"Her clear, warm, beautiful voice nicely projected the sentimental longing that Agee’s text expresses." - W. Gerald Cochran, FOCUS It was amazing to be able to perform Barber's "Knoxville: Summer of 1915" with the Western Piedmont Symphony last weekend. Barber's piece and Agee's text so perfectly capture fundamental aspects of the southern experience--cicadas, rocking chairs, and ice cream--alongside that peculiar mix of wonder, contentment, and uncertainty unique to childhoo