Review: 'Carmina' stunningly sensual
by Harold DuckettApril 27, 2007
It's easy to overwhelm even Beethoven's genteel "Symphony No. 2," which opened the program Thursday night at the Tennessee Theatre, when accomplished musicians like the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and the Knoxville Choral Society presented Carl Orff's "Carmina Burana," which like no other work, except Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring," digs into the pulsing, magnetic fields of paganized sensuality, blended inseparably with fervent religious devotion.
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KSO records holiday concert for U.S. military members
by Harold DuckettPublished on December 16, 2006
An exceptionally warm and friendly musical greeting was sent to the Armed Forces members serving around the world this holiday season from the Knoxville Civic Auditorium on Friday night. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, joined by the Knoxville Choral Society, Knoxville Children’s Choir, Appalachian Ballet, soloist Logan Murrell, Santa Claus and a grateful auditorium audience presented the greeting that was recorded for broadcast on Armed Forces Radio and Television.
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Knoxville Choral Society covers 1700s-2005 well
by Harold DuckettPublished on November 20, 2006
The Knoxville Choral Society has long presented the best choral music in the mainstream classical literature. Saturday night at the Pellissippi State Performing Arts Center, the Choral Society, along with the Knoxville Chamber Chorale, presented a concert of all-American music covering the span of American musical history from William Billings’ late 1700s “Creation” to K. Lee Scott’s “Requiem” completed this…
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KSO benefits from renovations
by Harold DuckettKnoxville News Sentinel, 2005
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's first performance in the newly renovated Tennessee Theatre ..... ...the Knoxville Choral Society joined Maestro Lucas Richman, von Stade and the KSO for the world premiere performance of Richman's "Arise Triumphant, O Blessed Muse!," written especially for the occasion. Although the Choral Society, under the direction of Eric Thorson, has consistently performed with excellent diction ... never heard better than it was Thursday night, even from their stage position at the back of the orchestra.
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KCS: one voice, one delight to hear
by Harold DuckettKnoxville News Sentinel, 2004
Under Choral Society conductor Eric Thorson, the more than 160 voices, singing without accompaniment, delivered (Randall Thompson's Peaceable Kingdom) with ... impeccable diction and pinpoint execution.
Next, ... the Knoxville Chamber Chorale, made up of members of the Choral Society, performed Randall Thompson's imaginative scoring for "Frostiana." It was equally delightful.
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