Tag: Chamber Music

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: A 40th anniversary milestone for Chamber Music International

Dallas-based Chamber Music International presents three all-star musicians– violinist Cho-Liang Lin, cellist Clive Greensmith, and pianist Jon Kimura Parker – for an evening of works by Brahms and Tchaikovsky In this podcast, WRR’s Amy Bishop chats with CMI’s Artistic Director Phil Lewis to get some insight into the pieces, and how these three musicians will bring them to life onstage. The conversation also takes a look at the remainder of CMI’s milestone 40th season.

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Why Basically Beethoven is a summer staple in DFW

“When we’re talking about local musicians, we’re talking about high level local musicians,” says Morgan Vaughan, Executive Director of Basically Beethoven, which is opening its annual summer festival of free chamber music performances in Dallas on Sunday, July 13, 2025. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, Vaughan joins the organization’s Production & Education Manager Jeff Tullis for an overview of the festival and the impact they’re having on local music education.

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Mimir Fest returns with 7 concerts + 1 bonus program

During its 28-year history, Fort Worth’s Mimir Chamber Music Festival has become a destination for classical music lovers every summer. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, Mimir Founder and Executive Director Curt Thompson shares some of the highlights this year, which includes a bonus concert in collaboration with the Amon Carter Museum.

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: FW’s Spectrum Chamber Music Society goes BIG with a Mahler masterpiece

Spectrum Chamber Music Society began when a group of Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra musicians decided to get together and play chamber music for fun. Forty years later, they’re still doing that for North Texas audiences. Perhaps their most ambitious feat is yet to come when they play a chamber ensemble arrangement of Mahler’s Symphony No.… Read more »

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Germany’s Faure Quartett brings its passion for performance to Dallas

Now entering its 30th year as a piano quartet, the Faure Quartett is bringing its renowned musicianship to Dallas for a program of Brahms, Schubert, and Enescu, as part of Dallas Chamber Music Society’s current season. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, violinist Erika Geldsetzer talks about the thrill of performing each work, and… Read more »

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: This Chickasaw classical composer is on a world premiere tour, with Fort Worth as his next stop

Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth welcomes the Dover Quartet to perform a newly commissioned work by Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate, a Chickasaw American Indian classical composer and pianist. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, CMSFW Artistic Director Gary Levinson talks more about the concert, which includes a chance to meet the composer.

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Meet the flutist joining Dallas Bach Society for a benefit concert

In this podcast, WRR’s Kurt Rongey talks with Siberian flutist Taya König-Tarasevich and the Dallas Bach Society’s James Richman about their upcoming concert at Zion Lutheran Church. Tarasevich also discusses her period instrument group Verità Baroque and how they’re creating enchanting virtual reality experiences for experiencing baroque music in German castles. Plus, James Richman previews… Read more »

WRR101 Focus on the Arts: An evening of darkness and light with Dallas Chamber Music Society

Dallas Chamber Music Society is launching into its 80th season with the acclaimed Brentano String Quartet, performing a program balanced with lighter and heavier fare by Haydn, Britten, and Mendelssohn. Violinist Serena Canin and DCMS Executive Director spoke with WRR’s Amy Bishop about the concert, plus gave a quick glimpse into what else is on… Read more »