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A Message of Unity With the backdrop of war in Eastern Europe, pianists from Russia, Ukraine, and across the globe meet in Fort Worth to compete in the world’s most prestigious piano competition, the Cliburn.

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Along with the regular celebration that accompanies the Cliburn, the international piano competition is set against the backdrop of war.

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Time to Shine

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How do you solve a seemingly unsolvable problem? By first admitting that there is one.

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I’ve been teaching for 10 years, all in a secondary setting (middle and high school), and I’ve been a gun enthusiast for around 23. I feel at least elementally qualified to tackle the subject of how legislators and we as Americans — because other countries don’t really have this problem — can make schools at large safer from guns in our cul-

Static I was on my back porch the other day, listening to the birds, when I received a humorous text from a friend that broke my mood from that of serious concentration into joyous cackling as I’m known to do when something funny catches me off guard, usually scaring whoever is close by.

Right in the middle of that joy came a news update on a “Texas school shooting” at the top of my phone. All my good feelings turned immediately to panic as my heart dropped into the familiar depths known to all parents of school-aged children living in America, those who know too well those eternal seconds it takes to confirm that it wasn’t our child’s school in the news.

Instead of going back to my writing as usual after thanking God once again it wasn’t my 7-year-old daughter senselessly slaughtered, I stopped for a minute and imagined I lived in Uvalde, Texas. That unfathomable pain that nobody wants to immerse themselves in because it’s too difficult to even dwell on for more than a second without giving in to the fear can consume a parent if they empathize too long with the nightmarish reality of the day-to-day for all those moms and dads who were not so lucky.

Something like this is so unconscionably evil it feels justifiable to strike it from your mind, sustaining the self-preservation needed in reasoning that, no, there is no way that this will keep happening and there is absolutely no way it will happen to me. But that’s what the parents in Uvalde thought, and now every waking moment is that eternal second for them, every waking moment they can never go

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bly represent the vast majority of American gun owners: practical enthusiasts who enjoy their firearms for a sporting purpose and see utility in their self-defense capacity.

ture. I use the word culture quite purposefully, because guns are an integral part of ours. I was given my first firearm at 9-yearsold, a semiautomatic .22 caliber Ruger rifle with a 10-round detachable magazine, composite stock, and black oxide barrel. It was cool, almost even AR-ish, in appearance.

My dad and I would take it to the range and shoot target practice — those are great memories of my late pops that I still cherish. Since then, I’ve always been around firearms in various capacities and used them for sport like IDPA (defensive pistol matches) or clay shooting. Always a city kid, I never gravitated toward hunting, but for the duration of living on my own, I’ve possessed some manner of defensive firearm, be it a non-hunting shotgun or magazine-fed handgun. As a teacher, I never took the time to receive a concealed-carry permit (when that sort of thing was necessary, because it isn’t anymore) because I spent the majority of my time in gun-free zones. I tell you these things not to establish that I’m the be-allend-all of gun knowledge but that I probaback to the safety of this self-preservation, this self-denial we all have taken for granted for far too long. They can never say no, that unspeakable evil could never happen to my child. Because it did. And it will keep happening, as it has for decades, if we keep living in the safety of that denial at the expense of the safety of our children, at the expense of our children’s lives.

Although this antisocial psychotic saw his 18th birthday only as a reference of time in the shooting, trying in his inhuman way to impress a 15-year-old girl he met online by stating that he was going to buy a gun and kill his grandmother (the first victim of the shooting) when he turned 18, another event happening around the time of this atrocity was President Joe Biden’s choosing the permanent director of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

With the sickness of school-shootings epidemic looming large in psyches across the nation, the fact that Republican members of the Senate began scrutinizing Biden’s nominee, Steve Dettelbach, because of his past support for gun-control measures —including the assault-weapons ban — is just more incomprehensible inhumanity.

Another event of relevance is the media leak that shows the right doesn’t want the hypothetical children of pregnant mothers to be killed, but when it comes to actual living children, the conservative party has no problem thwarting measures to stop the massacre of them. And let me say “hypothetical” again for the cheap seats so that you can ask yourselves if God intended for every fertilized ovum to produce a child, what happens to the miscarriages? Medical complications? Or perhaps more relevant: Where was God during these shootings? I do believe in God, but every time I thank him for saving my child, I am now starting to question, “Why me?” “Why

Recent(ish) Measures I came of age in the 1990s during the Clinton era assault-weapons ban. Political pressure for that ban came partially from an elementary school shooting in California in 1989, in which the assailant used a Kalashnikovstyle (“AK” in common vernacular) rifle to kill five children and wound 32 others. Similar shootings during the early ’90s inspired a 10-year ban on the production and import of weapons like Kalashnikov and Armalite (AR) rifles and high-capacity (anything more than 10 rounds) magazines. Data surrounding that time period show that the ban had little effect on firearm homicides or criminal activity, but mass shootings — as defined by four firearm homicides occurring in one incident or several in a small area — did decrease. Since the ban expired in 2004, mass shootings have increased. The

previously prohibited weapon types grew exponentially. The original civilian “black rifle” was introduced in the 1950s. Most consumers at the time weren’t very interested. They didn’t see the utility. Up until the 1994 assault-weapons ban, estimates are that about 400,000 rifles of AR-type specifically circulated among Americans. Since the ban’s expiration in 2004, current estimates are that around 20 million are owned. Never underestimate the allure of something that’s suddenly legal.

The Gun Control We Accept Almost nothing will create an internet firestorm like the mention of those two words — gun control — short maybe of comparing someone to Hitler or a group to Nazis. But it’s important to acknowledge that gun control has and continues to exist. Explosives, select-fire weapons (anything more than semiautomatic), and large caliber weapons (think .50 caliber machine guns mounted on tanks) are not legal to be owned by anycontinued on page 5

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them?” “What in the actual fuck is going on?”

But then I get too emotional to go about my day, and so my autopilot wants to return to the safety of that aforementioned denial, but there are things that we can do. There are protests to march in and petitions to sign and votes to cast. There are studies to be done, discussed, and advocated for.

Studies like the one by Dr. Lori Post, a professor of emergency medicine and medical sciences at Northwestern University, which proved the ban on automatic weapons from 1992 to 2004 was effective. It’s one that President Biden has promised to reinstate with the help of Dettelbach — if Dettelbach is confirmed.

“The big thing about my study that is different from every other study is I find that if you prevent the access to assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and semi-automatic

or rapid-fire guns, it prevents the actual massshooting incident itself,” Post said. “All the other studies have looked at how to reduce the lethality of these events, but I find that people don’t even go out and do a mass shooting in the absence of an assault rifle.”

Other studies have also shown that properly implemented background checks can be effective and help identify people with a propensity toward violence. Mass shooters “are not mentally ill,” Post said. “They are evil, and there are ways that you can identify antisocial personality disorders over time.”

Oh, really? It sounds like this psycho was identified as antisocial by everyone who knew him, and yet he purchased two automatic rifles on his 18th birthday with absolutely no problem.

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Baby Steps The most effective piece of the assaultweapons ban legislation, in my opinion, was the limitation on high-capacity magazines.

Whether we agree or not, military-style rifles are part of our lives now, and there are too many for any sort of ban to be practical or even effective. Though prohibition on future sales and manufacturing would create an incredible market for those who possess them already and are looking to make a great deal of money in the resale market, the existing supply, though large, would become instantaneously much more valuable.

Guns are dangerous when used nefariously, and the primary difference between assault weapons and sporting rifles are their magazine capacities. Hunting rifles can use even larger caliber bullets fired at even greater velocities, but they’re not as effortless to maneuver and traditional hunting rifles don’t use detachable magazines (though many are now crafted to look more like assault weapons and do). Handguns, statistically, are still used for the vast majority of gun crimes, and high-capacity magazines exist for them also. Curtailing the manufacture and sale of magazines larger than 10 bullets is a nominal step but one that could probably lean in a positive direction of compromise between gun-confiscation alarmists and firearm-abolition proponents who for the last decade have held no middle ground.

Arm the Teachers Many are championing the idea of teachers carrying, and some districts already allow this. The notion shouldn’t be looked down on. All ideas are welcome right now for a problem that isn’t getting any better.

There are many retired military members who teach, and many former police officers and gun enthusiasts who are proficient with firearms also helm classrooms. But how to introduce that into a school setting is messy both from a legal and practical standpoint.

Fortify the Schools Ted Cruz has already hash-tagged this measure. The U.S. senator from Texas is a divisive guy, but he’s not wrong. Campuses could be harder targets. We could install fewer doors and add guard stations. But we are dealing with children — and a lot of them. North Texas is no stranger to megaschools. Allen High School has more than 5,000 students. Those students are regularly in and out of the building for sports, arts, late arrival, lunch, early dismissal, and other activities. You’d be hard-pressed to walk around a high school in North Texas at lunchtime and not find a door that was propped open by a student for another. It’s not ideal. It’s just reality. We can do a better job utilizing existing security measures (of which there are many), and any school employee knows that it’s a constant and everyday task. Ask any police officer who deals with home invasions, and they’ll remind you that no target is impenetrable. You’re just trying to make it as uninviting as possible.

Politicians are all going to claim to have a magical solution to solving an unsolvable problem of stopping mass shootings, specifically as it pertains to schools, in the American gun culture. None of them are right, but none of them are wrong. First, we as a society have to admit that the current course isn’t working. The problem we’re facing, and will continue to face, will require something that few enjoy: committing to consistent sacrifice — of law-abiding adults — through trial and error to find better solutions for the country we’re building. It sucks for rule abiders to have to follow additional rules, but that’s generally how the law works. The bad actions of a few cause inconvenience for the many. There will be many solutions, and almost none of them will yield observable results in one election cycle. The absolute bare minimum that legislators can do right now is push for magazine-capacity restriction. If anyone needs scripture to inspire them to make this grave sacrifice, simply look to Corinthians: “When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I did active shooter drills like a child,” or something like that. l This column reflects the opinions of the author and not the Fort Worth Weekly. To submit a column, please email Editor Anthony Mariani at Anthony@FWWeekly.com. Columns will be gently edited for factuality, clarity, and concision.

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one outside of law enforcement or the military. This does not include weapons manufactured and legally owned before May 19, 1989, which are “grandfathered” in and considered legal as long as the owner completes several registration steps, pays extra tax, and retains approval to keep such weapons from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

Surprisingly, this isn’t a small number.

Nearly 750,000 are owned per 2020 registration numbers, but they’re tightly regulated and extremely valuable. The owner of one of these weapons could sell and transfer the registration (if approved) for 15-20 times what a similar firearm would be sold to police or military for. It could be argued that while everything in this section could fall under the Second Amendment clause of establishing a well-regulated militia, it has been accepted for some time. There’s a reason you don’t read stories about these weapons being used in crimes or mass shootings.

They’re kept by extremely responsible owners and are difficult and time-consuming to acquire.

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Federal law, right now, deems that schools are gun-free zones (outside of peace officers).

Texas law does give individual districts the freedom to designate teachers to carry weapons. I can tell you for me it would not be practical. I’m a coach, meaning I spend at least half my school day in athletic clothes, and I’m outside being physical alongside my athletes. Guns don’t belong in drawers, lockers, or bags but on hips in holsters. It might be more practical for administrators or others to carry, but that would be a highly localized decision and carry extra liability in a profession that already demands plenty.

I’m not saying it’s a terrible idea but a vastly more complicated one, practically, considering already existing laws.

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like, “You don’t know about guns, so don’t talk to me about guns.” As if brushing up on gun trivia will save children. How about we just have guns that can’t rapid-fire anything? I’m no gun aficionado, but I somehow came up with that idea. If it took two seconds between bullets to fire a gun, it’s almost like you would have to really shoot with thoughtful aim at a specific target in most cases, which at the very least means having to think about the life you’re ending for more than a second before you end it.

Or here’s a thought: Every gun owner is entitled to only a certain number of bullets. Since nobody has to actually kill food to live anymore, I’d say five bullets per gun. If your hobby is shooting targets, save lives and get a bow and arrow for fuck’s sake. Yes, guns are easier for this activity and require less strength, but like everything else made easier, we must always ask ourselves: At what cost?

Maybe then if you were an antisocial, cowardly, dropout, you might think firing a gun that many times in public would require a level of effort, skill, and bravery you don’t possess and so maybe you’d just go watch Faces of Death and call it day.

Gun advocates are almost always cowards who feel paranoid and victimized and are threatened by a world they can’t control.

“If I have a bunch of guns, the minorities can’t come in and push me around!” Or, “If I have a bunch of guns, the government can’t come in and push me around!” Or, “If I have a bunch of guns, women can’t come in and push me around!” Also, “My penis would shoot better.” Let me tell ya’ll a secret: You already live far away from minorities due to your privilege/cowardice; the government has atomic bombs, so they’re always going to push you around; and if you spent your money on Viagra (or penile enlargement) instead of guns, you might feel less scared of women.

The killer was counting down the days to his 18th birthday. What does that tell us?

If teenagers can’t buy cigarettes until they are 21 now, why the fuck didn’t we include assault rifles in that ban, too? I sure hope he wasn’t smoking the day he gunned down those kids.

The reeling of the mind when you go too far down the rabbit hole of dystopian swelling in recent years also grasps on to the security blanket of satire to maintain an even keel. But this is just another defense mechanism as escapist as denial. Those parents are in inescapable pain.

What are our politicians, laws, and policies going to do about the continuous slaughtering of children? Keep selling guns to teenagers? Keep selling guns that are clearly made to massacre many with ease?

Whose kids will it be next time? Maybe when it’s their own, we’ll see a change. — Jessica Waller l This column reflects the opinions of the author and not the Fort Worth Weekly. To submit a column, please email Editor Anthony Mariani at Anthony@FWWeekly.com. Columns will be gently edited for factuality, clarity, and concision.

A Message of Unity

With the backdrop of war in Eastern Europe, pianists from Russia, Ukraine, and across the globe meet in Fort Worth to compete in the world’s most prestigious piano competition, the Cliburn.

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Van Cliburn, Jacques Marquis said, always looked beyond politics when uniting people and countries through music.

A record 388 pianists from 51 countries applied, and 30 competitors were selected.

As with past competitions, the final concerto round will take place at Bass Performance Hall in mid-June.

Piano competitions are known for their dramatic flair, but no music competition in recent memory has pitted contestants from countries that are at war with each other. Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, classical music venues and groups began banning Russian performers.

In March, the Metropolitan Opera banned famed Russian soprano Anna Netrebko for two years. The Dublin International Piano Competition and Canada-based Honens International Piano Competition withdrew invitations to Russian pianists that same month. Organizers from both competitions subsequently reversed that decision following public outcry that the bans unfairly targeted musicians who have no direct ties to Russia’s war of aggression.

Marquis said the decision to allow Russians to compete was difficult but one that Cliburn leadership made based on the organization’s history of openness and Van Cliburn’s personal affinity for the people of Russia.

“When the Met said they would ban Netrebko, we were right before our screening auditions,” Marquis told me. “We had to address this situation quickly. We had 15 Russians coming to do the auditions. We had two executive meetings and a unanimous vote to accept Russians. The Russian pianists had nothing to do with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s decisions.”

The Cliburn, Marquis continued, has had a longstanding relationship with Van Cliburn and the Russian people.

“Van never talked about politics,” Marquis said. “He talked about people. He brought worlds together. That was so clear to us. The World Federation of Music Competitions came out and said we don’t discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, and where you were born.

Music transcends all of these boundaries.”

The announcement did receive some criticism. Kristian Lin’s Weekly article on the Cliburn’s decision to admit Russians drew comments from both sides of the debate.

“Russia is a country that use its army, diplomacy, industry, church, and all state resources, including unfortunately also culture, to collect former Soviet Republics, including Ukraine,” one reader commented. “If you fail with right decision, make sure the prize goes to Ukrainian widows and orphans.”

Cliburn communications director Maggie Estes said that most feedback from the community, competitors, and donors has been supportive. Marquis said that seeing Fort Worthians warmly welcome Russians during the preliminaries has been an emotional experience for locals and the competitors.

My interviews with competitors from Russia and Ukraine were done with the safety of the pianists and their families in mind. I was told I could interview only

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pianists in the world will come here to compete for a life-changing career.”

The commissioned artist, DASS, told the audience that he drew inspiration from a medical condition called chromesthesia that causes certain people to see color when they hear music.

After the opening remarks, past Cliburn competition finalist Fei-Fei Dong performed an entrancing trio of works by Chopin, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff.

The Cliburn competition returns after a one-year delay due to COVID-19.

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The Near Southside is home to a newly commissioned mural dedicated to the Cliburn’s 60th anniversary.

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An unseasonably cool afternoon and the promise of a mural unveiling recently drew several dozen locals to the Near Southside. At 113 S. Main St., the striking image captures the tenor of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

A bird’s-eye view of a grand piano features keys, strings, and hammers bathed in vibrant warm and cool colors. On the left, a stark black background reads, “60 Years.”

It was 64 years ago when the man after whom the competition is named, Fort Worth pianist Van Cliburn, won the inaugural Tchaikovsky competition in Russia, and it was 60 years ago when volunteers started the quadrennial Cliburn competition in Fort Worth. The 16th iteration begins Thursday.

“The candidates are coming from all over the world,” Cliburn CEO Jacques Marquis told the audience. “The best

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Russians who were living outside of their homeland about the war.

“My life has significantly changed since February 24th,” said Anna Geniushene, a Moscow native who now lives in Lithuania. “Not only because I had to make a decision to leave my home country but mainly because I have been experiencing something I would name a non-healing wound in my heart. What is happening continues to shatter me into pieces. Actually, I was thinking to make a

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withdrawal as I really felt I could not be in a decent state of mind during the process of preparation. After a while, I realized I need to travel and tell my story.”

Ukrainian Dmytro Choni said that music has the power to unite and heal, even during the hardest of times.

“Music is the universal language which everyone in the world understands,” he said. “Music has powerful energy which unites people, fills hearts with love, and gives hope.”

“The crowds grew daily in front of the Moscow Conservatory of Music: workmen in fur hats; matriarchs draped in black coats and scarves; teenage girls clutching bundles of lowers and shivering in the crisp air,” Stuart Isacoff wrote in the opening chapter of When the World Stopped to Listen: Van Cliburn’s Cold War Triumph and Its Aftermath.

The year was 1958, and the Muscovites were gathered to catch a glimpse of the 23-year-old Texan who was winning the hearts of Russians with each solo piano performance during the firstever Tchaikovsky Competition. Tensions

between the Soviet Union and the United States, especially after the Soviets launched the world’s first satellite, Sputnik, were at an all-time high, placing the world under daily threat of an all-out nuclear war between the two superpowers.

Van’s youthful and lanky visage, along with his frock of curly hair and Southern drawl, disarmed the Muscovites. Van was the singular topic of discussion during the early days of the competition. The childhood native of Kilgore, Texas, began his pianistic studies under his mother, Rildia Bee O’Bryan Cliburn.

Cliburn would go on to study with Ukrainian pianist Rosina Lhévinne, herself a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, in 1951. When considering the newly announced Tchaikovsky Competition, Cliburn expressed hesitancy about competing in a foreign environment.

Lhévinne responded, “You will have to work with great intensity, and this will be good for you regardless of the contest.

You will have to learn a great deal of new material. You will meet the elite of the young pianists from around the world.

Last but not least, I believe you will win.”

The decision to award Cliburn the gold medal came directly from Nikita Khrushchev. The Soviet leader was consulted about the near draw between Russian Lev Vlassenko and Cliburn.

Khruschev, based on the official story released to the press, answered simply.

“Was [Cliburn] the best?” he said.

“Then give him the prize.”

Current Cliburn competitor Clayton Stephenson told me in a phone interview that Cliburn represents a universally admired artist who transcended the world of classical music.

“A lot of people who don’t know about classical music know about Van Cliburn,” Stephenson said. “That inspires me to become someone like Van Cliburn. It informs how a classical musician could be.”

Growing up in a single-parent household in New York City, Stephenson said piano lessons were both an avenue out of financial hardships and something of a bargain.

“I was rowdy as a kid,” Stephenson recalled. “My mom was looking for a babysitter so she could have a few hours of free time. Babysitters charged $30 an hour, and my mom found that piano teachers charge $35 an hour. For an extra $5, she sent me to music school to learn something. My teacher taught me to love the music I was playing. It imparted for me the love for music that I have today.”

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The piano competition will be held at TCU’s new Van Cliburn Hall.

Van Cliburn’s connection with the Russian people is still felt by Russians, Geniushene said.

“Certainly, Van Cliburn winning the first Tchaikovsky competition is a milestone, not only for his world career but also for the competition itself,” she said. “I heard a lot of stories from my former teachers who knew Van’s excellent piano performances. He became a gold example for a lot of Russian pianists.

People adored him. We still have a lot of books about that period of time. I was so lucky to meet him when he came for one of the Tchaikovsky competitions. I believe that was his last visit to Russia. That was something special for me.”

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pieces. Hopefully, I can translate that.”

The war in Ukraine, Clayton said, puts his privilege to be able to perform in perspective.

“I am doing what I love in America, not interrupted by war,” he said. “There are a lot of people whose lives have been displaced. I have been able to continue doing what I love. Because I have this opportunity, I have to honor these people who are not in the situation I’m in.”

Included in his repertoire is the seventh sonata by Sergei Prokofiev.

Written at the height of World War II, the song captures the violence, banality, and incomprehensible nature of war.

“He was born in modern Ukraine,” Clayton said. “That’s my homage to what is happening.”

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me, is communicating different emotions and expressions. That is something we all as humans experience.”

Clayton said Fort Worth audiences can expect a wide range of repertoire from him.

“I really love jazzy classical pieces, stuff like Gershwin,” he said. “If I get to the final round, you’ll hear me play the Gershwin Concerto in F. I also love transcriptions.

I like people who take something that is well known and reimagine it. One of my favorites is the Firebird transcription by Agosti. It is supposed to be this amazing orchestra piece. He is usually very conservative in the number of notes he puts on the page. For this transcription, it is all over the place. There are three or four staves. He is trying to incorporate all the

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camps, Stephenson said he never would have found opportunities to advance in a field that often requires expensive private lessons.

“When I was 8, I auditioned for the Juilliard Outreach Music Advancement Program,” he continued. “Stepping inside Julliard was new to me. I got to see what it was like to go to an amazing conservatory.

People in the pre-college division were not that much older than me, and they were performing full hour-long recitals.

After my classes were done, I’d listen to these kids who were 12, 13, and 14 play. At that point, I decided that I wanted to get into the Julliard pre-college program. My teacher at the time, Beth Nam, dedicated so much time free of charge just to prepare me for it. The first year I didn’t get in.

The second year I did. That was a big step up for me. Ms. Nam believed in me and worked tirelessly to coach me. Her dedication and my hard work paid off.

I became the first student ever from the Juilliard Music Advancement Program to be directly admitted into the Juilliard precollege program.”

Clayton is currently studying in a dual-degree program of a bachelor’s in economics at Harvard University and a master’s in piano performance at the New England Conservatory. Studying economics, reading literature and history, and understanding other artforms help make him the type of well-rounded musician who can appeal to a wide range of audiences, just like Cliburn did.

“Becoming an all-encompassing musician is about more than practicing,” Clayton said. “It is about understanding the history and culture of that time. Music, for

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learning piano pieces is more than a technical endeavor.

“I always try to get into details about the epoch, the circumstances, history, and artistic events” that shaped a composition, she said.

The upcoming competition will be Geniushene’s first time performing in the United States. “I am so honored to have a chance to meet [an American] audience and to finally be judged by musicians whose names mean so much to me. Of course, this is always a game, and we don’t know how far it will go. But I keep my hopes it would be a moment to remember, certainly in a positive way.”

Music, she said, has always been a source of healing. Through scheduled performances of works by Brahms, Prokofiev, and other great composers, the Moscow native aims to share a message of unity and hope.

“Music is a wonderful healing instrument that unites people, cultures, and eras,” she said. “It always gives you strength and a spare hand when you are down. It gets you active and energized when you are about to give up. It comforts your soul when you are distressed.

And, of course, it is a real community where everyone is welcome no matter how experienced one is. Every time I am onstage, my music will speak about humanity, unity, and praying for the soonest end of the war conflict.”

Ukrainian Choni said he has followed past competitions closely and is excited for

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the opportunity to compete in this year’s contest. The Kyiv native began studying piano at 4, and, at 28, he has won prizes at nearly 20 international piano competitions.

Audiences will hear selections from his favorite composers from the Romantic period and 20th century.

“At the moment, most of all I like to play Brahms, Debussy, and Prokofiev,” he said. “They are all on my competition program. I watched some documentaries about the past editions of the [Cliburn] competition, and I’m very happy to take part myself this year.”

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Estes estimates that viewership could easily reach several million or more. The competition will offer ultra-high levels of audio and video (4K) for subscribers as well as free streaming options at 1080p (standard for HD).

“We have grown our viewership exponentially,” Estes said. “We started webcasting in 2001. We were the first classical music competition to do that. We will be reaching 170 countries, which is basically what the internet captures.”

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Over the three years of management, Doan coaches the young artists on a range of topics, from managing finances to social media promotion.

“We provide these opportunities,” she said. “We want to help them take advantage of the opportunities. This is where personalized mentorship and management come in. What are they strong at that we can amplify or weak that we can strengthen? You are used to playing 10 concerts a year. Now you are on the road for 150 days. Then they have to figure out how to practice and keep their artistic curiosity going.”

Estes helps the artists market themselves to new followers through a personal website and social media platforms.

“We have an initial conversation,” Estes said. “ ‘Who are you as an artist?’ It can be a hard thing for an artist. Some are drawn more to social media than others.

It is a direct route to connect with your audience. It is a tool that they can use that we encourage them to use.”

Competitor Stephenson said the competition will give the pianists something that COVID took away — the opportunity to perform for an audience.

“Music cannot be appreciated unless there is an audience there,” he said. “I’m trying to be someone who has fun. I’m having fun, so hopefully the audience has fun as well. I’m not trying to do the most technically difficult or fastest thing. I’m trying to make them hear a world if only for a minute, a beautiful world that we can all inhabit together.”

Marquis said this year’s competition will have significance for many reasons. At 60, the Cliburn has managed to follow its founding principles.

“We will be reconnecting with our founding values,” he said. “Sixty years ago, when you think of volunteers, they are still here. TCU was there, and they are still here. Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra was a part of our founding, and they are still here. The mandate for the Van Cliburn competition in 1962 was dual: to help young musicians and to share [their performances] with the largest audience possible. We are still there. We help young musicians, and we help to share this with the world. We are still very coherent 60 years later, which is great. It’s why we are so strong as an organization.” l

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from guest classical musicians and live pre- and post-performance interviews with the contestants. Gone this year is the chamber music round. Marquis said that the semifinal round will instead include a Mozart concerto performance.

“A Mozart concerto is very telling,” Marquis said. “It’s like chamber music.

Chamber music wasn’t giving [the judges] more information. When we look at the careers of the winners, they have to play a lot of concertos.”

The concerto round has also changed.

Finalists will perform two concertos, each from a pre-selected list. While final rounds in past competitions have been dominated by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninoff, the new list brings works that were infrequently heard in previous concerto rounds.

“Now, we have a list of all the others that include Beethoven, Schumann, SaintSaëns, and Chopin,” Marquis said “We never heard those concertos. We go from Mozart to Liszt or Ravel and then Rach 3. It’s a lot of information. Since we are launching careers, they have to deliver every round. For the audience, it will be fantastic.”

Sandra Doan, director of artistic planning, said COVID has brought challenges and opportunities for competitors.

“I think that one of the reasons that we had so many applicants was because they have had more time to prepare,” she said. “They have had fewer opportunities to perform for large audiences. This will be different for them. Some of them probably had to do online lessons for a year. They had a lot of challenges.”

The return to performing before live audiences will likely mean a boost of excitement for the performers, she added.

“The audiences are also excited,” she said. “There will be a lot of energy.”

Gold, silver, and bronze medalists will respectively win $100,000, $50,000, and $25,000. The three winners also earn a three-year artist management contract under Doan and a busy touring schedule at the most prestigious performance halls and festivals across the world.

The Cliburn competition is designed to support the careers of every competitor, Marquis said. Besides additional prizes like Audience Favorite and the prestige that comes with being a finalist, the nonprofit schedules community concerts throughout the competition. Many nonmedalists have made connections with visiting conductors and concert organizers

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the way from Denton. Doors open at 6pm, and the show starts at 7:30pm. Tickets are $39.50-399.50 at DickiesArena.com.

Is it possible to own too many plants? Not in my book! Join Wandering Sunday Roots Markets at Tulips FTW (112 St. Louis Av, 817-367-9798) for the Planty Pop-Up starting at noon. Stop by to check out all things plants, ranging from common and rare items to accessories. This family-friendly market is free to attend.

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Leaves’ monthly cookbook club, co-hosted by the neighboring business The Table, for a fantastic food-filled evening. This installment of the club centers on Cook Like a Local by Chef Chris Shepherd. Pick a recipe or two and bring it along for a potluck dinner to be shared among friends. This event is free to attend. For more information, visit LeavesBookandTeaShop.com.

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and downtown are just short drives away, not everyone can or wants to go on an excursion to see art.

“Sitting in a home in a community opens up opportunities for people who wouldn’t otherwise visit a gallery,” Fuentes said. “It’s not in this large, intimidating space, right? It’s in a home, a very warmfeeling home with the wood walls and a big backyard.” l

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space; and Skip Hill, a mixed-media artist from Padre Island and now living in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Fuentes said the gallery plans to incorporate a national, state, and local artist into future exhibits, to put the different perspectives in conversation.

The response to Kinfolk House’s unique model has been good so far, Fuentes said. Though the Cultural District

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Colby Deal’s photographic artwork will be part of Kinfolk House’s latest exhibit, Congregate, an exploration of community.

It took the married couple years to reimagine this Eastside house into a gallery and community space.

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How do people build community? What shape does that community take during a global pandemic? Congregate will explore these and other questions through the work of three different artists.

The show is at Kinfolk House, a gallery opened earlier this year by the husband-and-wife team of artists Letitia and Sedrick Huckaby in the Polytechnic neighborhood.

Kinfolk is indeed a house, the former domicile of Sedrick’s grandmother, Eastside fixture Hallie Beatrice Carpenter.

It took the Huckabys a few years, they said, to turn it into a gallery and community space.

The opening show, Welcome, featured art by Letitia and Sedrick that paid homage to Carpenter, or “Big Momma,” as she was known to family, friends, and neighbors.

“Congregate becomes the next step in that story, bringing people together and moving beyond the Huckaby family to think about community,” said Jessica Fuentes, Kinfolk House director.

The three artists in Congregate are Colby Deal, a photographic artist born and raised in Houston; Angela Faz, a multidisciplinary Oak Cliff-based artist focused on the reclamation of public

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“ ‘Lambert,’ he said, sounding very serious. ‘Lambert, I hear you bought Paris.’ ” Lou Lambert was telling me a story about a phone call he received from a buddy, a well-respected longtime Fort Worthian. Maybe it’s Lambert’s West Texas roots. Maybe it’s one of the reasons his ventures from Austin to Fort Worth have been largely successful, but the chef-entrepreneur behind Dutch’s Hamburgers and the recent reboots of Roy Pope Grocery and Paris Coffee Shop knows how to tell a story.

Lambert and I were separated by 600 miles, with me at my writing camp in Marathon, from which I could see Lambert’s family ranch, and him at his home in Fort Worth. Over a poor Zoom call threatened by an even poorer West Texas internet con-

nection, I still could not help but be drawn in and loose a chuckle — anticipating both what I knew would come next and dying to hear it.

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“Yup,” Lambert answered his buddy.

To which his buddy said before hanging up, “Well, don’t eff it up.”

Lambert is no stranger to the power (and danger) of nostalgia in the restaurant business. A good chunk of his work preceding the recent reopening of Paris involved reboots: Roy Pope and South Congress Coffee, Jeffrey’s, and Pecan Square (formerly Josie’s) in Austin — all, to name a few, were recognized and publicly prized establishments before Lambert took them on.

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I can’t count the number of times friends and I ditched class at Arlington Heights High School to pile in a too-small car and roll up to Paris for a breakfast complemented with coffee and cigarettes.

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I realized I was approaching a magical time machine, one secured behind a keypadded door. If I remembered the code, and the code hadn’t changed, I could access the treasure of living in the past and the present at once. I could access the treasure of youth in all its complex bittersweetness. I could access the pleasure of real nostalgia. If the time machine and I did not recognize each other, that particular treasure would remain buried from me forever.

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a business perspective, reboots are simple.

There’s name recognition. There’s a builtin following. They’re simple, but they’re not easy. Everyone’s got an opinion, and if you change the wrong thing, they’re gonna let you know.”

How did Lambert and his partners — long-time operations chief Chris Reale and real estate developer Mark Harris — balance relevance with nostalgia?

“We knew when we bought Paris that it was going to have to have a massive renovation, and we knew that was going to take longer than normal,” Lambert explained, “so we made the decision to stay open through the process instead of going dark.”

This was a shrewd decision. From a business perspective, it was almost certainly less expensive than closing for renovations and then reopening. From a conceptual, aesthetic, and experience design perspective, “The decision was pivotal,” Lambert said. “It enabled us to put our people in there. We got to see what worked and what didn’t work. We got to see what needed to change and what couldn’t change. We got to see what was sacred.”

In the restaurant business, there are two primary buckets of concern: the physical (or ambiance) and the food. Elements of both changed.

The original menu was populated only by dishes that could be fried on the flattop in delicious grease.

“I don’t think there was one green thing on the menu,” Lambert remembered. “We had to revamp it to make it relevant to how people eat today — give them more choices and put more integrity into the menu.”

The new Paris does just that.

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The wisest decision Lambert and his partners made was to buy the rights to Paris’ intellectual property, too. “It enabled us to do our research before making any physical changes. We pulled archival photos of the original Paris — the wood paneling, the counter service, the metal-banded Formica tabletops. We kept it all in essence and just added to it.”

The new Paris does feature an expanded counter, booths where once only fourtops reigned, and though the old tables are long gone, new ones guard the sacred ground, their Formica and aluminumbanded weapons glistening.

My return to Paris after so many years was a little like preparing to see a dear friend who’s just returned from cosmetic surgery. I hoped Paris would be empowered by carefully considered, integrated “updates,” and, I feared it would no longer look at all like the friend I’ve known and loved. The moment I stepped inside, sat, and dug into breakfast, however, both fear and hope dissolved. They evaporated so quickly, I swear I could hear the swoosh of the vacuum created by their departure — a vacuum filled immediately by simple pride.

I’m proud Paris will remain, like it always was, a place where politicians, students, business luminaries, blue-collar tradespeople, and the odd truant high schooler feel welcomed to share a morning and a meal together. I saw representatives of each of those populations on my visit, though thankfully, unlike in the past, none was smoking.

I’m proud Fort Worth is a place where the choreography of efficiency and kindness can still thrive. I’m proud that watching a line cook own the flattop still inspires in us the same awe and respect usually reserved for watching Bruce Lee with a pair of nunchucks.

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with warm pepperoncini, fried olives and lemons, and fennel. The squid was lightly battered and crispy. A creamy pesto sauce was both zesty and rich in basil. The meat was soft, supple, and delicious. Never having bit into a fried slice of lemon before, I was hesitant at first but found the citrus mildly sweet and fork-tender. The fried green olives were similarly mild in flavor and devoid of the brininess typically associated with the fruit.

The focaccia was an equally heavenly experience. The pillowy soft bread had a hearty crust and flakes of salt that livened up each bite. The appetizer arrived next to a large smattering of truffle-kissed ricotta cheese that the bartender said is made inhouse. A rich and thick honey, infused with Calabrian chile oil, added a kick that sent my palate into sensory overload.

Tres Mogli offers several pastas via individual or family portions. The bartender said pasta is a point of pride at the new restaurant. I could tell that a lot of thought went into the Bolognese option I ordered. Bolognese often calls for three Tres Mogli Bread ......................................................... $8 Calamari .................................................... $16 Liberator .................................................... $14 Bolognese .................................................. $22 Chicken piccata ........................................ $30

simple ingredients: tomatoes, beef, and onions. The entree was largely devoid of tomatoes and onions. Instead, a rich meat sauce clung to dense and perfectly cooked spiral pasta. The meaty richness of the mix of veal, pork, and beef was brought to the fore, each bite benefiting from the pungent sprinkling of Pecorino Romano and the sturdy underpinnings of al dente pasta.

Chicken, veal, and pork entrees come in several varieties. I sprung for the chicken piccata. The lightly battered poultry was juicy throughout and had a nice golden crust. The light, lemony sauce and toppings of capers made the dish a delight, although it could have benefited from a side of pasta.

The deconstructed cannoli was a fresh take on the popular Italian dessert. A small mound of sweet, creamy cheese was garnished with two golden-fried squares of cannoli dough. Freshly grated dark chocolate rounded out the treat that was rich without being overly sweet.

The service that evening was impeccable. David, the bar manager, heard that I was interested in amaro and came down to chat about the minutiae of the underappreciated cordial. I didn’t make it upstairs, but David said the upstairs bar is slowly expanding with collections of hard-to-find Italian liquors that will be the base of Tres Mogli’s bar offerings. Tres Mogli is well on its way to being a top destination for connoisseurs of authentic pasta and crafty cocktails. l

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6.) Levy Event Plaza (501 E Las Colinas Blvd, 972-721-2501), which overlooks Lake Carolyn, is the place to be 2pm Sat, June 18, when the inaugural Lone Star BBQ & Music Festival hits Irving.

Tickets include samples from food trucks and 30 barbecue restaurants — including the famous Smokey John’s, which beat out Pecan Lodge in the first round of the Good Morning America barbecue competition — from 2pm to 5pm. Then, from 5pm to 10pm, food will be available for purchase, and there will be music by Le Freak and six other bands. VIP packages include early access, unlimited food sampling, and access to a VIP bar with the first drink

free. Tickets are $35-190 at Prekindle. com. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets or lawn chairs.

7.) At 11am-3:30pm Sun, Jun 19, Bendt Distilling Co. (225 S Charles St, Lewisville, 214-814-0545) hosts Oaked & Smoked VI: A Celebration of Dad. Reservations are available for 11am, noon, 1pm, and 2pm.

General admission tickets are $37 for adults and $15 for kids 12 and younger. Your admission includes a barbecue lunch by Chef Ken Rathbun, your image sketched by a caricature artist, and live music by Hightower. Specials on beer, cocktails, craft sodas, and wine will be available for the 21+ crowd. Reserve your tickets at BendtDistillingCo.com/Tour-Booking.

8.) As we visit Fred’s Texas Cafe at its new location at 7101 Camp Bowie West (817-3320083), let’s all be patient and kind. (You’ve waited this long for the reopening. You can wait a few extra minutes for those loaded cheese fries.) In a recent post on social media, the folks at Fred’s addressed some issues. The restaurant will be closed Sundays and Mondays for training; weekend brunch, to-go orders, and live music are temporarily on pause; and all customers must check in with the host for a seat. “The patio will be temporarily used as a waiting area with no food service, but you can order as many #coldassbeers as you like!” Congratulations on your reopening, Fred’s!

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5.) Mark your calendar for the Carter Society Midsummer Mingle at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, 817-738-1933) 5:30pm-7:30pm Thu, Jun 16. This year’s theme is Fire and Ice. There will be craft cocktails and “light bites,” plus you’ll be able to chat with Justin Ginsberg about his site-specific installation. Inspired in part

by Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, Ginsberg will work with a glass kiln on the museum lawn throughout the summer. He will use the 30-foot-long glass threads that he will pull to create a “waterfall” sculpture in the Carter’s main gallery. While tickets are $25 for nonmembers at bit.ly/3kt53ZD, you can join the Carter Society — a social club for young professionals — and attend for free. Call 817-989-5060 for details.

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3.) Help families in need and see some cool cars at the 16th Annual Car Show & Food Drive at House of Hotrods (2301 FM 1187, Ste 201, Mansfield, 817-466-9942), benefiting the food pantry of Bethlehem Baptist Church (1188 W Broad St, Mansfield, 817-473-1236). The entry fee is a donation of one nonperishable food item.

According to CentralTexasFoodBank.org, think of nutrition, usefulness, and quality when considering food donations. Some of the canned items that do the most good are fish (like salmon or tuna), meats (like

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2.) In honor of National Donut Day, TX Whiskey (4250 Mitchell Blvd, 817-8409140) is collaborating with FunkyTown Donuts (@FunkyTownDonuts) 6pm9pm Fri. Enjoy three mini donuts, three TX Whiskey cocktails, and music spun

by DJ Jason Esquire. The first pairing is a Peachy Keen (TX Whiskey with tea, peaches, chipotle honey, and lemon) with a Mini Blueberry Glaze Bullseye Donut (filled with house-made peach jam). Next, try a Pecan Old Fashioned (TX Bourbon with a brown sugar/pecan simple syrup and Angostura bitters) with a Mini Maple Bacon Grilled Sandwich. Finally, enjoy The Bluebonnet (TX Whiskey, guava nectar, lemon, blueberries, honey, and rose water) paired with a Mini Lemon Glazed Donut (filled with strawberry mascarpone whip). All attendees must be 21 and up.

Tickets are $25 at FRDistilling.com.

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Highlighting more than 200 craft beers from all over the region, the event also features larger distributors representing national and international brews. Tickets for beer sampling are $30 in advance and $40 at the gates for 12 2-oz samples and a commemorative pint glass. Parking is $10 plus a fee per vehicle in advance and $20 at the gate. New this year is a VIP BBQ Event for $60-100. From 3pm to 4pm, “VIP ticket holders get all-you-can-eat barbecue samples from Hurtado Barbeque and Tender Smokehouse, plus nonalcoholic beverages and a chance to ‘meet and greet’ with the owners/pitmasters and learn their secrets to Texas’ top-rated BBQ.” For ticket info and links, visit Facebook.com/ LittleElmSpecialEvents.

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chicken or turkey), vegetables (low salt), and jars of nut butter (like peanut butter).

Along with the beautiful classic cars and trucks, enjoy a facility open house, a used parts sale, hourly prizes, and DJ music.

Food trucks will be on-site, with snacks and drinks available for purchase.

1.) Friday nights are Unwined Nights at Songbird Live (210 E Henderson St, Cleburne, 682-248-8424). Every Friday from 4pm to 9pm, receive 15% off Bull Lion Vineyard bottles or enjoy a $5 sangria in the foyer of “the best little listening room in Texas.” Bull Lion Ranch & Vineyard is the Texas wine company based in Hico which runs the wine bar at Songbird. “We chose to plant in the rocky portion of our Texas ranch land to emulate the vineyards of Italy,” Bull Lion says.

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MUSIC Stylish Folk Drawing from personal and global struggles, singer-songwriter Court Hoang is ready for all of us to Get Right.

Court Hoang feels a little out of place everywhere he goes. From endless introspection and the need to create community, the Fort Worth indie folkrock artist incorporates his background in choirs, a cappella styles, and beatboxing into his work. His upcoming album wades into ideas of social justice and building a community while being a good neighbor to your fellow man.

“I couldn’t write an album that says, ‘Everything’s going to be fine,’ so it ended up being, ‘We can either deal with the issues and get right, or we can get left behind by more civilized nations or by the Earth itself when we destroy ourselves,’ ” Hoang said.

Get Right sounds organic and doesn’t really seem too pressured to fit into a specific type of genre or writing style.

Rather than focusing on a single type of sound and restricting himself to a single genre, Hoang lets the songwriting take the lead and guide him to a common theme.

He gets personal, too, touching on topics such as depression, suicide ideation, the challenges of living in American society, and the deaths of loved ones.

Hoang’s musical inspiration ranges from Elliott Smith and Jeff Buckley to Andrew Bird and rock groups like Muse.

As part of the release of Get Right, Hoang recently put out a single and music video for “The Basement,” which came out May 6, with an exclusive premiere on

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Hoang: “ ‘We can either deal with the issues and get right, or we can get left behind by more civilized nations or by the Earth itself when we destroy ourselves.’ ”

KXT/91.7-FM. “The Basement” reflects on the frustration of seeking connection and being met with silence.

Hoang is also set to release a second single off the album, titled “You Are Here,” which will include an animated lyric video, on Friday.

The 33-year-old married family man who has played professionally since 2011 primarily as an acoustic guitarist feels he’s becoming more expressive with a rock sound. Three short instrumentals that serve as intermissions on the album show Hoang’s range as a guitarist and musicmaker. Whatever approach he takes, he’s capable of teasing out a range of emotions, from joy to loss.

“I like to rock out, and I like to do the sad-boy acoustic thing, and I like to get real and serious, and I like to have

fun,” he said. “You can hear the different styles, and I can’t pick. I want to have the cohesive sound that everyone says that you need to have to be marketable.”

Engineered by Hoang, produced by bassist Joseph Fisher-Schramm, and mastered by Ben Barnett, the album was recorded at Hoang’s home studio with string players and other instrumentalists starting in 2020 and includes songs he wrote more than 13 years ago, which he said feel appropriate now. The entire album was finished and polished last October.

The album release party will be Friday, June 17, at Margo Jones Theater in Fair Park. The live show will incorporate theatrics, Hoang said, which will include a symphony of 13. A theater seemed a better fit than a venue/bar, he said.

Soon after the release show, Hoang along with bassist/producer FisherSchramm and drummer Gareth Mason will travel to New Orleans, Austin, and few other cities before finishing up in Fort Worth at Twilite Lounge on Friday, July 1, with Taylor Teachout and Cherry Mantis.

Get Right doesn’t only focus on his personal experiences like his previous albums, he said.

“I decided to make this record in response to a lot of the social unrest I’ve seen in the United States and around the world,” he said, “the distress and desperation I’ve seen in my friends, family, and community members and the personal feelings of depression and hopelessness that I struggle with regularly.” l

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Hearsay Johnny Case: From Other Realms After moving to Fort Worth 15 years ago, one of my first questions for locals was, “Where I should go to hear the best live jazz in town?”

The advice was always the same.

Sardines Ristorante Italiano. Any evening. I made several trips to the dim and well-worn Cultural District restaurant. Onstage was an intenselooking pianist with gray hair. Johnny Case could pummel the grand piano to thunderous effect or pull back for light, lilting improvisations. His solos were melody-driven and reminded me of the great poet of jazz piano, Bill Evans.

It was only years later when writing about Case that I learned his personality is nowhere near as intense as his demeanor onstage. The veteran pianist takes each performance, whether it be in a rowdy bar or concert venue, with equal gravity because, to him, jazz is a serious artform that demands every bit of focus and physical exertion that one can muster.

In 2013 — gawd, it’s been almost a decade now — I spent the afternoon with Case and wife Kitty Case at their Eastside home researching a story I was to write about an upcoming concert by Johnny and his brother, guitarist Jerry Case. Johnny is known locally for jazz, but he and his brother have a long history of performing Western Swing, and my interview focused on that genre. We must have chatted for two hours or longer. Case is a trove of music history, and his 50-year career meant that most of his knowledge came from firsthand experience, not history books. In 2019, Case emailed me to see if I was interested in reviewing his latest album. Other Realms is his most recent release to date.

Case’s steady output of albums captures his artistic growth (both as a composer and improviser) since the release of his first in 1969. Other Realms offers several songs that showcase the veteran musician’s mastery of lyrics and arranging. “Song of Solange” features soprano Donna Thompson singing to a supportive sonic backdrop of Don Sowell on drums, Brian Warthen on upright base, and Case on piano. The lyrics for “Song of Solange” are based on the English translation of a passage in The Maids, the play by French dramatist Jean Genet.

The ballade opens with a rising swell of rich chords and bowed bass lines before the soprano sings, “The

orchestra is playing.” Entering alongside the exuberant vocals, the drums deliver steady churns of brushstrokes that add more textural than percussive effects to the lyric-driven work. Thompson soon settles into a more sultry and velvety tone. Her careful attention to diction is clear throughout and adds to the storytelling feel. Case’s accompaniment follows her melodies note for note at times. During climactic moments, when she sustains long-held notes, Case whirls about, propelling the music forward. It’s a careful synchronization that one might expect more from a Schubert art song than a jazz number.

“Run Free” opens ominously with seemingly directionless trills by Case and intermittent rolls by drummer Joey Carter. The raucous cacophony is joined

by Sylvester Jones on tenor saxophone and trumpeter Chris White. Rather than coming into harmonic focus, the work builds into a frenetic free jazz performance in which Middle Eastern scales, modal piano passages, and New Orleans-styled polyphony are layered into a ravenous and otherworldly listening experience.

“Love’s Bitter Rage,” a pathos-filled art song, stars mezzo-soprano Claudia Gonzalez singing Spanish translations of lyrics written by Case. “From Where Strays Never Call Home” boasts virtuosic passagework by the pianist, while “Lewis Worrell” is defined by a lengthy and moody bass solo by Byron Gordon.

Fort Worth has a rich jazz legacy, thanks to the notable Fort Worth legends who left our fair city for international careers (Ornette Coleman, Dewey Redman, Ronald Shannon Jackson) and also the many working musicians and composers who stayed here. Other Realms is a laudable showcase of our local jazz talent and a reminder that Case remains one of the most important and influential local jazz pianists of the past half-century, here or anywhere. — Edward Brown

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