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Attend a live taping of nation’smost popular classical radio pro-gram! WRR is bringing “From the Top” and host ChristopherO’Riley to Richardson’s EisemannCenter on March 23, and you’reinvited. To order your tickets call972.744.4650.

March 23, 7:30 p.m.Eisemann Center2351 Performance DriveRichardson, TX 75082

comes to DallasMarch 23

WRR held two audition shows forclassically-trained youths--one atMeadows Museum at SMU inDallas and one at Steinway Hallin Fort Worth. WRR taped theperformances, which will be sentto the nationally-syndicated radioprogram, "From the Top," for con-sideration on upcoming pro-grams.

Dallas Community Television(DCTV) videotaped the Dallasaudition in its entirety for futurebroadcast. In addition, FortWorth’s Cable CommunityTelevision (CCT) sent a newscrew to videotape highlights atthe Fort Worth audition and thebackstage rehearsal.

Local media coverage of theDallas audition also includedChannel 8 News (WFAA) andChannel 33 News (KDAF).

Young musicians shine atWRR’s ‘From the Top’ auditions

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TACA Neiman MarcusSilver Cup AwardLuncheon March 9

The TACA Neiman Marcus SilverCup Award Luncheon will be March9 at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel.WRR Classical 101.1 FM is proudto be a media sponsor of this veryspecial event which benefits areaperforming arts in North Texas.

The luncheon is a fundraiser forTACA, but it also recognizes an out-standing man and woman eachyear for contributions to the arts inDallas. The 2006 recipients of theTACA Neiman Marcus Silver CupAward are Marguerite and RobertHoffman.

Silver Cup Award Recipients Marguerite and Robert Hoffman

In this issue: ‘From the Top’ / Maya-Mania / TACA Silver Cup Award / Juilliard at 100 / Chamber Music International

Maya-mania! at Dallas Museum of Art

The Dallas Museum of Art presentsa groundbreaking exhibition cele-brating the mysterious ancientMaya civilization. Lords of Creation:The Origins of Sacred MayaKingship features nearly 150objects, many never before seen inthe United States, and explores theappearance of divine kings and

Emcee Kevin Sutton, pianist Evan Lee, and violinist Bianca McClure at theWRR “From the Top” auditions.

WRR is pleased to announce thelaunch of our new publication,Overture, which replaces the sta-tion’s Program Guide. This excit-ing new publication features full-color printing and oversizedpages for greater arts coverage.

For those interested in dailyprogramming highlights, pleasevisit the Playlist of new WRR Website at wrr101.com. The WRRWeb site features a “Buy CD” linkbelow each musical selectionplayed on-air, allowing you to pur-chase music you hear on WRR.

By the time you receive this publication, the highly-anticipatedlaunch of WRR broadcasting inall-digital, high definition formatshould be a stunning reality.

What is HD Radio, and whatbenefits will it provide WRR lis-teners? With an HD Radio receiv-er, you should enjoy crystal-clearWRR reception and static-free,CD-quality broadcast audio.

Even those without HD Radioreceivers should enjoy improvedreception, as WRR will transmitfrom a new broadcast tower.

About the new WRR ‘Overture,’ Web siteand launch of HD Radio broadcasting

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Join WRR at The Science Place atFair Park for a live broadcast onSunday, March 26 from 2-4 p.m.Admission is free during the event.

Register to win a pair of roundtrip tickets on Southwest Airlinesand family membership packagesto The Science Place. You’ll alsobe eligible to win passes to see“Wonders of the Universe” and theIMAX feature “Cosmic Voyage.”

Live music will be provided byDallas Symphony Associationmembers.

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Fort Worth Opera has announceda major change in its presentationformat: it will condense its entireschedule to an annual festival –with all of its operas and concertsbeing presented over a four weekperiod (see attached schedule).The inaugural Fort Worth OperaFestival is scheduled to com-mence in May 2007. The 2007Festival will be in lieu of a fall/win-ter schedule for 2006/2007.

The repertory for the inaugural2007 Fort Worth Opera Festivalincludes a much anticipated worldpremiere by Thomas Pasatieri,who is returning to opera after 20years of working in Hollywood onmovie scores. The new opera,entitled Frau Margot, will be direct-ed by Frank Corsaro, who is alsowriting the libretto, taken from anoriginal play he authored.

The other operas are Puccini’sMadame Butterfly and Verdi’sFalstaff. Fort Worth SymphonyOrchestra will perform for eachopera and the company’s musicdirector, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, willconduct Falstaff.

A schedule change of this mag-nitude is unprecedented for anestablished opera company in theUnited States. Darren Woods,Fort Worth Opera’s GeneralDirector, said the company hasbeen exploring the change forabout three years, conductingresearch and involving city lead-ers in the decision.

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Founded as the Institute of MusicalArts by music educator Dr. FrankDamrosch and banker James Loeb, the

school was viewedas the first academyin the United Statescommitted to thefinest professionaleducation of skilledmusicians.

The institutemerged with theJuilliard GraduateSchool in 1926 andlater added dance

and drama divisions. In 1968, theschool’s official name became TheJuilliard School, and in 1969 it moved toits present location at Lincoln Center in New York City.

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This season marks The Juilliard School’scentennial year. To celebrate, theschool’s departments of music, dance,and drama are per-forming across theUnited States andEurope. Dallas willbe a stop on theJuilliard Orchestra’stour on March 7 at 8 p.m. at theMeyerson.

The program willbe conducted byJames DePriest,Juilliard’s Director of Conducting andOrchestral Studies, and will includeBartok’s Concerto for Orchestra andBeethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, fea-turing pianist Joseph Kalichstein.

Each year, WRR joinsforces with ChamberMusic International tosponsor one of theonly competitions inthe United States tofocus solely onChamber Music. Thecompetition is open to

young artists from Texas, Oklahoma,New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana andColorado.

Ensembles of strings and winds withor without piano and those who arecomprised of a combination of stringsand winds are eligible to compete inboth a high school and collegiate divi-sion. Preliminary auditions will be heldvia tape or CD, and 10 finalist groups

will be selected to perform live on April9 at the Hockaday School in Dallas.

The winners selected from the liveaudition rounds will receive a $4,000cash prize and a showcase perform-ance on April 30 as a part of ChamberMusic International’s season finale atthe Eisemann Center for the PerformingArts in Richardson.

WRR is proud to be a major sponsorfor this annual event and views thesponsorship as a part of our ongoingcommitment to assisting fine young tal-ent.

For further information, visit ChamberMusic International online at chamber-musicinternational.org or call 972-385-7267.

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Juilliard School: Happy 100!

The Juilliard School in the spring - shownfrom the midst of its Lincoln Center campus.

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their roles in developing a complex urbansociety 2,000 years ago. The ancientMaya lived in an area that encompassedmodern day southern Mexico,Guatemala, Belize and westernHonduras.

The exhibition includes monumentalsculpture in stone, polished jade figuresand royal jewels, distinctive ceramic ves-sels, carved bone and shell. The works ofart inspired by Maya divine kingship arepresented in a series of themes: the Mayacosmos, supernatural patrons, religiousduties of the king, royal portraits, person-al instruments of power, international rela-tions, and death and apotheosis—theposthumous transformation into a god.

The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingshippremiered in Los Angeles in September,2005 and will be shown at theMetropolitan Museum of Art in New Yorkfollowing its Dallas presentation.

This special exhibition will be at theDMA through May 7. In conjunction withThe Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship,WRR Classical 101.1 FM invites you toLate Night at the Dallas Museum of Art onApril 21. Presented by Starbucks CoffeeCompany, Late Night is held on the thirdFriday of each month, when the Museumis open until midnight. Each Late Nightoffers hundreds of experiences for visitorsof all ages with performances, concerts,readings, film screenings and more!

General admission is $10 or less, DMAmembers and children under 12 free.

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The Black Pearl Trio accepts their prize at theWRR Young Artist Chamber Music Competition

By Kevin SuttonWRR Announcer

Listen to Kevin Sutton Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m on WRR Classical 101.1 FM.

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DAYPART SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

A.M. 5:00 MUSIC ALL NIGHTwith Peter Van

de Graaff

THE MORNING SHOWwith Christopher Hackett

MUSIC ALL NIGHTwith Peter Van

de Graaff

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7:00 MORNING MUSICALEwith Ed Blaylock

7:30 TRINITY UNITEDMETHODIST

8:00 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MORNING

MUSICALEwith Kevin Sutton8:30 WILSHIRE BAPTIST

CHURCH

9:00 UNIVERSITY PARKMETHODIST FROM THE TOP

with ChristopherO’Riley9:30 LOVERS LANE

UNITED METHODIST

10:00 PASTORALREFLECTIONS

MIDDAY MUSICwith Gabrielle West

MORNING MUSICALE

with Kevin Sutton10:30 ST. ANDREWS

EPISCOPAL

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COMMAND PERFORMANCE

with Ed Blaylock

CLASSIC CAFEwith Gabrielle West

THE AFTERNOON CONCERT - Sutton

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METROPOLITANOPERA

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THE GOING HOME SHOWwith Kurt Rongey

4:00 ART MATTERSwith Quin Mathews

& Sharon Benge

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EXPLORING MUSICwith Bill McGlaughlin

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THEME AND VARIATIONS

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NEW YORKPHILHARMONIC

THE EVENING CONCERT

with Raul Enriquez

THE MAIN EVENT

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10:00 PIPEDREAMS

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A NIGHT ON THETOWN - George Harter

11:00 ROMANTIC HOURSwith Mona Golabek

11:30 EVENING CONCERT

A.M. Midnight

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CLASSICAL CANDIDSPhotos from recent WRR Classical 101.1 FM events

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The Turtle Creek Chorale gives a show-stoppingperformance at ‘Caroling at The Adolphus’ in Dallas Fort Worth Opera general director

Darren Woods at William CampbellContemporary Art in Fort Worth

WRR announcer Gabrielle West sings arousing rendition the “Star SpangledBanner” at ‘Picnic in the Park’ in Dallas

Guitarist Robert Guthrie performs atMeadows Museum at SMU’s ‘Weavingthe Legend of Don Quijote’

The Dallas Wind Symphonyperforms at ‘Picnic in the Park’at Dallas Arboretum

Kimbell Art Museum staff: Malcom Warner, Mindy Riesenberg, andConnie Hatchette at ‘Gauguin and Impressionism’ in Fort Worth

Dallas Chamber Music Society Artistic DirectorDorothea Kelley and Arend Julius Koch atBachendorf’s in Dallas

Plano Symphony Orchestra’s Doug Kinseyand Alice Hobbs at Bachendorf’s in Plano

WRR General Manager Greg Davis, Jonnie England ofOperation Kindness, Elliott's General ManagerCharles Hanna, WRR's Chris Tucker and and SPCA’sJames Bias at the ‘Roll Over Beethoven’ CD checkpresentation at Elliott’s Hardware in Dallas

WRR announcer Christopher Hackett witha young fan at Bachendorf’s in Plano

The Dallas Wind Symphony tuba quartetperforms at Elliott’s Hardware in Dallas

The Texas Girls Choir at Thistle Hill in Fort WorthMembers of Texas Ballet Theater at Crest Cadillac in Plano

Maestro Andrew Litton signsDSO Rachmaninov CDs atDallas Piano Warehouse

Bachendorf’s owner Steve Bock with Plaza store manager

AnaChristy McCallister

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As you’ll find else-where in thismonth’s Overture,WRR presents alive taping of “Fromthe Top” on March23 at the EisemannCenter. To pre-pare for this excit-ing event, WRRconducted twoAudition Shows in

Fort Worth and Dallas for young perform-ers. Every Saturday this month, beforeand after ”From theTop,” we’ll be playingback select perform-ances from thoseevents. Some of thegreatest young talentin the country is righthere in our area andwe’re proud to be cel-ebrating it.

We hope you gotyour vote in for the March MarchCountdown. Every weekday morning at7:35 from March 1-28, during our Marchof the Day, we’ll count down your 20favorite marches. It’s the best of the bestto give you a musical morning boost.

Our evening concert broadcasts havea wealth of musical riches to offer. OnMarch 27, we’ll rebroadcast the FortWorth Symphony Orchestra’s stunning

performance of Verdi’s Requiem at 8 p.m.WRR is not through celebrating

Mozart’s 250th birthday yet. Tune in fora special all-Mozart concert by the DallasSymphony Orchestra featuring PinchasZukerman Monday, March 27, at 8 p.m.

The New York Philharmonic will alsopresent a Mozart concert on March 2 at 8 p.m. Other highlights for the NYPOthis month are Gil Shaham playingBruch’s heroic Violin Concerto #1 onMarch 9, an appearance by DawnUpshaw in new music by John Harbisonon March 16, and a complete perform-

ance of Bartok’sBluebeard’s Castle onMarch 30.This is our last monthof Detroit SymphonyOrchestra Broadcasts.The final program onMarch 28 combinessome of the mostexciting music everwritten, Stravinsky’sRite of Spring, withsome of the most stir-

ring, Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy andStrauss’ Four Last Songs featuringsoprano Inger Dam-Jensen. Next monththe San Francisco Symphony will returnto the airwaves Tuesdays at 8 p.m.

Listen to Kurt Rongey weekdays 3-7 p.m.as he hosts the WRR Going Home Show.

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Must-hear radio: March WRR highlights

TACA awards honor arts benefactors

Civic volunteer and arts advocateAnnette Strauss founded the Silver CupAward for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts in 1979. Past recipientsinclude, among oth-ers, Stanley Marcus,Sis Carr and CharlesWyly. For more infor-mation on Silver Cup Award tickets,please call TACA at 214-520-3930.

Having studiedand collected art for30 years, theHoffmans are bestknown for their exten-sive collection ofpieces by newer,young artists, as well as American andEuropean postwar masterpieces.

In February 2005, the Hoffmansannounced an unprecedented gift of theircurrent collection and future acquisitionsto the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA), alongwith three other private collections, total-ing 800 works and valued in the millions.

The Marguerite and Robert HoffmanCollection includes significant works by Joseph Beuys, Joseph Cornell,

Marcel Duchamp,Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, CyTwombly, JasperJohn, EllsworthKelly and GerhardRichter.

Marguerite andRobert also havegiven extensively oftheir time andexpertise, all in aneffort to makeDallas a better city.

TACA’s missionis to provide finan-cial support and

services and to increase public aware-ness and participation in the performingarts of North Texas, which improve thequality of life for citizens of all economic,social and ethnic backgrounds.

Since its inception in 1966, TACA hasraised and distributed more than $14.6million to 115 arts organizations.

Arts Update: 6:52 a.m. Weekdays – A brief arts event listing cov-ering the evening's events as well as those a couple days ahead.

Road Rage Remedy: 7:20 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. Weekdays – WRRwill calm your rush hour commute with music to soothe thenerves. Relax and enjoy the ride!

March of the Day: 7:35 a.m. Weekdays – Having trouble gettingaround in the morning? Get into step with some of the world'smost upbeat music -- marches! Elliott's Hardware

Making Reservations: 12:45 p.m. Mondays through Fridays –Fine music and fine cuisine – the perfect combination. JimWhite hosts interviews, discussion, and celebrities from theworld of food and wine in these insightful short features. Bob’sSteak & Chop House

The Wine Experience: 6:20 p.m. Weekdays - This short featurepresents topics relating to choosing, enjoying and understand-ing wine, such as matching wine with different foods, virtualwalks through the vineyard, and shopping tips.

Exploring Music: 7:00 p.m. Weekdays – Host Bill McGlaughlinwill enrich, enlighten, educate and entertain with his in-depthknowledge of and deep passion for classical music through anew musical theme each week.

DFW Orchestras: 8:00 p.m. Monday – Regional orchestras fromthe DFW Metroplex are featured including the Dallas, FortWorth, Richardson and Plano Symphony Orchestras. Dallas Symphony Orchestra Bachendorf's Jewelers

Detroit Symphony Orchestra: 8:00 p.m. Tuesday – In NeemeJarvi’s final season as artistic director, join this outstandingorchestra in full-length concert broadcasts recorded live.

Theme and Variations: 8:00 p.m. Wednesdays – Whether it’s aholiday, a composer, or a performer, tune in to WRR’s new showof classical themes.

Arts Calendar: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays – An extended arts eventlisting covering the upcoming week. Dr. Stromberg

New York Philharmonic: 8:00 p.m. Thursdays – From AveryFisher Hall, Lorin Maazel leads the orchestra that is perhaps theforemost cultural icon of classical music in the United States.Expect the crème de la crème of soloists and guest conductors.

Garden Notes: 8:30 a.m. Saturdays – Featuring BonnieBradshaw from the Texas Discovery Gardens, join us for anongoing celebration of gardening. Preservation Tree Service

From the Top: 9:00 a.m. Saturdays – Some of the nation's mostgifted young musicians take the stage for this inspiring andfunny program.

Metropolitan Opera: Saturday afternoons – The nation’s mostrevered opera company brings full-length opera to the WRRradio audience, featuring the world’s most sought-after singers.

The Main Event: 8:00 p.m. Saturdays – Two hours of new classi-cal CD releases. Hear it here first! Every Main Event show, youhave a chance to win one of the CD's we play.

A Night on the Town: 10:00 p.m. Saturdays – From RichardRodgers to Andrew Lloyd Webber, George Harter brings you thebest of the American musical stage. Bachendorf's Jewelers

The Romantic Hours: 11:00 p.m. Saturdays – Mona Golabek'spopular, unique and, yes, romantic mix of music and literature.

Religious programming: 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Sundays –WRR airs religious services by churches of many denomina-tions and faiths Sunday mornings. See Sunday listings fordetails.

Command Performance: noon Sundays – The only all-classicalrequest show in the metroplex. Share your favorite music byemailing us at [email protected] or calling metro 972-263-wrr1.

Art Matters: 4:00 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays – QuinMathews and Sharon Benge co-host this in-depth look at thearts in North Texas. This is the place to hear insightful inter-views with some of the area's arts luminaries as well as distin-guished visitors. Bachendorf's Jewelers

Music of the Metroplex: 7:00 p.m. 2nd Sunday of every month –Kevin Sutton interviews and surveys the work of eminent NorthTexas musicians and organizations. Friends of WRR

Pipedreams: 10:00 p.m. Sundays – The king of instruments, thepipe organ, is the focus of this 90-minute program that spansthe globe in its search for great music.

‘From the Top’ & host Christopher O’Rileycome to Eisemann Center March 23

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Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923)Sanery, 1952, Oil on wood

Courtesy Dallas Museum of ArtMarguerite and Robert Hoffman Collection

Denison Spring ArtFestival March 25-26

“Luke, I amyour librarian.”

Legendary actor andvoice of Darth VaderJames Earl Jones

comes to the J. Erik Jonsson Libraryin Dallas on March 16, 2006, at 7 p.m. as part of AuthorSpeakseries. Tickets: 1-866-666-8932.Visit dallaslibrary.org. WRR is amedia sponsor of “Author Speaks.”

From traditional to mod-ernist to contemporary, the

visual arts explode in everyblock of downtown Denison in theDenison Spring Art Festival. Visitsmalltownbigart.com for more details.Denison is just 70 miles north ofDallas on U.S. Highway 75.

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March 25 Join WRR at the Dension Wine & Art Festival.

March 26 Plano Book Festival - Attend the 5th Annual Plano Book Festival for Adult Literacy from 11 am - 6 pm in downtown Plano, Texas.

March 26 WRR live radio broadcast at The Science Place. 2-4 p.m.

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Arts center is toe-tapping newsfor dance community

WRR listeners have a real treat in store in the not toodistant future when the Dallas Center for thePerforming Arts opens in 2009. The reactions of thelocal dance community range from cautiously opti-mistic to completely ecstatic.

Texas Ballet Theater artistic director BenStevenson says that the center’s benefits will betwofold: “Because there are venues of different sizes,both large and small, it will promote dance not justfrom the local companies in the metroplex. But in addi-tion, because of the huge Winspear Opera House, it

will attract dance companies of international status to come to Dallas.”Titas director Charles Santos says that he thinks the impact on the dance community

of the new center will be: “great!” “I wish it were opening tomorrow!” he adds enthusias-tically.

Margaret Putnam, dance critic for the Dallas Morning News and freelance contributorto Dance Magazine hopes “that dancers are consulted by the architect so that the floorsare appropriate for dance.”

Donna Ross is the director of Donna Ross School of Classical Ballet

Official school of the Frisco City Ballet: www.friscocityballet.com

By Donna Ross