On Feb. 12, 1924, a sassy fusion of jazz and classical music debuted in New York, sparking a mutual exchange of ideas still debated today.
‘Rhapsody in Blue’: After a century, Gershwin’s musical melting pot still resonates
February 12, 2024 by
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Seiji Ozawa, longtime conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, has died at 88
February 9, 2024 by
The pioneering Japanese-American conductor who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly decades died Tuesday.
The Longhorn Ballroom is now a National Historic site
February 8, 2024 by Jerome Weeks
Ed Cabaniss, the Longhorn Ballroom’s new owner, has restored it, re-opened it and now has gotten it historic designation.
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Branford Marsalis set to play Glazunov, Williams with Plano Symphony
February 8, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“To be intermingled with that sound is really incredible… I don’t think of it as me in the front and them in the back,” says saxophonist Branford Marsalis, the GRAMMY Award-winning instrumentalist and composer who will join the Plano Symphony Orchestra Feb. 17, 2024. In this feature, Marsalis chats with WRR’s Amy Bishop about the… Read more »
Valentines or Galentines: Here’s where to celebrate this weekend in Dallas/Fort Worth
February 8, 2024 by Therese Powell
Whether you’re celebrating with your sweetie pie or your gal pals, we’ve got you covered with picks you’re gonna to love.
WRR101 Focus on the Arts: Expect the Merz Trio’s Dallas concert to be a ‘collage’ of sound
February 6, 2024 by Amy Bishop
“We love the artform that is concert curation – the kind of conversational possibilities it offers both between ourselves and the composers whose works we choose to play,” says violinist Brigid Coleridge of the Merz Trio. Dallas Chamber Music Society will welcome the group in concert at SMU Feb. 12, 2024, marking the organization’s inaugural… Read more »
A 639-year-long John Cage organ performance strikes a new chord in Germany
February 6, 2024 by
The late American composer John Cage left it up to the performer to decide how long his work, Organ2/ASLSP, should take. A group in Germany is testing the limits.
A piece titled ‘As Slow as Possible’ has been in performance for 21 years — so far
February 6, 2024 by
A John Cage piece for organ titled ASLSP — as slow as possible — lives up to its name. It has been in performance for 21 years so far.
Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina shares postcard of Venice through the ages
February 2, 2024 by
Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina releases her Sony Classical debut album — featuring composers from the 17th century to today whose works evoke Venice.
Cellist shares impressions of Venice across the centuries in new album
February 2, 2024 by
Russian cellist Anastasia Kobekina releases her Sony Classical debut album Friday — featuring composers from the 17th century to today whose works evoke Venice.
