Behind Gershwin’s An American in Paris with Aram Demirjian

KSO Music Director Aram Demirjian takes us inside the opening Masterworks program of the 2026-27 season, exploring American music through composers who approached it from different perspectives. Gershwin’s An American in Paris Sept. 17–18, 2026 | 7:30 pm Tennessee Theatre. Aram Demirjian, conductor Sterling Elliott, cello Rhea Carmon, KSO poet-in-residence NICKY SOHN Is This the Happiest Place on Earth? (2025) ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor, Opus 104 (1895) WILLIAM GRANT STILL Symphony No. 1 (Afro-American) (1930) GEORGE GERSHWIN An American in Paris (1928) Part of the MoxCar Marketing + Communications Masterworks Series. Sponsored by Twin City Dealerships. Visit knoxvillesymphony.com for tickets.