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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
February 17, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“If you want to improve your body, you go to a gym. If you want to improve your brain… go to museums and look at art, go to concerts, listen to music,” says Bonnie Pitman, Director of Art – Brain Innovations at the University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Brain Health. Knowing what an… Read more »
February 6, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“When I started working on the music – I don’t know how to explain it – I just allowed all those stories to speak to me,” says composer and jazz trumpeter Terence Blanchard, describing his process for writing his second opera, Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Hot on the heels of winning a GRAMMY… Read more »
February 3, 2023 by Amy Bishop
Always in the spirit of innovative programming, the Irving Symphony Orchestra welcomes internationally acclaimed French jazz violinist Scott Tixier as soloist in his autobiographical “Symphony of an Immigrant” on Saturday, February 11th at 7:30 pm inside the Irving Arts Center. The jazz-flavored work will share the program with Brahms’ magnificent Symphony No. 1 for a… Read more »
February 1, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“You’re going to experience the quartet in a very unique way – you’re not going to be able to see them like you would traditionally,” says Dallas-based composer and Emerge Coalition Executive Director Jesus Martinez, speaking of an upcoming concert by the Julius Quartet. As part of ATTPAC’s Elevator Project, “Tear Down These Walls” is… Read more »
January 25, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“I think my favorite part of the piece is that it gives me things to do at the piano that I don’t often get to do,” says classical pianist Aaron Kurz, describing what it’s like to play George Gershwin’s famed Rhapsody in Blue. Aaron will be performing the original version of the work (orchestrated by… Read more »
January 25, 2023 by Amy Bishop
“I think his fantastical nature — his imagination — just comes through so vividly, colorfully,” says pianist Rachel Naomi Kudo, speaking of Robert Schumann’s music. Kudo performed works by Schumann, Bach, and Brahms recently at a concert at Collora Piano in Dallas, followed by a master class. She chatted with Amy Bishop by phone ahead… Read more »
