When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra’s 133-year history.
28-year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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See the 2024 total solar eclipse at one of these watch parties in Dallas-Fort Worth
April 3, 2024 by Norma Cavazos - The Dallas Morning News
The April 8 event is expected to draw thousands of eclipse enthusiasts to North Texas.
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Did you know ‘The Da Vinci Code’ author is also a composer? These North Texas musicians will perform his music soon.
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 »
Víkingur Ólafsson: Tiny Desk Concert
March 28, 2024 by
The thoughtful pianist from Iceland plays a set of gentle pieces — from Bach to Bartók — evoking nostalgic memories of his childhood.
Composer Anna Clyne, a radical melodist with a painter’s eye
March 27, 2024 by
One of the most performed living composers unpacks the power of melody in her music, her unconventional path to success and how visual art guides her process.
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Catching up with pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin ahead of his Cliburn concert
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
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: And the DSO Music Teacher of the Year award goes to…
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 »
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Rock drummer Stewart Copeland on composing, teaching, and his recent award from SMU
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 »
San Francisco Symphony music director Esa-Pekka Salonen resigns
March 14, 2024 by
Citing creative differences with the orchestra’s board, the famed Finnish conductor and composer plans to leave when his contract expires at the end of the 2025 season.
Disney’s ‘Wish’ has a character with a disability. A North Texan helped them get it right
March 13, 2024 by Elizabeth Myong
Maddy Ullman worked as an authenticity consultant on the Disney movie Wish.
Tiny Desk Premiere: Jennifer Koh and Missy Mazzoli
March 13, 2024 by
Two adventurous musicians trace the history of their fruitful collaboration in a set of pieces both ferocious and beautiful.
WRR101: DSO is prepping for its European tour – here’s what it’ll include
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 »
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: A preview of FWSO’s 24-25 season – It’s BIG!
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.
8 Tracks: Music for movies of the mind
March 11, 2024 by
Music can shift, uplift or even subvert a scene. This week on 8 Tracks, we play music supervisor, imagining songs by Kamasi Washington and Carin León on the big screen.
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Dallas Opera’s Ian Derrer with a sneak peek at what to expect in their ambitious 24-25 season
March 8, 2024 by Amy Bishop
In this interview, WRR’s Kurt Rongey and Ian Derrer, The Dallas Opera’s Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO, go in-depth about the 2024-25 productions, singers, guest conductors, and special TITAS recital with Christian Gerhaher and family operas.Photo credit: Kyle Flubacker