WRR Classical Countdown 2024 results

You voted for your favorites and we counted them back! Here WRR listeners’ favorite pieces of classical music for 2024: 1          Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ‘Choral’    2          Bach, JS: Brandenburg Concertos     3          Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 ‘From the New World’ 4          Barber: Adagio for Strings,... Read more »

Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA goes classical with ballet score

Rapper RZA, who helped launch the Wu-Tang Clan hip hop group in the 1990s, tries his hand in classical music by composing for a ballet inspired by Greek musical scales during the pandemic.

Say so long to summer with these 11 North Texas Labor Day happenings

Heads up: the last three-day weekend of the summer is just ahead. Give summer the send off it deserves with one of these events.

Paul Robeson’s many faces get new spotlight in recording premiere

A box set featuring previously unreleased recordings sheds new light on the life and legacy of Paul Robeson, a bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player and activist.

Conductor Jonathon Heyward is breaking barriers

As music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Heyward is the youngest to lead a major American orchestra and the first Black music director in the organization’s 107-year history.

Music among friends: Bryce Dessner leans into his classical side

A new album from the guitarist for the rock band The National spotlights pieces he’s written for friends like Katia Labèque, Colin Currie and Pekka Kuusisto.

Guitarist for indie rock group The National composes classical music album

NPR’s A Martínez speaks with Bryce Dessner, a member of the rock band The National, about his classical music debut. The album — “Solos” — comes out Friday on Sony Classical.

A sibling spark fuels Isata Kanneh-Mason’s ‘Mendelssohn’ album

The rising young pianist, from a family of seven musical siblings, offers dynamic music by brother and sister Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn.

10 things to do in North Texas before summer is over

Looking for things to do in these waning days of summer break? Check out our list of adventures.

Young Afghan musicians are rebuilding their art together, in Portugal

Three years ago, a group of young musicians from Afghanistan and their teachers fled Kabul to remake their lives as a community in northern Portugal. Now, they are touring the U.S.