April 12, 2024 by Amy Bishop
Every year since 1979, TACA has honored two individuals for their outstanding volunteer leadership and contributions to the arts in North Texas with the TACA Silver Cup Award. Past recipients have included Mrs. Eugene McDermott, Stanley Marcus, Bill Winspear, Raymond Nasher, Nancy Nasher, Gene Jones, and numerous others. This year, Sharon Young and Steve Penrose… Read more »
April 10, 2024 by Amy Bishop
Alessandra Comini is an art historian, curator, professor, and author based in Dallas, who started writing art and music mystery novels at the age of 77. To celebrate her 90th birthday, St. Matthew’s Cathedral Arts in Dallas is performing a concert featuring music associated with Comini’s books, including Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, and more. Comini and… Read more »
April 9, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“This is the one show where I actually have the worst seat in the house, because my back is to everything that’s actually happening,” says Enrico Lopez-Yanez, Principal Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Presents Series. He’ll be leading the live orchestra in a performance with the spellbinding acrobatics of Troupe Vertigo in three concerts –… Read more »
April 4, 2024 by Amy Bishop
You may also know the Greater Dallas Choral Society (GDCS) by its previous name – The Children’s Chorus of Greater Dallas. A couple of years ago, the artistic staff of CCGD and most of the singers reorganized under the new name, but are continuing the 25-year legacy of CCGD. WRR’s Amy Bishop visited with Kimberley… Read more »
March 28, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“It’s very whimsical, it’s very engaging, and it’s a blend of poems, motivational messages, and music – all of that put together,” says Eugene Migliaro Corporon, Music Director and Conductor of the Lone Star Wind Orchestra, describing Wild Symphony by NY Times bestselling author Dan Brown. The group will present the work in a kid-friendly… Read more »
March 21, 2024 by Amy Bishop
In this podcast with WRR’s Kurt Rongey, pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin talks in-depth about his experiences writing a commissioned work for The Cliburn, where North Texas fits into the worldwide music scene, what it was like recording his own music, and what’s coming up in new releases.Photo by Sim Cannety-Clarke
March 21, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“Elementary music teachers often get overlooked with the hard work that they’re doing to educate our children, and so we wanted to give a time to recognize them and celebrate their accomplishments,” says Jennifer Guzman, Director of Education for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The DSO has tapped Chris Drews from Leslie A. Stemmons Elementary School… Read more »
March 20, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“I’m primarily known for aggressing upon inanimate objects,” says Stewart Copeland, drummer and founding member of the rock band The Police, referencing an award he recently received from the SMU Meadows School. “To be elevated among such illustrious company is a bigger deal for me than it is for that other illustrious company… So I… Read more »
March 13, 2024 by Amy Bishop
It’s taken three years of planning and prep, but the Dallas Symphony Orchestra is heading to Europe this summer. In this podcast, WRR’s Kurt Rongey chats with Kim Noltemy, the DSO Ross Perot President & CEO, who gives details on tour dates, destinations, star soloists and works, including new pieces by Angelica Negron and Sophia… Read more »
March 12, 2024 by Amy Bishop
In a recent conversation with WRR’s Kurt Rongey, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s President and CEO Keith Cerny gives a detailed overview of the 2024-25 FWSO season, including opera and dance on stage, a major work by Jake Heggie, plus more about soloists, guest conductors and their chamber music series at the Kimbell.
