Free Independence Day concert features community leaders, Metropolitan Opera bass-baritone David Crawford, Grand Ole Opry performer Wyatt Ellis, broadcasters Hallerin Hilton Hill and John Becker, and inaugural KSO Poet-in-Residence Rhea Carmon KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (June 17, 2026) – The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with its 42nd Annual Lawson Family Foundation Free Independence […]
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A Night of Recognition
Season-ending concerts honor retiring musicians The KSO closed its 2025-26 MoxCar Marketing + Communications Masterworks Series on May 14-15 with Marsalis Swing Symphony, a collaboration with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra that celebrated the rich connections between jazz and symphonic music. The concerts at the Tennessee Theatre also provided an opportunity for the KSO to honor […]