Podcasts

Handel’s ‘Alcina’ is soon to debut at the American Baroque Opera Company in Dallas, but there is much more in store from a group that brings you opera in a form rarely seen outside Europe. Artistic and Music Director Eric Smith talks baroque opera with WRR’s Amy Bishop in this “Focus on The Arts”.

Texas composers receive their due as their music becomes the focus of an upcoming Fort Worth Flute and Electronics music recital. WRR’s Amy Bishop visits with Meg Griffith of the ‘Texas New Music Ensemble’ to tell you more.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Teen Council member Amy Rester, a high school senior and violinist, chats with WRR’s Amy Bishop about why the council chose to create a podcast about musician health. She also talks about the wealth of experience the Teen Council provides for students, some of whom are interested in pursuing music after high… Read more »

Lane Harder, Director for Syzygy, a contemporary music ensemble at SMU, visits with WRR’s Amy Bishop about the upcoming performance of Steve Reich’s “Music for 18 Musicians” at the Moody Performance Hall in Dallas.

Peter Manning is a highly-esteemed musician and conductor with postings all across Europe. Currently he is in Dallas where he visits with WRR’s Amy Bishop about his current work as Guest Concertmaster and Conductor of the Dallas Opera Orchestra.  

Members from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Teen Council set out to prove that there is classical music to suit all tastes…. It’s just a matter of finding which genre appeals most to the listener. In Part One, they provide descriptions and audio examples of music ranging from the years 1050-1815.  

Chris Cox, the President of the Texas Flute Association visits with WRR’s Amy Bishop about the upcoming events as registration deadlines for Spring sessions approach.

WRR’s Amy Bishop visits with Alejandro Gomez Guillen, newly appointed Associate Conductor of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, ahead of the upcoming “Side By Side” concert with the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra.

How does a man answer “The True Question”?  WRR’s Amy Bishop sits down with tenor Paul Groves who sings in the role of Wilhelm Arndt and must face that dilemma in The Dallas Opera’s “The Ring of Polykrates.”

WRR’s Amy Bishop sits down with accomplished theater actor and director Christie Vela about Christie’s current project, Tanya Saracho’s “Fade.”