Knoxville Symphony will fill Market Square with sounds of Mozart, Gershwin and Irving Berlin

James Fellenbaum will conduct the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra on Market Square.

KNOXVILLE -- Symphony on the Square will take place on the Market Square stage on Thursday, May 24, at 7 p.m. Light classics and pop tunes, including George Gershwin's "Summertime," "Irving Berlin: A Symphonic Portrait" and John Philip Sousa's "Washington Post March" will fill the air.

The concert is part of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra's outreach efforts that include performances in non-traditional places like hospitals, school classrooms, nursing homes, city parks and churches. Through traditional and non-traditional performances, the KSO reaches more than 200,000 people throughout the region each year.

Home Federal Bank continues its tradition of community support by sponsoring Symphony on the Square, a free concert by the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra.

Patrons are encouraged to arrive early and bring a picnic dinner or snack from a downtown restaurant, blankets and/or chairs. For more information about Symphony on the Square, call 865-291-3310 or visit www.knoxvillesymphony.com.

Published May 15, 2012