(Below) Gallery 1 of 2: Photography by Liam McCarty

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Photographs by Liam McCarty (above, from left to right) 1. The Boogarians 2. Maya Beiser 3. Knoxville Symphony Orchestra with Maya Beiser, conducted by Steven Schick 4. Vijay Iyer and Wadada Leo Smith 5. The Necks 6. Nicolas Jaar 7. eighth blackbird 8. eighth blackbird with Philip Glass and Maya Beiser 9. The Gloaming

(Below) Gallery 2 of 2: Photography by Pete Eby

Photographs by Pete Eby (above, from left to right) Maya Beiser and eighth blackbird (separate performances)

Kamasi Washington and band performing "The Epic," photograph by Pete Eby

Panorama of festival venue, Mill & Mine during Big Ears 2016, photograph by Pete Eby — Panorama of festival venue, Mill & Mine during Big Ears 2016, photograph by Pete Eby

Rigorously trained percussionists perform "Inuksuit" by John Luther Adams for the grand finale performance of Big Ears festival 2016, photograph by Pete Eby