That time is now. In a Valentine’s night concert, the Dallas Wind Symphony pays tribute to George Gershwin by having him play his “Rhapsody in Blue.” In a feat of technical wizardry that is equivalent to putting a man on the moon, the American composer, who died in 1937, will again perform before a live audience [...]...
Maestro Jaap van Zweden talks shop
Not every North Texas superstar is an athlete. In fact, national and international attention has shone brightly recen...
It’s rarely a good sign when your ghost appears before your death. So it goes for opera’s most beloved courtesan, Violetta Valery, the heroine/fallen woman of Verdi’s “La Traviata,” brilliantly re-imagined by [...]...
It is a rare occasion when the Houston Symphony invites a single artist to perform in residence for three consecutive classical series concerts. The recent festival of music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, dubbed “RachFest,” [...]...
SO YOU HAVE TRAINING AT A major music school, does that guarantee you a career? Not necessarily. That’s where professional development programs come in. As the number of highly trained musicians graduating from [...]...
It's late on a cool November afternoon and chaos reigns in the basement of the First Presbyterian Church in Dallas. Kids are running here and there, parents a...
Executive director Becky Tobin is the one-woman show behind the scenes at the Houston Chamber Choir. A+C visited with Tobin to get an inside view of her life running the city’s only professional choir. [...]...
Four full-time staff members and numerous part-timers, plus an army of dedicated volunteers help Oh in its mis- Overtures: Opera in the Heights Opens a New Act sion to bring affordable opera to Houston audiences [...]...
It's often said that the business of classical music is dominated by men.
However, if it is the case that the world of Bach and Brahms traffic in testosterone,...
Sundays can get hectic for many musicians of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Not only do they often play a matinee concert here at the Meyerson, click but many ...
The Dallas Opera hit a sour note months ago when it abruptly announced the cancellation of “Ká?a Kabanová” that had been scheduled to play at the Winspear Opera...
Houston is known for its Theater and Museum districts, help for its ballet, shop opera, symphony and beloved Tony Award-winning Alley Theatre. But it’s also ...
