October 13, 2025 by Amy Bishop
WRR’s Amy Bishop visits with composer/instrumentalist Angelica Negron, who describes her new work, ‘for everything you keep losing,’ set to have its world premiere by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in October 2025. Negron also shares exciting news about a work she’s writing for cellist Yo-Yo Ma and her love for including unconventional sounds in classical music.
October 13, 2025 by Amy Bishop
October 9, 2025 by Amy Bishop
Cellist Matt Haimovitz has earned a reputation as a musical pioneer in today’s classical music sphere. Two albums by the internationally renowned musician were recently nominated for GRAMMYs: “Schnittke Cello Concerto No.1” with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, and “Jacqueline,” Luna Pearl Woolf’s opera with soprano Marnie Breckenridge. In this interview with WRR’s Brooke Scholl, Haimovitz discusses the joys of playing these works, his special friendship with the late Jaqueline du Pre, and more.
October 8, 2025 by Amy Bishop
Trinidad-born trumpeter Etienne Charles fuses Caribbean melodies with jazz to create his own distinct sound. He’ll bring his Creole Soul group to Windmills Craftworks in The Colony October 11-12, 2025. In this feature, WRR’s Amy Bishop speaks with the venue’s Kira Goidel about the unique concert and dinner experience.
October 8, 2025 by Amy Bishop
Fort Worth Opera opens its 80th anniversary season with a rare stateside appearance by internationally acclaimed tenor Jonathan Tetelman. A Deutsche Grammophon recording artist and jet-setting leading man, Tetelman has captivated audiences with his warm, full-bodied tenor and ardent stage presence. On October 10, he takes the stage at Van Cliburn Concert Hall for a one-night-only event. Kurt Rongey spoke with Jonathan Tetelman about the early development of his voice, the challenges of opera singing and his links to Texas.
October 6, 2025 by Amy Bishop
Emilio and Dr. Sergio Espinosa, Music Director of the New Philharmonic of Irving and UT Arlington Professor, explore the expanding path of mariachi and classical music, as well as the spread of Latin music throughout the globe.
October 3, 2025 by Amy Bishop
Now in its fourth year, the Art Worth Festival has established itself as an annual arts and music destination for North Texas. In this conversation with the festival’s founder Greg Belz, he talks about how Art Worth differs from the rest of the arts festivals in the region.
September 29, 2025 by Amy Bishop
As part of WRR’s Heritage Month celebration, Emilio Alvarez and Dr. German Gutierrez discuss unity across Latin American Classical (and non-classical) music and how people can be better advocates for embracing the musical cultures present in their local communities. Plus, they preview the TCU Latin American Music Festival, taking place September 29-October 3, 2025.
September 29, 2025 by Amy Bishop
The Waco Symphony Orchestra opens their season with GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, who will perform Barber’s Violin Concerto in a program that also includes Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances and Dvorak’s Carnival Overture. Ahead of Meyers’ visit, she chatted with WRR’s Brooke Scholl for a deeper dive into the music.
September 10, 2025 by Amy Bishop
Michael Cavanaugh never imagined his piano bar gig would inevitably lead to being handpicked by Billy Joel to star in the Broadway musical, “Movin’ Out,” but that’s exactly what happened one night in Las Vegas. Ahead of his concert featuring Joel’s music with the Plano Symphony Orchestra, Cavanaugh chatted with WRR’s Amy Bishop about the program, shares stories about his own musical journey, and describes the thrill of playing rock & roll with a live orchestra.
