Concerts This Week: October 2 - October 8

Remember to check Facebook for events in your area. Also, see the Twitter lists I created--these lists will connect you with musicians, venues, etc. As always, check the post on the Do's and Don'ts of Concert Attendance before making your plans!

I will add more events as I learn of them, so be sure to check in throughout the week. Updated Thursday, October 5

Monday, October 2

6:00 pm @UTKSOM Senior recital: Brandon Tyler Padgett, baritone; assisted by Judith Bible, piano

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

FREE

8:00 pm @UTKSOM Studio recital: Octubafest Concert #3 

Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center

FREE

Tuesday, October 3

6:00 pm @UTKSOM Studio recital: Clarinet Night 1 

Performance Hall #32 , Alumni Memorial Building

FREE

8:00 pm Knoxville Jazz Orchestra (www.knoxjazz.org): Thelonious Monk Centennial Celebration with John Beasley

Bijou Theatre www.knoxbijou.com 

Tickets start at $16.50 www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B005302E99D8096?brand=bijouthtr 

Wednesday, October 4

12:00 pm Knoxville Jazz Orchestra (www.knoxjazz.org) Jazz Lunch: Mike Baggetta Trio

The Square Room www.4marketsquare.com/thesquareroom/

$15 ticket includes lunch buffet provided by Café 4 

www.knoxjazz.org/calendar/2017/10/4/mike-baggetta-trio 

7:00 pm @knoxsymphony Concertmaster & Friends (October 4 and 5)

Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza, from the Spanish Dances

Franck: Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 

Knoxville Museum of Art www.knoxart.org 

Tickets $25: 865-291-3310 or https://buy.knoxvilletickets.com/online/article/KSOConcertmaster

8:00 pm Roadcase Royale: Nancy Wilson of Heart and Liv Warfield with Electric Darling roadcaseroyale.com/
More info: knoxbijou.com/event/?id=708621
Bijou Theatre www.knoxbijou.com
Tickets $35 and $55 plus applicable service fees, available through Ticketmaster.com 

Thursday, October 5

7:00 pm Pellissippi State Music Faculty Recital (featuring, among others, yours truly!)
Clayton Performing Arts Center, Pellissippi State Community College www.pstcc.edu
FREE

7:00 pm @knoxsymphony Concertmaster & Friends (October 4 and 5)

Sarasate: Romanza Andaluza, from the Spanish Dances

Franck: Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C minor, Op. 18 

Knoxville Museum of Art www.knoxart.org 

Tickets $25: 865-291-3310 or https://buy.knoxvilletickets.com/online/article/KSOConcertmaster

7:00 pm Maryville College: Student Repertoire Recital

A performance featuring Maryville College music majors.

Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall, Clayton Center for the Arts www.maryvillecollege.edu

FREE

8:00 pm Sam Bush www.sambush.com/
"If joy were a person, he’d bring both peace and frenzy." 
Bijou Theatre www.knoxbijou.com
More info: knoxbijou.com/event/?id=706163
Tickets are $27 and $35 plus applicable service fees, available through Ticketmaster.com 

Friday, October 6

6:00 pm @UTKSOM UT Electroacoustic Ensemble: First Row Series 

This series consists of live performances only available through headphones for a small number of audience members. Transiting the fine line between performance and installation, the show seeks to trigger the audience's sonic imagination. Special thanks to the College Music Society for their sponsorship.

The Emporium www.knoxalliance.com/about-the-emporium/

FREE

8:00 pm The Black Jacket Symphony www.blackjacketsymphony.com/
Tennessee Theatre www.tennesseetheatre.com/
Tickets are $24 and $35, available now at all Ticketmaster outlets, the Tennessee Theatre box office, and 800-745-3000.

8:00 pm American Stories Tour starring Craig Morgan and Mac Powell www.craigmorgan.com/
A multi-faceted entertainer, Craig Morgan has made a name for himself as a country music icon, TV host, celebrated outdoorsman and patriotic Army veteran. 
Bijou Theatre www.knoxbijou.com
More info: knoxbijou.com/event/?id=707920
Tickets are $45 and $50 plus applicable service fees, available through Ticketmaster.com 

8:00 pm @MarbleCityOpera Menotti's The Telelphone and Poulenc's The Human Voice (October 6 and 7)

The Square Room www.4marketsquare.com/thesquareroom/ 

​Tickets $25 online, $35 at the door www.marblecityopera.com/tickets

Saturday, October 7

7:30 pm @ORCMA presents Motor City, Mother Goose, Glitter, and Gloria by the Oak Ridge Symphony & Chorus www.orcma.org
Maurice Ravel: Mother Goose Suite
Jonathan Bailey Holland: Motor City Remix
Giuseppe Verdi: "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto
Leonard Bernstein: "Glitter and be Gay" from Candide
Francis Poulenc: Gloria
Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center
Tickets at (865) 483-5569 or email office@orcma.org

8:00 pm Oh Wonder: Ultralife Tour with Jaymes Young ohwondermusic.com/
In an era in which pop careers require careful planning, Oh Wonder are an anomaly.
Bijou Theatre www.knoxbijou.com

MORE: knoxbijou.com/event/?id=704699
Tickets are $25 and $40 plus applicable service fees, available through Ticketmaster.com

8:00 pm @MarbleCityOpera Menotti's The Telelphone and Poulenc's The Human Voice (October 6 and 7)

The Square Room www.4marketsquare.com/thesquareroom/

​Tickets $ 25 online, $35 at the door www.marblecityopera.com/tickets

Sunday, October 8

Events will go here as I find them.