Aram and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra profiled in PBS series Craft in America episode

PBS series Craft in America, episode “HARMONY,” traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee to profile Aram and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra about composer Michael Schachter’s new violin concerto “Cycle of Life,” co-commissioned by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and Knoxville Museum of Art. The concerto is inspired by artist Richard Jolley’s monumental glass sculpture, Cycle of Life: Within the Power of Dreams and the Wonder of Infinity, and will be premiered by violinist Tessa Lark, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, and Aram in April 2022. Watch the episode preview, stream the episode on the PBS Video App, craftinamerica.org, and pbs.org/craftinamerica, and watch the PBS broadcast premiere on December 10, 2021 (check local listings).

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