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In this issue: Andy Warhol’s last decade • March for Meals • The Academy Awards • Birthdays • March March Countdown
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March 2010
A Monthly publication For Friends of WRR
Letter from the ‘Friends of WRR’ President “I am honored to serve as President of the Friends of WRR. The Friends of WRR is a grass roots, non-profit organization of over 700 dedicated member listeners whose mission is to support WRR in providing a 24-hour classical music radio format for both north Texas and on
Isabella Markham of Dallas with Christopher O’Riley during the live taping of From the Top at the Winspear Opera House.
the Internet around the world. Our dedicated Board of Directors works to raise awareness in our community by supporting the education, enjoyment, and understanding of classical music. “In this endeavor, we are proud sponsors of the syndicated radio program From The Top, heard Saturday mornings on WRR. For the past decade, From the Top has been the preeminent showcase for America’s best young musicians. We thank WRR for broadcasting such programming that inspires young listeners and educates and entertains us all. “In 2009 the New Philharmonic Orchestra of Irving presented one of its first Grace Note awards to the Friends of WRR. We were honored for our work in “building an audience for classical music by providing needed support for a unique city-owned classical music radio station whose reach extends throughout the north Texas Area.” “We look forward to becoming more
The Dallas Museum of Art gets smART The Dallas Museum of Art is rolling out a new feature for patrons, smART phone tours, beginning with The Lens of Impressionism. The Lens of Impressionism is an exploration of impressionist painting’s response to early photography. This occurs within the context of a single geographic locale that was intensely explored by painters and photographers in the second half of the 19th century—the coast of Normandy. The convergence of social, artistic, technological, and commercial forces along the Normandy coast dramatically transformed the course of photography and painting, ultimately having a profound impact on the history of early impressionism. Among the artists represented here are painters Claude Monet, Édouard Manet, and Gustave Courbet, and photographers Gustave Le Gray, Henri Le Secq, and LouisAlphonse Davanne. The DMA begins a new convergence of tech and tools during Lens with smART phone tours. SmART phone tours are designed to be accessed through a web enabled wireless device (iPhone, iTouch or Blackberry.) This doesn’t mean you’re going to be lost if you’re like many arts patrons and your cell phone is just that, a phone; the DMA has iTouch’s available to borrow to get the full exhibition experience. Using your web-enabled device, you connect to dallasmuseumart.mobi for a docent lead tour of the exhibition which features current photos of the area featured, maps of the land, artist profiles, work by the artist in the museum’s permanent collection and much more. The exhibition includes approximately ninety works, including photographs, paintings, drawings, and prints. Forty photographs, most of them vintage prints, and thirty-eight paintings, pastels, and watercolors will be shown, along with a selection of prints, maps, and ephemera evoking the new touristic culture of the Normandy coast.
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involved in supporting the expanded arts advocacy mission of WRR in 2010 as the vision of the Dallas Arts District comes to fruition. We congratulate WRR on their successful first year of live “event” broadcasting from their satellite studio at One Arts Plaza in the Arts District. Gary Olsen, “Lastly, a special President of the thanks to all the members Friends of WRR of the Friends of WRR. Your support is essential in accomplishing our goals, and we couldn’t do it without you. Please feel free to share your comments or suggestions by emailing us at info@friendsofwrr.org.”
A Command Performance TITAS’ Command Performance has consistently delivered the definitive dance event of the year to North Texas, featuring the world’s greatest dance stars. Renowned dancers from such luminous companies as American Ballet Theatre, Morphoses, The Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and many other prestigious companies grace the stage for this one-of-a-kind performance. TITAS commissioned new works premiering Yuan Yuan Tan of at the gala with dancers Yuan Yuan Tan and the San Francisco Damian Smith of San Francisco Ballet, and Drew Ballet photo: David Jacoby and Rubinald Pronk, currently dancing with Cooper Morphoses. Don’t miss this opportunity to see the fireworks of the dance world April 3 at the Music Hall in Fair Park. Thanks to its high level of talent and first-class repertoire and presentation, Julie Kent of American Ballet Theater says “Command Performance is one of the great ballet galas in the world today. Command Performance is an event without peer in the North Texas area. It is an experience that dance fans, experienced or inexperienced, can truly appreciate and revel in the virtuosity and diversity of the performers.”
Sammy’s Songbook from the Dallas Wind Symphony Celebrating big band composer and arranger Sammy Nestico, the Dallas Wind Symphony visits the Meyerson Symphony Center March 16 at 8 p.m. Best known for his arrangements for the Count Basie Band, Nestico has also worked for the US Air Force Band and the US Marine Band. During a long career in television and film, he has orchestrated works for Mission: Impossible, Mannix, Charlie’s Angels and the Mod Squad. Selections include Round Midnight, Stardust, Brassman’s Holiday and composer Benjamin Godard’s Suite for Flute. Francois Minaux is featured on flute.
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Sammy Nestico
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