Two musical worlds collide as jazz pianist Dan Tepfer finds inspiration, and room for improvisation, in J.S. Bach’s Two-Part Inventions.
For pianist Dan Tepfer, improvisation is the mother of Bach’s Inventions
March 17, 2023 by Justin Bowers
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WRR 101 Focus on the Arts: Chatting with composer Kevin Puts about “The Hours”
March 17, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“It’s just really interesting to get up close and see the expressions and the wonderful acting that these performers are capable of,” says Kevin Puts, describing the experience of seeing his opera, “The Hours,” on screen. The production will air at 8 pm on Friday, March 17th on PBS’s “Great Performances at the Met” series… Read more »
WRR 101 Focus on the Arts: Three classics and a world premiere for Dallas Opera’s next season!
March 16, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“I think the thing that’s so exciting about it is (that) it’s three new-to-Dallas productions, plus a world premiere,” says Ian Derrer, The Dallas Opera’s Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO. “Not only do we have names that the audiences will recognize – and they’ve never seen these physical productions in Dallas before – but… Read more »
WRR 101 Focus on the Arts: Lumedia Musicworks Rocks the Baroque in a St. Pat’s concert
March 10, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“I went in search of the Celtic tradition and dug into the baroque side of that and I discovered some pretty interesting things, like Led Zeppelin was influenced by Turlough O’Carolan’s piece called O’Carolan’s Dream,” says Julianna Emanski, Artistic Director of Lumedia Musicworks. Their upcoming concert of Celtic Baroque and rock music “mashups” is a… Read more »
Yuja Wang, ‘You Come Here Often?’
March 9, 2023 by Justin Bowers
Hear the powerhouse pianist barrel through a rambunctious bonbon written for her by Michael Tilson Thomas.
Does ‘Tár’ tell us anything about Mahler’s 5th Symphony?
March 7, 2023 by Justin Bowers
The music that haunts the Oscar-nominated film is a calling card for conductor Rafael Payare.
The lessons of Wayne Shorter, engine of imagination
March 7, 2023 by Justin Bowers
Shorter’s biographer, Michelle Mercer, recalls the many “isms” and lessons she learned from her time working with the legendary composer and saxophonist on his biography, Footprints.
NASA puts the sounds of the universe into a new album
March 5, 2023 by Justin Bowers
NASA’s Sonification Project is a collaborative effort to turn data collected from the outer reaches of the universe into sounds. Their album, Universal Harmonies, is out March 10.
WRR 101 Focus on the Arts: Texas Guitar Competition and Festival returns to UTD for its 21st year
March 1, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“We started 21 years ago in an ice storm, and we’re still here,” laughs Enric Madriguera, co-director of UT Dallas’ annual Texas Guitar Competition and Festival, who also serves as the director of UTD’s guitar program. Classical guitar enthusiasts come to Dallas for the event every year for three days of concerts, master classes, and… Read more »
WRR 101 Focus on the Arts: Marin Alsop leads the Dallas Symphony in a musical pairing of Middle Eastern exoticism and Latin American flavors
February 23, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“I think there is that exotic quality, and sort of the Arabian Nights element to Scheherazade that lends itself to the propulsion and the drive of these two Latin influenced pieces,” says Marin Alsop, referencing the three pieces she’ll be conducting with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra February 23-25, 2023. Along with Rimsky-Korsakov’s sultry musical retelling… Read more »
