September 2009

Opera fans and other arts enthusiasts only have a few weeks to wait before the state-of-the-art Winspear Opera House opens in down-town Dallas. The venue is just one of the most eagerly anticipated ven-ues in the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.

The opera house was made possible by a $42-million gift from Margot and Bill Winspear, for whom the facility is named.

The impact the opera house and the rest of the performing arts center will have on the North Texas region will be immediate, said Caren Prothro, vice-chair of the DCPA Board of Directors.

“We will have all kinds of performance opportunities,” Prothro said. “From opera to ballet to contemporary dance and [some] really exciting Broadway ... it’s a conver-gence of so many different performing arts opportu-nities,” she said.

“This will change the face of our city forever,” Prothro said. “In the coming decades, many of the great international artists will come and there will be an incredible excitement of the performances and of cutting-edge material ... that will be presented here.”

Prothro says 95 percent of the funding of the performing arts center has come from philanthrop-ic organizations and private donations. “Dallas is a can-do city. The history of our city reflects a high de-gree of citizen involvement. Only $18 million of the total $354 million total cost of the project was picked up by city bond is-suances,” she said.

Opera fans should note baritone Thomas Hampson and mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves will appear at a gala at the Winspear on Oct. 15. It’s one of the major events planned during a week of opening fes-tivities for the DCPA. WRR will be there live with up-to-the-minute coverage of all the fes-tivities including live broadcasts of some of the season opening performances.

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WRR to present final concert of BBC Proms

Winspear Opera House to make lasting impression

Widely considered the world’s greatest classical music festival, the BBC Proms is an annual celebration of acclaimed musical talent from around the world. WRR listeners can enjoy the grand finale of this summer’s series with the “last Night of the Proms” broadcast at 3 p.m. saturday, sept. 12.

The four-hour event features David Robertson leading the BBC symphony Orchestra. Guest performers sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano and trumpeter Alison Balsom will also appear.

“last Night at the Proms” caps off 76 concerts given in london over the past eight weeks. In addition to presenting time-honored classics, the festival is famous for spotlighting the works of many modern composers. Concerts that date as far back as the turn of the last century heralded the talents of Debussy, Richard strauss, Vaughan Williams and others who’ve become legends. The

Proms’ commitment to modern music continues to this day. The festival finale features Oliver Knussen’s Fanfare Flourish and other works commissioned by the Proms.

As with the Knussen work, the festival is a platform for composers from the united Kingdom. Works by Purcell, Elgar, Ketelbey, Parry, Arnold and others make up a large part of the final program, as complemented by music by non-British composers. Examples include Haydn’s E-flat Trumpet Concerto (with Balsom as soloist) and Mahler’s songs of a Wayfarer (with Connolly.)

The broadcast is hosted by Brian Newhouse of Minnesota Public Radio, who recently appeared as an interview guest in a concert of the Dallas symphony Orchestra, broadcast live on WRR from the Meyerson symphony Center.

With opening performances this autumn, three significant performing arts groups will continue playing their roles in the developing life of the downtown Dallas Arts District, taking up residence in the Charles and Dee Wyly Theater: Dallas Theater Center (DTC), Dallas Black Dance Theater (DBDT) and the Anita Martinez Ballet Folklorico

Audiences know the theater’s namesake, Charles Wyly, for his success in business and in the community. “How drab would life

be without the arts?” he wonders. Mr. Wyly credits his mother’s influence for his interest in the arts.

As a young woman she studied dance in New york and returned to her home town as a teacher and advocate for the arts. Following her lead, Charles Wyly has exercised his own passion for the arts, serving the Dallas Theater Center and the Dallas arts community for over thirty years.

In last month’s issue of Overture, DTC’s Kevin Moriarty spoke about the possibilities inherent in their move. Ann Williams, founder and artistic director of DBDT is equally enthusiastic: “We’re proud to be one of the resident companies at the Wyly. Being a part of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts is the next step in achieving our mission of producing contemporary modern dance at its highest level of artistic excellence, offering an even broader platform for collaboration with the

great artistic companies in the region ” she said.These performing arts companies have had a

significant impact on the cultural life of Dallas and Fort Worth. Visit the Arts Center at wrr101.com to see what’s

next as they make their move to the Wyly Theater this fall and stay tuned to 101.1 fm as we bring you live coverage of all the opening night festivities from the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts.

Caren Prothro, Vice-chair of the DCPA Board of Directors

The “who” of The Wyly Theater

“How drab would life be without the arts?”- Charles Wyly

Dee and Charles Wyly

Ann Williams, founder and artistic director of DBDT

The Proms 2005. Most people sit, while Promenaders stand in front of the or-chestra. The Royal Albert Hall Organ is in the background. from wikipedia

Proms in the Park from Neil Rickards

by Kevin Pytcher

by Kevin Pytcher

by Adriana Bate

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The Meyerson at 20

Lone Star Grown, Grapefest isInternationally Known

When I arrived in the Metroplex as a college student in the mid-eighties, I was delighted to be able to attend Dallas symphony Orchestra Concerts. I suspected I was hearing an orchestra that had attained a high degree of excellence. But I couldn’t help asking, what would it be like to hear them in a truly great concert hall? The DsO had already made some superb recordings, most recently for RCA with eduardo Mata at the helm. But they were forced to find other, more acoustically-sound venues such as Cliff Temple Baptist Church in which to record.

The anticipation of waiting for the opening of the Meyerson symphony Center in september 1989 was of course great. exactly two decades later, we better understand the full significance of this world-class facility.

The twentieth anniversary of the Meyerson will receive recognition Tuesday September 8 at 8 p.m. as WRR presents an hour-long documentary hosted by Art Matters producer Quin Mathews.

Whether hearing the DsO or other performing groups, such as the Greater Dallas youth Orchestra, the Turtle Creek Chorale, the Dallas Wind symphony, the Meadows symphony Orchestra, or enjoying the awe-inspiring sound of the lay Family Concert Organ in recital, the concert hall itself emanates reverence for music.

Many spectacular recordings made at the Meyerson have been held in esteem around the globe. Another landmark ensemble, the Dallas Wind symphony garnered an international reputation in collaboration with the Reference Recordings label in a series of critically successful and technically impeccable CDs.

But in the end, it’s about the live concert experience. The continuing enrichment of the Dallas Arts District, including the upcoming opening of the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, benefits from the proximity of this magnificent concert hall. It’s possible to see the Meyerson as a catalyst for Dallas’ continuing development of a creative arts culture worthy of its reputation as an international business center.

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The international sensations bring their mix of folk and artistic dance to the Meyerson stage for one night only! The phenomenal performers’ fusion of choreography, stunning costumes and passion has awed audiences around the globe.

Grapevine’s 23rd annual GrapeFest will once again celebrate the best of

Texas wine september 17, 18, 19 and 20. Come enjoy award-winning wine and

culinary treats perfectly paired with the fun and excitement of Historic Downtown

Grapevine at the largest wine festival in the southwest.

Voted one of the Top 100 events in the usA and Canada for 2009 by the

American Bus Association, this year’s GrapeFest will entice wine and culinary

enthusiasts from around the world to gather for an event-filled weekend rich in

character and tradition.

Wine lovers and their families are invited to experience a number of activities,

including: Grapevine Winery Tasting Room Tours, Culinary Pavilion, GrapeFest Tennis

Classic, KidZone, GrapeStomp, The People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic -- the

largest consumer-judged wine competition in the nation, six stages of entertainment

and much more.

Join WRR for the festival opener sept. 17 from 6-8 p.m. as we sample local

wines from the People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic, experience some of the featured

gourmet cuisines, enjoy some of the carnival and midway games and maybe even get

an announcer or two to take part in the Grape stomping Competition!

Grapevine is named for the wild Mustang grapes that covered the area when settlers

first arrived in 1844. GrapeFest celebrates the beloved grape in a multitude of ways

– including grape stomping, grape crushing and wine tasting.

The People’s Choice Wine Tasting Classic is the largest consumer-judged

wine competition in the nation featuring some of Texas’ finest wines.

Visit grapevinetexasusa.com for more details.

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Texas Discovery Gardens Spreads its wings

Fair Park is about get a few new residents… Close to a thousand, actually. Not that any of us here are worried. They’re known for being extremely quiet neighbors.

This month, the only year-round tropical butterfly house in north central Texas opens its doors to showcase up to 500 species of free-flying butterflies, along with beetles, earthworms and aquatic insects at Fair Park’s Texas Discovery Gardens.

This boasting of butterflies, bugs and botany has been a long time coming for the Texas Discovery Gardens. I recently had an opportunity to get a sneak peek at the newly-renovated building from sarah Gardner, the gardens’ marketing coordinator. I was impressed to find out that they’re one of the oldest botanical institutions in Texas and are the first public garden in the state to be certified organic. Like many of Fair Park’s buildings, the structure has been there in some form or fashion since the 1930s. even with the smell of fresh paint and recently-swept sawdust, I got a sense that I was walking into a part of Dallas that still hums along to Gene Autry on a crystal radio set.

The newly-remodeled Rosine smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium still has its original crank-windows on the ceiling. Three of the walls are floor-to-ceiling glass. Upon entering from the second floor at the canopy level, a spiral walkway leads you to the ground level of lush tropical plants and a trickling brook. Now picture this with hundreds of free flying butterflies.

experience it for yourself on september 12th. That’s the official opening weekend, which kicks off with a ribbon cutting at 9:45 am. It’ll be a weekend filled with crafts for kids, musical entertainment, and a visit from the lake Highlands Wildcat Wranglers. If you need more information, visit TexasDiscoveryGardens.org

The Friends of WRR Board and WRR station Manager Greg Davis will host the Annual Membership Meeting sunday Oct. 4 from 4-6 p.m. at One Arts Plaza in the commercial lobby.

Invitations to the meeting will be mailed to Friends of WRR members shortly.

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Classical CandidsPhotos from recent WRR Classical 101.1 FM events

1. erin Mathews & Faisal Halum of Allie Beth Allman join Adri-ana at The Classic Cafe at One Arts Plaza.

2. The WRR BeethoVAN arrives at Into The Garden with Tick-ets to the Picnic.

3. Rick stein of Screen Door joins us for The Classic Cafe to talk lunch.

4. Mary Jalonick of the Dallas Foundation and Richard Holt of Bank of America join us at the WRR listeners lounge.

5. Tei An’s stopped by the WRR Music lounge in One Arts Plaza with a delightful assort-ment of dining treats.

6. Joe Park of Dougherty’s Pharmacy with WRR’s own Amy Bishop.

7. Guitarist Carlo Pezzimenti performs for us during the Classic Cafe at One Arts Pla-za.

8. WRR’s leza Mesiah (center) gets set up for our Ticket to the Picnic visit at Ewing Auto-haus Mercedes-Benz.

9. Ron Tyler of the Amon Carter Museum talks with Adriana Bate during the Classic Cafe at One Arts Plaza.

10. Parkplace Mercedes-Benz of Dallas got a special visit from the WRR street team with Tickets to the Picnic.

11. WRR and DIsD are honored at the Dallas City Hall Flag Room as Business of the Year from the Texas Department of As-sistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS).

12. We had a great time over at Dutch Art Gallery with our Tickets to the Picnic visit.

13. Cole Wood & Cher Goodson of Art Restorations with WRR’s Charlie Weber during the Clas-sic Cafe at One Arts Plaza.

14. WRR’s Gary Isaacs talks with Jane Offenbach of the Nasher Sculpture Center about the next Nashersalon season.

15. The first listener to come get his Tickets to the Picnic.

16. WRR’s lisa little helps some WRR listeners to Tickets to the Picnic.

17. Adriana Bate talks with steven Jones of Lyric Stage about some big surprises in store for theatergoers this year.

18. Park Place Motorcars of Fort Worth was kind of enough to let us turn this G55 into the WRR Van for the day.

19. some of WRR’s staff get a private tour of Dougherty’s Pharmacy by David e. Bowe (top right) during a recent visit.

20. Gloria McCall snead & Tricia Bridges of the Chiapas Proj-ect during the Classic Cafe at One Arts Plaza.

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WRR Notable Programs

Arts update: 6:52 a.m. weekdays - Amy Bishop is your host for this brief arts event listing covering the eve-ning’s events as well as those a couple days ahead.

Road Rage Remedy: 7:20 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. week-days - WRR will calm your rush hour commute with music to soothe the nerves. Relax and enjoy the ride!

March of the Day: 7:35 a.m. weekdays - Having trou-ble getting around in the morning? WRR will get you in step with some of the world’s most upbeat music -- Marches!

The Wine experience: 6:20 p.m. weekdays - Presents topics relating to choosing and enjoying wine such as matching wine with different foods, virtual walks through vineyards and shopping tips.

Dallas symphony Orchestra: 8 p.m., some Mondays. Complete concert performances of the Dallas sym-phony Orchestra from the Meyerson symphony Cen-ter.

Arts Calendar: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays - An extended arts event listing covering the upcoming week, presented by Kevin Pytcher.

New york Philharmonic this Week: 8 p.m. Thursdays - America’s musical ambassadors perform from Avery Fisher Hall.

Fort Worth symphony Orchestra: 8 p.m. some Fridays - Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts the orchestra in com-plete broadcasts from the symphonic series.

From the Top: 9 a.m. saturdays - some of the nation’s most gifted young musicians take the stage for this in-spiring and funny program.

Inside the Dallas Opera: Noon saturdays, once a month - A behind-the-scenes look at the Dallas Opera including past performances, interviews with staff and artists plus upcoming engagements. Times vary.

The Main event: 10 p.m. Fridays - Two hours of new classical CD releases. Hear it here first! Every Main event show you have a chance to win one of the CD’s we play.

A Night on the Town: 10 p.m. saturdays - From Rich-ard Rodgers to Andrew lloyd Webber, George Harter brings you the best of the American musical stage.

The Romantic Hours: 11 p.m. saturdays - Mona Gol-bek’s popular, unique and yes, romantic mix of music and literature.

Religious programming: 7:30 a.m. until noon - sun-days - WRR airs religious services by churches of many denominations and faiths sunday mornings. see sunday listings for details.

Command Performance: Noon until 1 p.m. sundays - Music by listener request. e-mail your request to [email protected].

Art Matters: 4 p.m. sundays and 6:30 p.m. Thursdays - Quin Mathews and sharon Benge co-host this in-depth look at the arts in North Texas. This is the place to hear insightful interviews with some of the area’s arts luminaries as well as distinguished visitors.

Pipedreams: 10 p.m. sundays - The king of instru-ments, the pipe organ, is the focus of this 90-minute program that spans the globe in its search for great music.

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DAY PART SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

5 AMMusic All Night with Peter Van de Graaff

The Morning showwith Amy Bishop

Music All Night with Peter Van de Graaff

6 AM

7 AMMorning Musicale

Trinity united

Methodist

8 AMChristian science sentinel Morning

MusicaleWilshire Baptist Church

9 AMuniversity

Park Methodist

From the Top with

Christopher O’Riley

lovers lane united Methodist

10 AMPastoral

Reflections

Midday Music with Adriana Bate

Morning Musicale

st. Andrews episcopal

11 AM Preston Hollow

Presbyterian

NOON Command Performance

Classic Cafewith Adriana Bate

Afternoon Concert

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The Afternoon Concert

Midday Music with Adriana Bate2 PM

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The Going Home show with Kevin Pytcher

4 PM Art Matters

The Afternoon Concert

The Afternoon Concert

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Art Matters

7 PM exploring Musicwith Bill McGlaughlin

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The evening Concert

Dallas symphony Orchestra/ evening Concert

New york Philharmonic this Week

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The evening Concert9 PM

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Pipedreams with

Michael Barone

The evening Concert with ed Blaylock

Main eventA Night on the Town

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Romantic Hours

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Station Program Schedule

Sept. 6 WRR’s 15th Annual Picnic in the Park at the Dallas Arboretum. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. This event will fill up quickly so please arrive earlySept. 8 A special broadcast of the 20th Anniversary of the Meyerson at 8 p.m.Sept. 12 WRR meet & greet at Bachendorf’s with the Dallas Opera from 1-3 p.m.Sept. 12 WRR broadcasts “A Night of the BBC Proms” at 3 p.m.Sept. 17 Join WRR at Grapevine’s Grapefest from 6-8 p.m.Oct. 4 The Friends of WRR Annual Membership Meeting from 4-6 p.m. at One Arts Plaza

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Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events

Right up front in the month of september is labor Day weekend and WRR’s yearly Top 40 Classical Countdown. listen at the following times to hear the whole countdown. • saturday, sept. 5 from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. • sunday, sept. 6 from noon-4 p.m. • Monday, sept. 7, from 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra welcomes back their compelling and dynamic new Music Director Jaap van Zweden for his second year on the Meyerson podium. We are thrilled to bring WRR listeners a live broadcast of the first DSO concert of the season, Thursday, sept. 17 at 8 p.m. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony will dominate the program along with two works by a beloved American composer. samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto features star violinist Nadja salerno-sonnenberg. you’ll also hear Barber’s thrilling orchestral showpiece Medea’s Dance of Vengeance.

Starting Saturday, Sept. 19, WRR will encore the five Dallas Opera performances from last season. Tune in at 12:30 that saturday afternoon for The Marriage of Figaro, followed on successive weeks by Die Fledermaus, Roberto Devereux, La Boheme, and the Italian Girl in Algiers.

Another WRR exclusive, summer evenings with the Dallas Wind Symphony wraps up on Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. Amy Bishop and Kim Campbell co-host this survey of great performances from America’s Premiere Wind Band.