The WRR Concert Hall Schedule, 2023-24

Spotlighting recent performances from venues across DFW every Monday night at 8:00

SEP. 25
DALLAS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

J.S. BACH: Ricercar a 6 from The Musical Offering

BRAHMS: String Sextet No. 1 in Bflat Major, Op. 18

ENESCU: String Octet in C Major, Op. 7

Original concert date: Monday, October 17, 2022 at SMU’s Caruth Auditorium

OCT. 2
DALLAS BACH SOCIETY
BACH: St. John Passion

OCT. 9
DALLAS WINDS

Program: Divine Mischief

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Procession of the Nobles from Mlada

DAN CAVANAUGH: Even If The Last Bullet Hits My Chest

ARTURO MARQUEZ: Danzon No. 2

JOHN MACKEY: Divine Mischief, Concert for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble

SOUSA: Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

OCT. 16:
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FABIO LUISI

Original concert dates: September 22, 23, 24      

Issachah Savage, tenor

Karen Slack, soprano

GERSHWIN: Overture to Girl Crazy
Great American Songbook selections

 STYNE: Overture to Gypsy

 DAWSON: Negro Folk Symphony, Movement II

 JAMES P. JOHNSON Drums – A Symphonic Poem

OCT. 23
TBA

OCT. 30
DALLAS WINDS

Program: Scheherazade

Fanfare: RALPH RAYMOND HAYS: Fanfare MMX
Performed by the Louisiana State University Brass & Percussion Ensemble, Joe Skillen, conductor

SERGEI PROKOFIEV: March, opus 99

JOHN MACKEY: Aurora Awakes

FRANCOIS BOURNE: Carmen Fantasy
Mary Karen Clardy, flute

NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade

NOV. 6
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DALLAS SYMPHONY CHORUS

FABIO LUISI

Anthony McGill, clarinet

Carl Tanner, tenor

WILLIAM SCHUMANN: American Festival Overture

COPLAND: Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra

LISZT: A Faust Symphony

Original concert dates: September 28, October 1

NOV. 13
TBA

NOV. 20
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

PETER OUNDJIAN           

Eric Owens, narrator

Janice Chandler-Eteme, soprano

Bradley Hunter Welch, organ      

BARBER: Toccata Festiva for Organ and Orchestra, Opus 36

HAILSTORK: JFK: The Last Speech

RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 44

Original concert dates: October 6, 7, 8

NOV. 27
DALLAS WINDS

Program: John Williams’ Lesser Known Masterpieces

Summon The Heroes

Wide Receiver (NBC football)

The Patriot

Flight to Neverland, from Hook

Viktor’s Tale, from The Terminal
Deborah Fabian, clarinet

Harry’s Wondrous World, from Harry Potter

For NY (for Leonard Bernstein’s 70th Birthday)

Scherzo for Motorcycle and Band, from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Far and Away

Escapades, from Catch Me if You Can
Stephen Page, saxophone

DEC. 4
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FABIO LUISI

Rudolf Buchbinder, piano             

JESSIE MONTGOMERY: Snapshots

DAVID CHESKY: American Bluegrass

ANTHEIL: A Jazz Symphony (1925 version)

BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major for Piano and Orchestra

Original concert dates: October 12, 14, 15

DEC. 11
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

ANNA SKRYLEVA

DJ Cheek, Viola

BARTOK: Hungarian Sketches, BB 103     

BARTOK: Viola Concerto

RACHMANINOFF: Symphonic Dances, Op 45

Original concert dates: November 3–5, 2023

DEC. 18
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

MARK WIGGLESWORTH

Maxim Vengerov, violin 

BRAHMS: Concerto in D major for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 77

SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Opus 89

Original concert dates: November 3, 4, 5

DEC. 25
DALLAS WINDS

Program: Christmas with the Dallas Winds

JOHN WESLEY GIBSON: Angelic Fanfare for Organ and Wind Band

JEANIE MURROW: Last Silent Noel

ARR. LEROY ANDERSON/BULLOCK: Suite of Carols
While by my Sheep
In Dulci Jubilo
Low, How a Rose e’er Blooming
March of the Kings

ARR. SAMMY NESTICO: Good Swing Wenceslas

DAVID LOVRIEN: Minor Alterations: Christmas Through the Looking Glass

JULIE GIROUX: Christmas and Sousa Forever

BACH/GOUNOD, ARR. LOVRIEN: Ave Maria
Alissa Roca, soprano

JOHN WESLEY GIBSON: We Three Kings

MEL TORME: The Christmas Song
Don Fabian, alto saxophone

ADOLPHE ADAM, ARR. LOVRIEN: Holy Night
Alissa Roca, soprano

ARR. LOVRIEN: A Christmas Sing Along

LEROY ANDERSON: A Christmas Festival

LEROY ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride (Encore)

JAN. 1
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

KIRILL KARABITS

Inbal Segev, cello              

VICTORIA VITO POLEVA: Cello Concerto (World Premiere)

 ANNA KORSUN: Terricone

R. STRAUSS: Suite from Der Rosenkavalier

R. STRAUSS:  Don Juan
Original concert dates: November 9, 11, 12

JAN. 8
DALLAS WINDS

Program: With the Canadian Brass!

DVORAK, ARR. LEIGH STEIGER: Carnival Overture

BERNSTEIN, ARR. MICHAEL SWEENEY: Suite from Mass 

TRADITIONAL, ARR. LUTHER HENDERSON: Amazing Grace

CATHERINE LIKHUTA: Home Away from Home

JEFF TYZIK: New York Cityscape

PAUL McCARTNEY, ARR. CHRIS DEDRICK: Penny Lane

JAN. 15
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

YUTAKA SADO  

Alessandro Taverna, piano           

YASUSHI AKUTAGAWA: Tryptique

BRITTEN: Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 13 (1945 revision)

TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Opus 74 Pathetique

Original concert dates: November 16, 17, 18, 19

JAN. 22
TBA

JAN. 29
DALLAS WINDS

Program: The Firebird

STRAUSS: Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare

VIET CUONG: Re(new)al
Epoch Percussion Quartet, guest artists

OMAR THOMAS: Come Sunday

FRANK TICHELI: Bash

STRAVINSKY, ARR. NEFS: The Firebird Suite

SOUSA: The Glory of the Yankee Navy

PETER MEECHAN: Song of Hope

FEB. 5
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

GUSTAVO GIMENO         

Alexander Kerr, violin     

MOZART: Concerto No. 5 in A major for Violin and Orchestra K219

TCHAIKOVSKY: Selections from The Nutcracker

STRAVINSKY: Suite from The Firebird (1945 revised edition)

Original concert dates: November 24, 25, 26

FEB. 12
TBA

FEB. 19
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

MARIE JACQUOT             

Maximilian Hornung, cello           

SCHMIDT: Notre Dame: Intermezzo

ELGAR: Concerto in E minor for Cello and Orchestra, Opus 85

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Opus 60

Original concert dates: January 4, 5, 6, 7

FEB. 26
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

KEVIN JOHN EDUSEI

MAHLER: Symphony No. 7 in E Minor

Original concert dates: January 26–28, 2024

MAR. 4
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DMITRI MATVIENKO      

David Buck, flute              

ANATOLY LYADOV: The Enchanted Lake

NIELSEN: Flute Concerto

PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 5

Original concert dates: January 11 & 12, 2024

MAR. 11
DALLAS WINDS

Program: House of the Rising Sun

JENNIFER JOLLEY: March!

TRADITIONAL: Just a Closer Walk With Thee

THIELE/WEISS: What A Wonderful World

TRADITIONAL: House of the Rising Sun

TRADITIONAL: When the Saints Go Marching In

DAVID MASLANKA: Symphony No. 7

SOUSA: The Washington Post March

MAR. 18
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

TABITHA BERGLUND       

ALESSIO BAX, piano        

MOZART: Overture to The Magic Flute

MOZART: Concerto No. 21

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major

Original concert dates: January 18, 19, 20

MAR. 25
TBA

APR. 1
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DONALD RUNNICLES     

Alexi Kenney, violin         

SIBELIUS: En saga, Opus 9

SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto

SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Opus 82

Original concert dates: February 1, 2, 3

APR. 8
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

ANNE MANSON

Jennifer Corning Lucio, Oboe

SIMON: Amen

VAUGH WILLIAMS: Oboe Concerto in A minor

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op 92

Original concert dates: March 1–3, 2024

APR. 15
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FABIO LUISI        

Karen Gomyo, violin

Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet       

MAHLER: Blumine movement from Symphony No. 1 in D major

XI WANG: Concerto for Trumpet, Violin and Orchestra (World Premiere)

SAINT-SAENS: Symphony No. 3, Organ Symphony

Original concert dates: February 22, 23, 24, 25

APR. 22
DALLAS WINDS

Program: The Big Blue Marble

JOHN MACKEY: Sacred Spaces

JOHN WESLEY GIBSON: Mountain Hymns

JOHN PSATHAS: Orbital, for Percussion Quartet, Live Electronics & Audio
Epoch Percussion Quartet, guest artists
Original film by Annie Fletcher, NYC

JULIE GIROUX: Symphony No. 6, The Big Blue Marble

APR. 29
THE DALLAS OPERA

Program TBA

MAY 6
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FABIO LUISI        

P. Appleby, tenor

J. Selig, bass

M. Kasanders, soprano

K. O’Connor, mezzo

M. Pearce, tenor

H. Adams, bass 

SCHMIDT: Das Buch mit Sieben Siegeln

Original concert dates: March 1, 2, 3

MAY 13
DALLAS WINDS

Program: In Storm and Sunshine

JOHN C. HEED: In Storm and Sunshine

ADAM SCHOENBERG: Losing Earth, Concerto for Percussion & Winds

KEVIN DAY: Concerto for Wind Ensemble

MAY 20
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

KRZYSZTOF URBANSKI  

Jan Lisiecki, piano            

CHOPIN: Concerto No. 1 in E minor for Piano an Orchestra, Opus 11

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Opus 93

Original concert dates: March 7, 8, 10    

MAY 27
TBA

JUN. 3
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

FABIO LUISI        

Jeremy Denk, piano        

ANNA CLYNE: Piano Concerto (World Premiere)

MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 in c-sharp minor

Original concert dates: March 28, 29, 30

JUN. 10
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

ROBERT SPANO

Stephen Waarts, Violin

BEETHOVEN: Egmont: Overture

BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op 61

SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, op 47

Original concert dates: May 3–5, 2024

JUN. 17
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DALLAS SYMPHONY CHORUS

FABIO LUISI        

G. Schultz, soprano

M. Goerne, baritone

BRAHMS: Eie deutsches Requiem, Opus 45

JUN. 24
DALLAS WINDS

Program: A Bernstein Celebration

Slava!

Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Gregory Raden, clarinet

Suite from Candide

Suite from On The Waterfront

JUL. 1
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

SIMONE YOUNG              

Nathan Olson, violin       

PÄRT: Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten

BRITTEN: Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 15

R. STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra, Opus 30

Original concert dates: April 11, 12, 13, 14

JUL. 8
FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

ROBERT SPANO

Peter Steiner, Trombone

Constanze Hochwartner, Piano

HIGDON: River sings a song to trees from City Scapes

DAY, KEVIN: Departures: Double Concerto for Trombone, Piano, & Orchestra

MAHLER: Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp Minor

Original concert dates: May 31–June 2, 2024BERT SPANO

JUL. 15
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DANIELE RUSTIONI

Behzod Abduraimov, piano

RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Opus 43

CASELLA: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Opus 12

Original concert dates: May 16, 17, 18, 19

JUL. 22
THE DALLAS OPERA

Program TBA

JUL. 29
DALLAS WINDS

Program: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone

RON NELSON: Savannah River Holiday

JOHN MACKEY: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone

DAVID MASLANKA: Symphony No. 4

AUG. 5
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

DALLAS SYMPHONY CHILDREN’S CHORUS

VASILY PETRENKO            

Denis Kozhukhin, piano

BASEVI: DSO Commission (World Premiere)

PROKOFIEV: Concerto No. 2 in G minor for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 16

WALTON: Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor

Original concert dates: May 23, 24, 26

AUG. 12
THE DALLAS OPERA

Program TBA

AUG. 19
DALLAS WINDS

Program: At the Cinema

ELMER BERNSTEIN: The Magnificent Seven

ARAM KHACHATURIAN: Adagio from Spartacus Ballet Suite No. 2

In the Name of Her Majesty  (James Bond medley)

MICHAEL UDOW: Echoes of the Past **WORLD PREMIERE**

MAX STEINER: Casablanca Suite

JOHN WILLIAMS: Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back

AUG. 26
TBA

SEP. 2
TBA

SEP. 9
THE DALLAS OPERA

Program TBA