December 12, 2023 by
From the storied Blue Note club in New York, the five-time Grammy-winner talks about the diverse audiences his eclectic music attracts and how he’s reshaping the idea of musical genres.
December 7, 2023 by Amy Bishop
In this feature, WRR’s Kurt Rongey interviews conductor John Jeter about his new release on the Naxos label with the Fort Smith Symphony. The CD features the Fort Smith Symphony and surveys the music of Louis Wayne Ballard, known as the Father of Native American Composers.
December 7, 2023 by Shannon Sutlief - The Dallas Morning News
Here’s where to see some of the best home and lawn displays in Dallas, Collin and Tarrant counties.
December 7, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“Whenever I’m asked about this Christmas tradition, I kind of light up, because it’s such an important one – certainly to Orpheus – but it’s a hugely important one in our community,” says J.D. Burnett, Artistic Director for Dallas-based Orpheus Chamber Singers. Their annual Christmas program has been a beloved tradition for North Texans for… Read more »
December 5, 2023 by Therese Powell
Looking for Yuletide fun? Well, don your gay apparel and check out this week’s week’s picks featured in our Holiday Guide.
December 5, 2023 by
The album’s not dead! Want proof? NPR Music’s list of the best albums of 2023 features masterworks by veterans, newcomers, iconoclasts and at least one supergroup.
December 5, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“I honestly think that when the Trains open, it tells you that the holidays are approaching,” says Jill Cumnock, CEO of the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas. Since 1987, The Trains at NorthPark have raised more than $18 million in support of the Ronald McDonald House, a non-profit providing a home and services for families… Read more »
December 4, 2023 by
British composer Martin Phipps discusses how he used an 1808 French piano that once belonged to Napoleon in the score for Ridley Scott’s biopic of the one-time emperor.
December 4, 2023 by
British composer Martin Phipps discusses how he used an 1808 French piano that once belonged to Napoleon in the score for Ridley Scott’s biopic of the one-time emperor.
December 2, 2023 by
One hundred years after her birth, Maria Callas still commands attention in the world of opera, which she forever altered with her singular, searing performances.
December 1, 2023 by Jerome Weeks
The Verdigris Ensemble and the Dallas Contemporary are collaborating with an exhibition and a multi-media choral work – inspired by the Highway Beautification Act of 1964
December 1, 2023 by Norma Cavazos - The Dallas Morning News
Menorah lightings begin Dec. 7, the first night of the eight-day Jewish holiday.
November 27, 2023 by
Florencia gives star Ailyn Pérez a rare chance to sing in Spanish. As the bilingual daughter of Mexican immigrants, she learned early on that language had the power to shape her experience and voice.
November 27, 2023 by
Florencia gives star Ailyn Pérez a rare chance to sing in Spanish. As the bilingual daughter of Mexican immigrants, she learned early on that language had the power to shape her experience and voice.
November 22, 2023 by
Actors Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan give warm, deeply sympathetic performances as wide-ranging musician Leonard Bernstein and his wife, Felicia Montealegre Cohn, in a biopic directed by Cooper.