Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Announces 2020-2021 Season

On January 28, 2020, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Aram Demirjian announced their 2020-21 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks and Sheena McCall Chamber Classics Series.

“Next season is the clearest realization of what I envisioned the Knoxville Symphony would be doing when I started as music director,” Demirjian said during an interview after the announcement. “It’s collaborative. It’s artistically ambitious. And it’s extremely fresh in terms of what we are programming, while still maintaining the romantic symphonic repertoire that lies at the core of what orchestras do.”

The season reflects the KSO’s ongoing commitment to emphasizing American music, the music of living composers, and representation on the concert hall stage. Returning guests include Tessa Lark, Michelle Cann, and PROJECT Trio. The KSO will also continue its commitment to featuring other Knoxville-based arts organizations on its mainstage, including collaborative projects with Marble City Opera Company and West African drum ensemble Indigenous Vibes. In January 2021, the KSO performs the Tennessee premiere of Petrichor, by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and East Tennessee native Ellen Reid.