Podcasts

Mariachis and a Symphony Orchestra sharing a stage? It’s one of the highlights of this year’s “Cinco de Mayo” celebration in DFW and takes place Friday, May 4th at the Toyota Music Factory in Irving. WRR’s Amy Bishop visits with Hector Guzman, Music Director and Maestro of the Irving Symphony Orchestra, about “Fiesta Tecaliso”. 

Is it nerve-wracking standing in front of an audience to conduct a major symphony orchestra? That’s one of the questions WRR’s Amy Bishop has for Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya as he prepares the FWSO for an appearance at “SHIFT” a major festival of American Orchestras in Washington D.C. 

“The Great Society”, the second in a series of plays exploring the turbulent presidency of Lyndon Johnson is on stage at Dallas Theater Center through April 1st. Actors Brandon Potter, who plays LBJ, and Shawn Hamilton, who has the role of Martin Luther King, Jr. visit with WRR’s Amy Bishop about acting, politics and the… Read more »

Universal Health Resources, the nonprofit arm of Universal Health Services, is throwing a gala fundraising event in conjunction with the upcoming Royal Wedding in England. John Glover of UHR visits with WRR’s Amy Bishop about the mission of his organization and your chance to participate in the gala festivities. 

“Great Music deserves a great space”- The Dallas Bach Society will provide both with ‘St. Matthew Passion’ at the Meyerson Symphony center on Monday, March 26th. Dallas Bach Society Artistic Director James Richman talks about the concert, the composer and ‘The Passion’ with WRR’s Amy Bishop. 

The Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth unveils Texas composer Pierre Jalbert’s “Piano Quintet” as part of their upcoming April 7th performance at the Kimbell Art Museum. WRR’s Barry Samsula visits with the Society’s Artistic Director Gary Levinson.

WRR’s Amy Bishop visits with Julie K. Hersh and Donald J. Stone, the TACA 2018 Silver Cup Award winners in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the arts.

More than 75-thousand Irish and would-be Irish are expected to converge on Fair Park in Dallas March 2-4 for the 36th Annual North Texas Irish Festival. WRR’s Amy O’Bishop talks with Betsy Cummings about everything Irish Fest related. 

A lifelong love for art song inspired a career for one of the great musician/composers of our time…Simon Sargon returns to North Texas for a very special birthday celebration being thrown in his honor by Voces Intimae. Here he stops by to visit with WRR’s Barry Samsula about his past and his yet to be… Read more »

Professor Enric Madriguera is preparing for the 17th Annual Guitar Competition and Festival at the University of Texas at Dallas and took some time to visit with WRR’s Barry Samsula about the upcoming event.