New World Symphonies

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Indigenous Vibes, drums

FLORENCE PRICE: Colonial Dance
DERRICK SKYE: New African Drum Concerto (KSO commission & world premiere)
ANTONIN DVORAK: Symphony No. 9 (“From the New World”)

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra

September 18 & 19, 2025 at 7:30 pm

Beethoven’s 9th

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Knoxville Choral Society
Laura Strickling, soprano
Renee Tatum, mezzo
Kameron Lopreore, tenor
David Crawford, bass

JENNIFER HIGDON: New Work (KSO 9 for 90 commission & world premiere)
AARON COPLAND: Old American Songs (featuring David Crawford, bass)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)

Mozart & More

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Jeffery Whaley, horn

FLORENCE PRICE: Octet for Brasses and Piano
RICHARD STRAUSS: Horn Concerto No. 1
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART: Symphony No. 40

Elgar Cello Concerto

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Zlatomir Fung, cello

MEILINA TSUI: Floridian Symphony (Tennessee premiere)
EDWARD ELGAR: Cello Concerto
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Petrushka

Rhapsody in Blue

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Chaeyoung Park, piano

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnol
GEORGE GERSHWIN: Rhapsody in Blue
CARLOS SIMON: Four Black American Dances
MANUEL DE FALLA: Three-Cornered Hat Suites 1 & 2

Handel’s Messiah

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Abigail Santos Villalobos, soprano
Jan Wilson, mezzo
Eric Ferring, tenor
Kevin Burdette, bass

GEORGE HANDEL: Messiah

The Philadelphia Orchestra

January 2 to 4, 2026

Disney’s Fantasia in Concert

Aram Demirjian, conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Fantasia (complete with film)

Gluzman Plays Brahms

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violin

GALA FLAGELLO: Bravado
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Violin Concerto
JEAN SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 2

Valentine’s Romance: Star-Crossed Lovers

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Zlata Chochieva, piano

PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY: Romeo & Juliet Overture-Fantasy
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
SERGEI PROKOFIEV: Romeo & Juliet Selections

West Side Story

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Christopher Creviston, saxophone

LEONARD BERNSTEIN: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
ROBERT PATERSON: Cocktail Concerto (KSO 9 for 90 composition & world premiere)
AMY BEACH: Symphony in E minor

Midori Returns

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Midori, violin

NILOUFAR NOURBAKHSH: Knell
RICHARD STRAUSS: Don Juan
JONATHAN LESHNOFF: New Work (KSO 9 for 90 commission & world premiere)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto

Appalachian Spring

Aram Demirjian, conductor

W.C. HANDY: St. Louis Blues March
CHARLES IVES: Three Places in New England
NICKY SOHN: New Work (KSO 9 for 90 commission & world premiere)
AARON COPLAND: Appalachian Spring: Suite

Marsalis Swing Symphony

Aram Demirjian, conductor
Michael Rogers, baritone
Knoxville Jazz Orchestra

MARGARET BONDS: Spirituals
WYNTON MARSALIS: Selections from Swing Symphony
GABRIELLA SMITH: Field Guide
FERDE GROFE: “On the Trail” from Grand Canyon Suite
AARON COPLAND: Finale from Symphony No. 3