Author: Amy Bishop

After 38 years as Artistic Director of the Fine Arts Chamber Players, Rogene Russell is retiring. What advice does she have for her successor, Emily Levin? What are her proudest accomplishments? And what are Emily’s plans for FACP’s museum series of free concerts in the upcoming season? Find out in this engaging interview with the… Read more »

J.S. Bach and kung fu movies may sound like an unlikely pairing, but a Dallas filmmaker explains his vision behind an upcoming short, “Fog of Fury,” a kung fu comedy… with some class.  

Do you know a child who LOVES to sing? There’s a place for them at the Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas! Find out how this unique organization has been enriching the lives of children and teens for years… and maybe even YOURS.

Listen to DBS’s Artistic Director James Richman discuss the theme of their program, The Baroque Salon: Apollon, La Nuit, et Comus. The New York Baroque Dance Company joins the Bach Society for an evening of court entertainment including a brilliant work of Nicholas Bernier composed for the “Nights at Sceaux’; the palace of the Duchesse… Read more »

Affectionately known as “America’s Orchestra,” the Boston Pops returns to DFW for the first time in more than a decade! Hear this fun conversation with conductor Keith Lockhart about his favorite John Williams scores, the importance of live music, and what he’d be doing if he weren’t on the podium.

Whether you’re a guitarist or just a fan, listen to this interesting conversation about classical guitar and the annual Guitar Festival/Competition at the University of Texas at Dallas! UTD head of Guitar Studies/festival director Enric Madriguera and Chairman of the Guitar Advisory Board Russell Cleveland stopped into the WRR studios to talk about how the… Read more »

Lost for nearly three centuries, Antonio Vivaldi’s opera, “Montezuma” has only been performed a handful of times since its rediscovery in 2002. Hear American Baroque Opera Company’s Artistic Director Eric Smith talk about what to expect when they perform it in Dallas this March!

Hear RSO Music Director and Conductor Clay Couturiaux chat with WRR’s Barry Samsula about the extraordinary young pianist performing Rachmaninoff at their upcoming concert at the Eisemann Center. Plus, hear Clay reflect on the rewarding experiences in his conducting career. Click here to purchase tickets!

Just in time for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, members of the DSO’s Teen Council give a short biography of the composer, while also describing the details of his famous concerto.

Committed to celebrating the contributions of female composers and writers, The Women’s Chorus of Dallas presents their fifth-annual Voices of Women concert, including a world-premiere arrangement by Jocelyn Hagen, of three Dessa songs. Hear TWCD’s Artistic Director Melinda Imthurn talk more about the concert…. and some milestone events coming up for the organization!