’s magnificent Piano Concerto No. 4. Ms. Li has garnered worldwide recognition, most recently as the winner of the 2017 New York Concert Artists Worldwide Debut Audition, Astral Artist’s 2016 National Auditions, and the Grieg International Competition in Norway. Beethoven’s soulful concerto is paired with Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2,  which the composer referred to as “a confession of the soul,” led by guest conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong, music director of the Eugene and Santa Rosa symphonies.
TICKETS: $14 and up
Tennessee Theatre - 604 S Gay St, 37902

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Studio recital: Beethoven Exposed!
A tasting menu of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas, presented by UT piano studios. The Exposition from each of the 32 piano sonatas will be performed in chronological order, providing a chance to peek into Beethoven's innovations, range of expressions, and stylistic development throughout his creative life.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Friday, April 17

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Joint junior recital: Keely Rogers, clarinet and Austin Fox, saxophone
Keely Rogers performs Czardas by Vittorio Monti, Tango No.3 by Astor Piazzolla, and L'amour est un oiseau rebelle by George Bizet.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

7:30 p.m. Knoxville Symphony presents Beethoven & Sibelius, Performance 2 of 2 (LINK)
This program features the brilliant talent of pianist Zhenni Li for Beethoven’s magnificent Piano Concerto No. 4. Ms. Li has garnered worldwide recognition, most recently as the winner of the 2017 New York Concert Artists Worldwide Debut Audition, Astral Artist’s 2016 National Auditions, and the Grieg International Competition in Norway. Beethoven’s soulful concerto is paired with Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2,  which the composer referred to as “a confession of the soul,” led by guest conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong, music director of the Eugene and Santa Rosa symphonies.
TICKETS: $14 and up
Tennessee Theatre - 604 S Gay St, 37902

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): UT Opera Theatre Presents Two One-Acts by Gian-Carlo Menotti (Performance 1 of 3)
UT Opera presents Two One-Acts by Gian Carlo Menotti, "The Old Maid and the Thief" and "Amelia Goes to the Ball," are two wonderfully funny and poignant works.
Bijou Theatre - 803 S. Gay St, 37902

Saturday, April 18

2:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: Balinese Gamelan Concert
The University of Tennessee's Balinese gamelan presents a concert of traditional music of Bali and Indonesia, as well as new works for gamelan from Balinese and American composers.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

2:30 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): UT Opera Theatre Presents Two One-Acts by Gian-Carlo Menotti (Performance 2 of 3)
UT Opera presents Two One-Acts by Gian Carlo Menotti, "The Old Maid and the Thief" and "Amelia Goes to the Ball," are two wonderfully funny and poignant works.
Bijou Theatre - 803 S. Gay St, 37902

4:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Graduate recital: Jing-Fang Huang, piano
Come enjoy piano music written by Beethoven, Chopin, and Scriabin.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

6:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Graduate recital: Patrick Rutledge, trombone
Featuring works by Bach, Verhelst, Sulek, and Mahler.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

8:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Ensemble event: Flute Ensemble Concert
Flute ensembles ranging from quartets to a full flute choir will perform music inspired from places and cultures around the world.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996

Sunday, April 19

2:30 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK): UT Opera Theatre Presents Two One-Acts by Gian-Carlo Menotti (Performance 3 of 3)
UT Opera presents Two One-Acts by Gian Carlo Menotti, "The Old Maid and the Thief" and "Amelia Goes to the Ball," are two wonderfully funny and poignant works.
Bijou Theatre - 803 S. Gay St, 37902

3:00 p.m. UT School of Music (LINK) Joint-junior recital: Darius Edwards and Peter Kim, clarinet
An afternoon of single reed music featuring works by Aaron Copland, Pierre Max Dubois, Bela Kovacs, Andre Messager, Robert Muczynski, Rodney Rogers, and Claude T. Smith.
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 Jazz Big Band Spring Concert
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Boulevard, 37996