Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Tickets

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is always a great experience. Their performances have passion, excitement and fun. Star Wars was a huge treat since the music was accompanied by the big screen movie backdrop.

I'm new to the area and hadn't had a chance to listen to the KSO before. This event caught my eye and I thought it'd be a nice holiday event to do with my husband. The acoustics of the venue and KSO were great, I was really pleased with their level of playing (my previous home orchestra was the LA Phil at the WDCH, so I was expecting a quality drop but was pleasantly surprised). The accompanying dance group was made up of amateurs so there were quite a few mistakes, but they overall did a fine job. The Santa and his elves were a little hokey and cheesy (at one point Santa did a very bad Elvis impression ><), but it was all fine in the overall Christmas spirit. It's unlikely we'll go next year, but for those looking for something good for the family with a little bit of Christmas cheese and a lot of Christmas cheer, it will be a good time.

I appreciate everyone’s effort, however, this year seemed to have more performances from the soloist and the dancers. While the dance troupe was very talented, there were some songs that didn’t necessarily need their performance. The soloist was highlighted in more of the songs and I felt that took away from the choir. The appeal for me to attend is the choir and orchestra. I also enjoy the youth choir. I just felt this year’s concert had too much of the soloist and the dance troupe, and that took away from the orchestra and choirs. A little bit would have been enough.

This year's KSO Clayton Christmas Concert was the best EVER! My husband and I have been attending the Christmas concert for 30+ years, but the last few years that we have gone did not really leave us in the Christmas "spirit". It wasn't because of the performance of the orchestra itself, but because of the choices of music and dances. We aren't really interested in an Irish Christmas, or Kwanza, or even Native American Christmas (not that there's anything wrong with them) but we do love just the old, nostalgic traditional Christmas songs. This year's performance was just that! It was so fun and upbeat, the songs were well known, and they brought back so many childhood memories for us baby boomers. From Charlie Brown Christmas to Home Alone, to Handel's Messiah, the choices of songs were awesome. The choreography of the young dancers was the best ever also! In my opinion, the KSO could perform this same exact concert next year and they would have all three performances sold out. Thank you KSO for a wonderful concert!

I have attended the last 4 or 5 Christmas performances and I believe I enjoyed this one the most with so many traditional favorites. Especially enjoyed the excitement that the GO dancers brought to the stage. Truly an enjoyable afternoon. Kathryn Paden was extraordinary!

I have taken my kids for a long as I remember. It's always spectacular.

We’ve enjoyed the concert. Amazing music, electrifying atmosphere and very tall Santa Clause!

First time hearing the symphony. Absolutely loved the concert! Will attend others! They were amazing!!!

KSO is very talented, they always know how to entertain. The Civic Auditorium, however, is a broken down, tired old shed. I do not suggest it for seniors or people having mobility issues. Ladies cannot enter with larger sizes handbags so many had to hoof it back to their car... Not everyone can handle that. If a bus/uber drops you off... What to do?? Stairs are steep...I had to almost carry an old woman out who was struggling. Parking was not good at all.

First of all they wouldn't let us in because I had a purse. We took an Uber so I couldn't run it back to the car. My husband took it back to the room and I watched the show by myself. Very disappointing! We had this trip planned for a while. My husband did not get to see the show. I offered to let them look in my purse. Nope! They could use some lockers or something. A bit ridiculous.

KSO performed an amazing holiday program! Santa was introduced early in the program and appeared during many of the songs (which I loved). The Knoxville Choral Society performances were touching as well as entertaining; the most touching performances, however, were given by the Knoxville Choral Society Youth Choir. They were absolutely perfect! There were also dancers, which were a good addition but could have been left out during the performance of “Oh Holy Night”. Overall, it was an enjoyable and calming evening giving us the opportunity to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. If you haven’t caught one of KSO’s Holiday Season performances, I highly recommend you put it on your Christmas bucket list! You will not be disappointed! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The KSO concert was a very happy and enjoyable group of musicians to listen to. The energy and enthusiasm from the orchestra made me feel alive and so happy to experience them.

It was amazing. First time to experience the symphony and will definitely be going again. It was so much more than I had anticipated.

Best ever. Orchestra, Choral Society, Youth Choir, go Contemporary Dancers. Everything was fabulous. Best ever!

We look forward to this concert every year and this year was a bit of a letdown. We wanted to hear more of the orchestra and choir. While the soloists were good, we wanted to hear less of them and more of the choir and orchestra. The aerialists were extremely talented and I enjoyed their performance; however, a secular song would have been more appropriate. Singing about Jesus in Bethlehem while hanging upside down in a golden bodysuit was a little jarring.

I was saddened & disappointed with the performance. The music of the choir & musicians was, as always, high quality. However, I’ve seen better complete productions from middle schools. No sets, bare stage, no charisma, untalented dancers that just could never achieve synchronization; no discernible theme, the female lead was occasionally on pitch & exuded contrived artificial emotion in a “campy” way.Her costume did not accent her attributes. One scene offered dancers in what appeared to be worn-out springtime plaid retired dresses from an “Oklahoma” production. Many of the dances appeared to be choreographed for different music & just “stuck into” a Christmas song. The acrobatics were interesting, but again, did not fit the song and was not coordinated with the other dance components.The set designer didn’t even bother to mount the monitors that displayed generic “winter-time/holiday” free screen savers. At a very minimum, the stage could’ve been lined with red & white poinsettias. Americans have become accustomed to combining the religious celebration of Christ’s birthday & the fantasy of Santa, the Northpole, reindeer, etc. But caution is needed when combining the two. I would be happy to volunteer to recruit “in kind” donations of decorations, costumes, labor, etc. to restore the production to the expected high quality of previous productions.

The Orchestra was wonderful. The music was great! The singers and Santa were a great surprise. We were disappointed to see women in spandex suits spinning on cloth in the air. We did not feel that represented the class of an Orchestra. Felt more like a circus show.

Superb job bt all the musicians, dancers, and singers ! What more could you ask ?

Really disappointed in the female soloists. Both had lovely voices, but could not understand a word they sang. What a disappointment when it's in english

My husband and I attended The Messiah for the first time this year. We will definitely try to add this to our Christmas/Advent celebration each year.