The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra in Knoxville, Tennessee. The KSO was selected among a competitive pool of orchestras in 2020 to perform at the Kennedy Center as part of the SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras.[2]
The orchestra was established in 1935 and is the oldest continuing orchestra in the southeastern United States.[3] The founding conductor was Bertha Walburn Clark, who led the group until 1946. Other former conductors were Lamar Stringfield (1946-1947 season), David Van Vactor (1947 to 1972), Arpad Joó (1973-1978), Zoltán Rozsnyai (1978-1985), Kirk Trevor (1985-2003), and Lucas Richman (2003-2015).[3] The KSO has been led by Music Director Aram Demirjian since 2016.[1]
Underneath the KSO umbrella, a highly successful youth orchestra was established in 1975, known as the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra (KSYO). They are currently conducted by James Fellenbaum, who also serves as the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's Resident Conductor.[1]
The Orchestra attracts internationally renowned soloists and conductors each year, such as Midori, Stefan Jackiw, Cho-Liang Lin, Frank Sinatra Jr., and others.[4]
knoxville, symphony, orchestra, professional, orchestra, knoxville, tennessee, selected, among, competitive, pool, orchestras, 2020, perform, kennedy, center, part, shift, festival, american, orchestras, orchestra, performing, cherokee, park, morristown, tenne. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra in Knoxville Tennessee The KSO was selected among a competitive pool of orchestras in 2020 to perform at the Kennedy Center as part of the SHIFT Festival of American Orchestras 2 Knoxville Symphony OrchestraOrchestraKnoxville Symphony Orchestra performing at Cherokee Park in Morristown Tennessee circa May 2021Founded1935 1935 LocationKnoxville Tennessee U S Concert hallTennessee Theatre 1 Bijou Theatre 1 Knoxville Civic Auditorium 1 Principal conductorAram DemirjianWebsiteknoxvillesymphony wbr comThe orchestra was established in 1935 and is the oldest continuing orchestra in the southeastern United States 3 The founding conductor was Bertha Walburn Clark who led the group until 1946 Other former conductors were Lamar Stringfield 1946 1947 season David Van Vactor 1947 to 1972 Arpad Joo 1973 1978 Zoltan Rozsnyai 1978 1985 Kirk Trevor 1985 2003 and Lucas Richman 2003 2015 3 The KSO has been led by Music Director Aram Demirjian since 2016 1 Underneath the KSO umbrella a highly successful youth orchestra was established in 1975 known as the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra KSYO They are currently conducted by James Fellenbaum who also serves as the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra s Resident Conductor 1 The Orchestra attracts internationally renowned soloists and conductors each year such as Midori Stefan Jackiw Cho Liang Lin Frank Sinatra Jr and others 4 See also editKnoxville OperaReferences edit a b c d e Our History amp Mission Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Retrieved July 10 2022 Kylie Hubbard Knoxville News Sentinel 1 a b Roy C Brewer Symphony Orchestras Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture December 25 2009 last updated February 28 2011 accessed June 28 2011 Kirk Trevor https knoxvillesymphony com about kso history mission kirk trevor External links editKnoxville Symphony Orchestra official site nbsp This article about a United States classical music orchestra is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Tennessee related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Knoxville Symphony Orchestra amp oldid 1205232586, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
