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Overture • June 2006

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In this issue: OK MOZART/ Santa Fe Opera / Cliburn Concerts / Concerts in the Garden / CityArts Celebration

Summer destinations for classical musical lovers

The Santa Fe Opera isthe summer oasis for interna-tionally acclaimed operatictalents and opera enthusiasts!

A Santa Fe anniversaryseason would not be com-plete without a major pre-miere, and 2006 brings one ofgreat importance—the firstAmerican staging of TheTempest by Thomas Adès.Adès is widely recognized asone of today’s most talentedyoung composers, and TheTempest, which won the pres-tigious 2004 Laurence OlivierAward for “OutstandingAchievement in Opera,” is hisfirst large-scale stage work.

The 2006 season alsoincludes new productions ofsuch favorites as Carmen,The Magic Flute, Cinderella

and Salome.For more information

about the Santa Fe Opera,visit www.santafeopera.org

Santa Fe Opera celebrates 50th season

This summer there are manyexciting concerts and festivals all overthe world that may be of interest toclassical music lovers. In this issue,WRR highlights several venuesincluding the Santa Fe Opera, cele-brating its 50th anniversary; OKMOZART, a week-long celebration inBartlesville, OK; and the TexasShakespeare Festival, just a two hourdrive east of Dallas in Kilgore, Texas.

Below are festivals further awaybut definitely worth the trip. VisitWRR’s Web site (wrr101.com) foradditional information on these andother festivals.

! Concerts in the Parks broughtto you by the New York Philharmonicand Time Warner. July 12-19, NewYork City.

! If you’re near Atlanta, The ASOSummer Series is a great choice July14-16, 21-23, Atlanta, GA.

! The Stanford Jazz Festivalbegins June 24 and continuesthrough August 5 and will featuresaxophonist Donald Harrison, violinistRegina Carter and a jazz tribute toStevie Wonder.

! The Carmel Bach Festival willtake place from July 15 throughAugust 5 on the California Coast andpromises more than 50 performancesas well as a variety of lectures andother complimentary events.

! Don’t forget Red Rocks MusicFestival Aug. 30-Sept. 4 in Sedona,Arizona or the Monterey Jazz Fest,Sept. 15-17.

If you’re traveling abroad thissummer, options abound with the cel-ebration of Mozart’s 250th andShostakovich’s 100th birthdays.

! The Zurich Music Festival;Zurich, Switzerland June 19-July 9.

! Salzburg Music Festival, July25-Aug.31, Salzburg, Austria.

! The Stars of the White NightsMay 10-July 19 in St. Petersburg,Russia.

! The Maggio MusicaleFiorentino, now through June 23 inFlorence, Italy.

! The Singapore Arts Festival,June 1-25 in Singapore.

Check out more festivals atwww.wrr101.com.

Mozart comes alive in OklahomaOK MOZART, an interna-

tional festival in Bartlesville,Oklahoma (47 miles north ofTulsa), celebrates its 22ndseason and Mozart’s 250thbirthday this year June 9-17.

The festival featuresorchestral concerts with theAmici New York Orchestra,which is in residence inBartlesville for the festival,chamber music ensembles,and world-renowned guestartists. Included are six con-

certs in the CommunityCenter’s acoustically near-perfect concert hall, an out-door concert in a naturalamphitheater at an historicranch and nature preserve, achamber music series featur-ing members of The ChamberMusic Society of LincolnCenter and guest artists.

For more informationabout OK MOZART, visitwww.okmozart.com.

Cliburn 2006-07 Season:complete musical spectrum

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The Van Cliburn Foundationannounces an expanded 2006-2007 Cliburn Concerts seasonthat encompasses a completemusical spectrum. Season ticketpackages are now available,with just-added online ordering.The series, which begins nextfall, will feature 13 concerts withworld-class artists in three dis-tinctive venues: Bass Hall, theKimbell Art Museum, and theModern Art Museum of FortWorth.

Cliburn at the Bass is yourunique opportunity to hear someof the world’s most sought-afterclassical musicians in a world-class venue, including JeffreyKahane and 2005 Cliburn win-ner Sa Chen.

Cliburn at the Kimbell is arenewed and exciting series inone of Fort Worth most treas-ured museums. Featured artistsfor this series: the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, the

In the piney woods of East Texas on the campusof Kilgore Junior College, you will find "indisputably thebest Shakespeare festival in Texas," according to TheAustin American Statesman.

For two decades, theShakespeare Festival of Texas hasbrought first-class productions of TheBard’s plays as well as other theatri-cal production to East Texas.

A two-hour car drive east of Dallas, theShakespeare Festival of Texas promises an exciting

schedule this summer. Performances will be June 22through July 23.

Productions include William Shakespeare’sCorioianus, Moliére’s The School ofHusbands, Shakespeare’s Pericies,Prince of Tyre, Mary Chase’s Harveyand a children’s production, MonkeyKing, translated and adapted by

Xiaoging Hu.For more information, visit www.texasshake-

speare.com.

The Bard inEast Texas, ya’ll

Shakespeare in Central Park

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Meet David Lladró atBachendorf’s June 13

Meet David Lladró of thefamous Spanish family that hascreated world-renowned porce-lain sculptures for more than 50years.

The signing event andunveiling of the new UtopiaCollection will be Tuesday, June13 at Bachendorf’s at DallasGalleria from 6-8 p.m. WRR willbe on-site with ChristopherHackett from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Join WRR at FWSO’sConcerts in the Garden

Join WRR and the Fort WorthSymphony June 2 at 8 p.m. for Concertsin the Garden with Tchaikovsky’s explo-sive 1812 Overture conducted by MiguelHarth-Bedoya and set to fireworks underthe starry canopy of the Fort Worth sky-line. WRR will return to the Concerts inthe Garden series on June 16 for anevening of George Gershwin favorites.

Described as “Fort Worth’s best sea-sonal outing!” (Star-Telegram), the 16thannual Concerts In The Garden SummerMusic Festival offers 17 nights of outdoorconcerts, June 2 through July 4, at theFort Worth Botanic Garden located onUniversity Drive and Interstate 30. FromGlenn Miller’s big band favorites to RickySkaggs and even Elvis, this year’s seriesoffers music for every taste. Plus fabulousfireworks every night and three big nightsof Old-Fashioned Family Fireworks Picnicon July 2, 3 and 4! For more information,visit www.fwsymphony.org. B

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Edmund Morris, Pulitzer-prize winner and author ofthree bestselling presidentialbiographies, is a lifelong devo-tee of Beethoven.

In his latest book,Beethoven: The U n i v e rsalComposer, Morris brings thegreat composer to life as aman of astonishing complexityand overpowering intelligence.

Morris does not seeBeethoven as a social rebel,but as an acute manipulator ofthe most powerful and privi-leged aristocrats in Germanyand Austria. He depictsBeethoven as a gigantic, com-pulsively creative personalityunable to tolerate constraints.

Classical CD Reviewsby Kevin Sutton

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) String quartet in E flat major,Op. 127, String quartet in a minor, Op.132, The Hagen QuartetDEUTSCHEGRAMMOPHON 4775705

Composed at the height of his fame andof his creative prowess, these late quar-tets of Beethoven, although commis-sioned by Prince Galitzin in 1822, wereconceived with complete artistic free-dom. When you couple that with thehandsome sum that he received to com-pose them, it is no wonder thatBeethoven was able to create some of hismost adventuresome and unusual worksto date. With a strong emphasis on theinner slow movements, this is some ofthe most profound and emotional musicto ever flow from the composer’s pen.The Hagens deliver powerful perform-ances here, steeped in the pathos andchaos that made up Beethoven’s day today life at the time. Very highly recom-mended.

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9:30 LOVERS LANE

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Cliburn ConcertsContinued From Page OneIoudenitch Studio, and Benedetto Lupo.

Cliburn at the Modern is where clas-sical music “comes alive” as composerswalk on stage and talk to the audience.Highlights include a special multimediaconcert—Music with Vision, featuringAnimusic by Wayne Lytle.

Several subscription packages areavailable, including the Complete Bass

(all seven Bass Hall concerts).Subscriptions to Cliburn at the Kimbelland Cliburn at the Modern are also avail-able.

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By Kurt RongeyOperations Manager

Upcoming WRR EventsJune 2 Join WRR at FWSO’s Concerts in the Garden at Fort Worth Botanic

Garden, 8 p.m. June 9-11 CityArts Celebration in Dallas Arts District, Friday, 4-10 p.m.;

Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.June 13 Meet David Lladró of the famous Spanish porcelain family at

Bachendorf’s at Dallas Galleria. Signing event 6-8 p.m. WRR will be there from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

June 16 Join WRR at FWSO’s Concerts in the Garden at Fort Worth Botanic Garden, 8 p.m.

July 2 City of Dallas Fireworks display and free DSO Concert at Fair Park.Stay tuned for details.

July 4 WRR at Las Colinas for Irving Symphony Concert and fireworks.

After nearly half a year, it’s a good time toreview a WRR programming addition that wasmade in January – Exploring Music with BillMcLaughlin. We’ve had unprecedented successwith this show. In fact, I’ll let WRR listeners tellthe story:

“Exploring Music is nothing short of spectacular.” – DaveScott

“Congratulations on producing such a fine show, Mr.McLaughlin. I look forward to many more enjoyable and educa-tional evenings with you.” – Ted Tyszka.

“Thank you for adding this program to the WRR schedule…Exploring Music is very interesting and I thoroughly enjoy this pro-gram.” - Emily Nichols

“Each evening at 7 p.m. I am in my recliner (with my cat,Neve, on my lap) ready for another adventure.” – SteveHousewright

“A very fine program with an engaging host, one who doesn'tcome at you in an aggressive way, but beckons you with humorand grace.” – Chris Robinson

Every week McGlaughlin presents a five-program seriesbuilding off a single theme ranging from composer biographies toexplorations of various cultures, musical styles, and time periods.Throughout this journey, he guides the listener deep into themusic with care and enthusiasm by giving historical context, illus-trations at the piano and providing a special insight that only a top-notch musician, conductor, broadcaster, and composer could.Whether 90 or 9, professional musician or simply a music lover,McGlaughlin truly makes exploring music fun. Tune in.

CityArts Celebration June 9-11The 3rd annual CityArts Celebration is June 9-11 in the Dallas Arts District. The three-day fes-tival includes free admission to the DallasMuseum of Art and Nasher Sculpture Center,as well as more than 75 Texas artists displayingtheir work, performance groups including a freeDSO concert Friday night, local chefs conduct-ing cooking demonstrations, and much more.For more details, visit www.DallasCityArts.com.

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