October 19, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“It’s incredibly danceable music,” says Katie Puder, Avant Chamber Ballet’s Artistic Director, describing Philip Glass’ music to Dracula. The ballet company will bring the story to life on stage at Moody Performance Hall in October, just in time for Halloween. Puder gives more details on her vision for the production in this feature with WRR’s… Read more »
October 18, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“I always hope that my shows can be a way in for some people,” says singer/songwriter/pianist Ben Folds. “What I want is for people to see the orchestra in the best possible light and then come back and see Prokofiev, or Ravel or Beethoven or Mozart or Mahler. There’s really insanely good music right around… Read more »
October 18, 2023 by Jerome Weeks
The World Doctors Orchestra has played in more than 20 countries since 2008 — and this week, it’s making its North Texas debut with a world premiere. It took local members of the orchestra four years to bring the WDO here. Sing-Yi Feng is a pediatrics professor at UT Southwestern as well as a medical toxicologist at North… Read more »
October 17, 2023 by
A new live stage show features actor John Malkovich transformed into some of the meanest music critics ever — in real reviews skewering the work of great composers like Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin.
October 17, 2023 by
On her album, Black Rainbows, Bailey Rae was inspired by the art, books and magazines at the Stony Island Arts Bank, a repository for Black history on Chicago’s South Side, created by Gates.
October 17, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“Historically, Vienna has always been regarded as the city of music,” explains Maestro Hector Guzman, Music Director and Conductor of the Plano Symphony Orchestra. Soon, they’ll bring the music of Vienna to the Eisemann Center, followed by their first-ever performance at SMU’s Caruth Auditorium. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, Guzman talks about the… Read more »
October 16, 2023 by Amy Bishop
The Art Worth Festival is as much a celebration of music as it is visual art. The juried festival of more than 80 artists returns to the lawn of the Will Rogers Memorial Center and includes artist demonstrations and classical music performances. In this feature, WRR’s Amy Bishop chats with Greg Belz, the visionary for… Read more »
October 16, 2023 by
Polish countertenor and breakdancer Jakub Józef Orliński talks about his new album with Il Pomo d’Oro orchestra.
October 12, 2023 by
The Brooklyn-based composer talks about the musical powers of her island homeland, writing music for America’s top orchestras and making music with plants.
October 12, 2023 by Jerome Weeks
Top-notch teenage musicians from around the world competed in this summer’s Cliburn Junior. You can hear them play – and talk about what it all meant to them.
October 10, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“You can only cram so much art in one night,” say Maura Sheffler, the Donna Wilhelm Family President and Executive Director of TACA – The Arts Community Alliance. “So we decided to create this theory, The Fall Arts Crawl.” Taking place over the course of multiple evenings at various locations with various artists, the events… Read more »
October 10, 2023 by Amy Bishop
The World Doctors Orchestra consists of approximately 1800 medical professionals who perform around the globe. This October, about 100 will gather in Dallas for a couple of concerts benefiting two local charities. In this feature, WRR’s Amy Bishop chats with two of the organization’s members: Dr. Sing-Yi Feng and Dr. Noah DeGarmo.
October 4, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“Any time that we can, we love to use the organ in the Meyerson because that Fisk organ is such an amazing instrument. It works so well with the wind band….just the combination of forces is really thrilling,” explains Jerry Junkin, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Dallas Winds. The Dallas Winds open their 2023-24… Read more »
September 29, 2023 by
WCPE says that six contemporary operas being presented this season by the Metropolitan Opera — including ones dealing with violence, race and LGBTQ issues — are “unsuitable” for broadcast.
September 25, 2023 by
American cellist Katie Tertell is seeking to recover from Japan forgotten manuscripts by Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó.