June 25, 2025 by Amy Bishop
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.
June 24, 2025 by Amy Bishop
Every summer, Shakespeare Dallas offers two very different shows during their Shakespeare in the Park series. This year, they’re pairing a classic Shakespeare tragedy with a lighthearted “rom com” by Oscar Wilde. In this podcast, Shakespeare Dallas’ Interim Executive & Artistic Director Jenni Stewart joins WRR’s Amy Bishop for a deep dive into each production.
June 5, 2025 by Amy Bishop
Each competitor gets to pick out a Steinway to be delivered to the home, and they’ll usually spend 8 to 10 hours a day practicing.
June 2, 2025 by Amy Bishop
“It’s such a special ensemble because it carries on the legend of the great jazz pianist, Dave Brubeck, led by two of his sons,” says Kira Goidel, the Artist Experience Manager at Windmills Craftworks in The Colony. The venue will welcome the Brubeck Brothers Quartet June 7th and 8th, 2025 in a dining setting reminiscent… Read more »
May 27, 2025 by Amy Bishop
“I think it’s the only dance company that I know of, that’s constantly working in South Dallas. People have come and gone and I’m still there,” says Loris Anthony Beckles, Artistic Director of Beckles Dancing Company, which is planning a very special celebration of its 30th anniversary May 30-31, 2025. In this feature with WRR’s… Read more »
May 20, 2025 by Amy Bishop
“The music begs for dance… it’s visceral in sound,” says Joy Bollinger, Artistic Director of Bruce Wood Dance Dallas. The company is teaming up with the Verdigris Ensemble for a production of SHAMS, described as a transformative true story of Rumi and his spiritual mentor, Shams Tabrizi, set to music by Iranian-American composer Sahba Aminikia.… Read more »
May 14, 2025 by Amy Bishop
“I like to really show the diversity of the cello, and of music… basically, the history of music in one night,” says Stjepan Hauser (known professionally as HAUSER), the international cello sensation and former member of classical crossover group 2CELLOS. In this feature with WRR’s Amy Bishop, Hauser gives a preview of what to expect… Read more »
May 6, 2025 by Amy Bishop
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 »
April 24, 2025 by Amy Bishop
“This is my favorite time of year, because I know that we’re planting the seeds that will not only contribute to the economy here, but that will truly be changing lives for our residents and our visitors,” says Martine Philippe, Director of the Office of Arts and Culture for the City of Dallas. She recently… Read more »
April 1, 2025 by Amy Bishop
“There’s all the things we love about opera, right? Lust, rage…. all the wonderful things that, of course, unfortunately, are still timely – but it’s such a beautiful story and such a beautiful opera,” says American bass Raymond Aceto, who will join the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra in the role of Daland for an upcoming… Read more »
