Concerts This Week: February 26 - March 4

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!

Check back throughout the week as I constantly update as I learn of more events. Updated Friday, March 2

All events without specific ticket information are FREE. Remember that some venues have an age restriction; I will post this info when I have it.

Monday, February 26

6:00 pm UT School of Music Faculty recital: Alex van Duuran, trombone
Solo works for trombone, assisted by Devin Lyon-piano.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

8:00 pm UT School of Music Guest artist recital: Gustavo Romero, piano
Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Gustavo Romero, first prize winner of the Clara Haskill International Piano Competition, returns to Knoxville by popular demand to present an all-Granados program commemorating the 150th anniversary of the composer's birth.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

Tuesday, February 27

7:00 pm Pellissippi State Student Honors Recital 
Clayton Performing Arts Center - 10915 Hardin Valley Rd
 
8:00 pm UT School of Music Guest artist recital: Teng-Kai Yang, piano
Featuring piano music by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, and Liszt. Yang received his doctorate in piano performance at the University of Houston under the instruction of Abbey Simon, and is currently faculty at Xiamen Institute of Technology.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

Wednesday, February 28

6:00 pm UT School of Music Guest artist recital: Shawna Pennock, saxophone
Born from a passion of Ms. Pennock’s to create better ways for saxophonists to experience extended techniques for the first time, this recital program is filled with pieces to help engage young saxophonists in the world of extended techniques. Works by up and coming composers Joel Love, Sam Lipman, Al Theisen, and Corey Dundee explore multiphonics, vocalizing, slap tongue, and microtonality on soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones. Get ready to get weird with saxophonist Shawna Pennock, and pianist Greg Hankins.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

8:00 pm UT School of Music Graduate recital: Adam Lion, percussion
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

Thursday, March 1

6:00 pm UT School of Music Senior recital: Megan Mayes, soprano
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

7:30 pm Voces8 (Vocal Group)
Church of the Ascension - 800 Northshore Dr, 37919
TICKETS: $25 at 588-0589 or knoxvilleascension.org/boxoffice

7:30 pm Clayton Center presents Tao: Drum Heart
TAO: Drum Heart is the latest production from TAO, internationally-acclaimed percussion artists. TAO’s modern, high-energy performances showcase the ancient art of Japanese drumming. While transfixing audiences worldwide, the Clayton Center is excited to welcome them back to North America. Combining highly physical, large-scale drumming with contemporary costumes, precise choreography, and innovative visuals, the performers of TAO: Drum Heart create an energetic and unforgettable production.
Clayton Center for the Arts, Ronald and Lynda Nutt Theatre - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, 37804
TICKETS: $18.50 to $32.50 at 865-981-8590 or HERE

8:00 pm UT School of Music Graduate recital: Kayla Beard, soprano
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

Friday, March 2

6:00 pm UT School of Music Senior recital: Hannah Brown, soprano
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

6:30 pm Black Oak Brass Quintet
Market Square (downtown Knoxville)

8:00 pm UT School of Music Junior recital: Daniel Lankford, percussion
Featuring "Process of Invention" and "Morning Dove Sonnet" by Christopher Deane, "Slopes" by Paul Rennick, and "Canned Heat" by Eckhard Kopetzki.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

Saturday, March 3

2:00 pm Knoxville Jazz Youth Orchestra at UT Jazz Festival INFO
Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

6:00 pm UT School of Music Workshop concert: Jazz Festival Concert
Featuring the UT Jazz Big Band and guest artist Michael Dease-trombone. This event is free and open to the public. All other workshop events are limited to registered participants. For more information, see: http://music.utk.edu/jazzfest
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall , Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

7:00 pm Knoxville Guitar Society presents Frank Bungarten
Two-time Echo Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year Frank Bungarten is Germany’s leading classical guitarist. Being honored at an early age by legendary maestro Andrés Segovia unleashed the start of Bungarten’s international career. For almost four decades Bungarten has played countless concerts all over the world. Bungarten’s Bach transcriptions and his complete Villa-Lobos are long-established, bestselling classics.
Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan - 425 N Cedar Bluff Rd, 37923
TICKETS: $20 adults, $5 students 12 to 18, FREE Children under 12 with adult admissions

7:00 pm Trillium (Piano Trio) in Concert
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. April Martin '07, who will serve as a guest artist at Maryville College in March, will also perform during the concert.
Clayton Center for the Arts, Harold and Jean Lambert Recital Hall - 502 E Lamar Alexander Pkwy, Maryville, 37804

Sunday, March 4

2:30 pm Knoxville Symphony (Chamber Music): Mozart's Jupiter Symphony
Bijou Theatre - 803 S Gay Street, 37902
TICKETS: $12.50 and up PURCHASE HERE


4:00 pm UT School of Music Ensemble concert: UT Symphony Orchestra
Concertos and Classics — featuring 2018 SOM Concerto Competition Winners
James R. Cox Auditorium, Alumni Memorial Building - 1408 Middle Dr, Knoxville, 37996

4:00 pm UT School of Music Guest artist recital: Yingnan Liu, piano
Yingnan Liu is a piano professor at Shenyang Conservatory in China.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916

8:00 pm UT School of Music Guest artist recital: Hannah Hammel, flute
Hammel is the newly appointed principal flute of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and winner of the 2016 National Flute Association's Yound Artist Competition. Joined by David Mamedov-piano, this program will include Bach, Poulenc, Paganini, and Franck.
Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall, Natalie L. Haslam Music Center - 1741 Volunteer Blvd, Knoxville, 37916