James Fellenbaum Resident Conductor of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra.
KNOXVILLE, TN - The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has named James Fellenbaum Resident Conductor. Fellenbaum's duties will include cover conducting all classical concerts as well as conducting several Run-out Concerts throughout the season and the KSO's annual Young People's Concerts.
"Maestro Fellenbaum has proven himself a very talented conductor and is a wonderful addition to the conducting staff at the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. He has done a fabulous job with our Young People's Concerts, as well as our Run-out Concerts this season, and we are pleased to recognize his growing relationship with the KSO," says KSO Executive Director Rachel Ford.
Maestro Fellenbaum has been the Director of Orchestras at the University of Tennessee since the fall of 2003. In addition to conducting the UT Symphony Orchestra, he conducts the UT Opera Theater productions, often in collaboration with the Knoxville Opera Company, and also founded the UT Chamber Orchestra in 2004.
The KSO has contributed to the cultural life in East Tennessee since 1935. Under the leadership of Lucas Richman, the orchestra consists of more than 80 professional musicians and performs more than 250 programs throughout the region each season. Performing in traditional venues such as the Tennessee Theatre, Bijou Theatre and the Civic Auditorium, and in non-traditional places like hospitals, school classrooms, nursing homes, city parks and churches, the KSO reaches more than 160,000 people throughout the region each year.
