Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center

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“Every important occasion in life must have music,” said the founder and first conductor of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO), Bertha Walburn Clark. Formally established in 1935, the KSO is the oldest continually performing symphony orchestra in the Southeast. Now almost 90 years later, the KSO consists of 80 professional musicians, and performs 300 programs throughout the region each season, reaching audiences of more than 200,000 people. The KSO continues to develop and sustain a symphony orchestra of the highest artistic standards to reach East Tennessee audiences with excellent musical performance and education programs.
 
As part of NPAC’s Free Community Concert Series, the KSO presents a family-friendly evening of symphonic and modern favorites.to write and record songs. Expect to hear what Firehouse is famous for, soulful and melodic hard rock.
 
“This project is being supported, in whole or part, by federal award number SLFRP5534 awarded to the State of Tennessee by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.”