August 28, 2023 by Amy Bishop
Not only is he the head of one of North Texas’ largest musical organizations, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s President and CEO Keith Cerny is also an exceptional musician! One of the highlights of FWSO’s season includes a concert with Cerny playing a Bartok sonata. He caught up with WRR’s Kurt Rongey recently for an overview… Read more »
August 28, 2023 by
In his work alongside bandmate Adam Wiltzie, McBride warped and wondered at new pathways for ambient music.
August 25, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“It’s a lot harder than it looks,” says Lawrence Loh, who will conduct the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in their season opener, Amadeus in Concert. “The musicians will have to play in a way (that) they can’t let go, and I can’t let go. I have to keep the music going at the exact tempo and… Read more »
August 25, 2023 by
Absent from the recording studio for more than a decade, the restless musician has commissioned six composers for his new album.
August 24, 2023 by Alan Melson
There’s neuroscience behind why you love certain songs or pieces of music. Susan Rogers is a cognitive neuroscientist and professor at Berklee College of Music, as well as a multiplatinum record producer. She joins Krys Boyd from KERA News’ “Think” to discuss why our brains respond to certain music, our music personality types, and how music can shape identity.
August 18, 2023 by
The intrepid champion of new music turns her attention to female composers, offering a sampler of works by women across four centuries, including a favorite of Louis XIV and an Ethiopian nun.
August 15, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“As a person who gets the chance to go to the places like Whitmore, Carnegie, and take the music of Mozart, Strauss, Schumann, and Schubert, it would also be a good thing if I could take the music of young African American composers who had voices, who had something to say,” says American tenor Lawrence… Read more »
August 8, 2023 by
With plenty of humor, the octogenarian talks about her far-reaching career — including why she fled the modernist school of composers — and some mysterious visitations from her dead heroes.
August 7, 2023 by
The opera star who once sang on stages around the world suddenly pleaded guilty to sexual assault on Friday. The assaulted man, singer Samuel Schultz, reflects on the experiences he has endured.
August 3, 2023 by
The Columbia University professor and New York Times columnist traces the intersecting lines of race and music in American history.
