December 2010

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In this issue: The Dallas Arts District, TACA Awards Luncheon,The Met Opera Returns, Beethoven & Mozart’s Birthday, A Friends Update and more

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Timeless holiday programs Thanks to all who have already sent kind comments about this year’s mix of timeless seasonal favorites played by some of the world’s finest classical musicians. There are many holiday-related WRR programs still to come that you’ll want to mark on your calendar. Here are some of the highlights: • The Chanukah Story – Dec. 4, 7 p.m.

Hanukkah begins at sunset on Dec. 1 this year. Celebrate with this appealing program for both adults and children.

• 2010 Christmas Carol Countdown, presented by NorthPark Center with support from Markham Fine Jewelers, Centennial Fine Wines and Metroplex Cadillac Dealers runs from Dec. 9-24, every weekday at 3:30 p.m.

• Exploring Music with Bill McLaughlin will present the music and background of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio – Evenings at 7 p.m. Dec. 20-24.

• St. Olaf Christmas Festival, Dec. 21, 8 p.m. – WRR is delighted to bring one of the nation’s most cherished holiday celebrations back to the airwaves.

• Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols live from King’s Chapel at King’s College in Cambridge Dec. 24, 9-11 a.m. Hosted by Michael Barone.

• Christmas Carol Countdown Review Dec. 24, 6 p.m. All 12 of your favorite carols in a row.

• Dallas Symphony Orchestra Christmas Pops and Celebration – Christmas Day at 4 p.m. Features highlights from this year’s Christmas Celebration Concerts featuring the Dallas Symphony Chorus and soloists, plus selections from Christmas Pops with Marvin Hamlisch.

• Handel’s Messiah – Christmas Day at 6 p.m.

Handel’s complete masterpiece performed

Caroling at the Adolphus Schedule • Monday, Dec. 13 - Turtle Creek Chorale • Tuesday, Dec. 14 - Highland Park Presbyterian Church Chorale • Wednesday, Dec. 15 - Plano Civic Chorus • Thursday, Dec. 16 - Texas Boys Choir/ Singing Girls of Texas • Friday, Dec. 17 - Dallas Symphony Chorus

The Adolphus holiday parade steps into the season

Dallas Symphony Chorus The Dallas Symphony Chorus is the official vocal ensemble of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. This all-volunteer organization consists of members who devote their time, effort and talent to weekly rehearsals and regular performances with the orchestra, as well as other appearances in the community.

The Dallas Symphony Chorus has toured internationally in South America, Israel and throughout Europe. The Chorus has also enjoyed performing in Carnegie Hall numerous times, appearing four times with the Opera Orchestra of New York under the baton of Eve Queler, with the New York Pops with Skitch Henderson and with the DSO under the Direction of DSO Music Director Emeritus Andrew Litton.

The Chorus will return to New York with the orchestra in May 2011 to perform the New York debut of Steven Stucky’s August 4, 1964 with Jaap van Zweden at the podium.

Photo courtesy of Louis Curtis, Jr.: Children’s Medical Center Holiday Parade December begins with WRR’s Tempie Lindsey calling in with regular updates from the reviewing stand of the Adolphus Hotel for the Children’s Medical Center Holiday Parade Presented by Capital One Bank Saturday Dec. 4.

Then Amy Bishop returns to the magnificent lobby of the historic Adolphus hotel for WRR’s most popular holiday tradition, Caroling at The Adolphus presented by your Metroplex Cadillac Dealers Dec. 13-17 from noon to 1 p.m.

Caroling is a live radio program of seasonal choral music.

Sponsoring WRR’s Caroling at the Adolphus presented by The Metroplex Cadillac Dealers are Armen Oriental Rug Cleaning, Professional Caretakers, NorthPark Center and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

For more information about The Adolphus, located at 1321 Commerce Street, and its beloved holiday events, including New Year’s Eve in the fabled French Room, please visit hoteladolphus.com or call the hotel direct at (214) 742-8200 or toll-free at (800) 221-9083.

All performances are one hour (noon-1 p.m.), free of charge, and include complimentary coffee, hot cider and cookies. Seating is limited for these presentations, and is on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can’t make it to The Adolphus, tune in to WRR Classical 101.1 FM or stream the broadcast for these very special presentations.

Turtle Creek Chorale The stars brightly shine this holiday season as the Turtle Creek Chorale present O Holy Night. Traditional melodies, lush harmonies and laughter provide warmth this wintry time of year.

Come hear your favorite songs including Deck The Halls, Do You Hear What I Hear, Silver Bells, Silent Night and much, much more.

Join the Turtle Creek Chorale and special guests, The Texas Guitar Quartet for this holiday spectacular Dec. 15, 20 and 22 only at the Meyerson Symphony Center.

Also, mark your calendars now so you won’t miss Jennifer Holliday and the Men’s Chorus from First Church of Hamilton Park Baptist as together we present One Night Only March 23, 2011. Night and Day: The music of Cole Porter closes out their season on June 23 & 26, 2011.

For tickets and information on how you can purchase a season subscription, visit them online at turtlecreek.org or call (877) SING-TCC.

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authentically and passionately by the Dallas Bach Society chorus and orchestra.

We love providing our uniquely traditional seasonal sounds for your holiday enjoyment.

We hope you’ll welcome WRR into your home for celebrations throughout the month.

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What’s Next for the Dallas Arts District? by Veletta Lill

October has passed and we have put away our costumes for another year. Thousands attended Art in October events – visiting the Mourners at the Dallas Museum of Art, touring the historic churches, enjoying the simulcast of Don Giovanni and dancing to the sounds of bands from Booker T. It was a great month of celebration of the many offerings of the Dallas Arts District.

There is so much to celebrate in the district that it takes a whole month. And as we look on the horizon there is much more to come. As those of you who live, work or play in the district know, the construction that we pass each day is a visual reminder of the changes to come.

For the Arts District 2012 will be a banner year. The City Performance Hall will open late spring/early summer and will be the last arts venue to open in the district.

At the other end of the district Dallas’ newest high rise residential building, Museum Tower, will open. The tower will overlook another signature venue for the Arts District and for Dallas – “The Park.” Finally, to tie it all together will be the extension of the trolley, along Olive St., providing greater access to the DART rail line.

These large infrastructure projects are important, but they will need to be seasoned with more programming, more art, more retail and more people. Anticipate more public and interactive art, more programming on the exterior as well as the interior of the buildings. Gourmet food trucks will bring more dining options. Please stay tuned as our neighborhood evolves and our city changes.

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Plano Civic Chorus With it’s 2010-11 season, The Plano Symphony Chorus (PCC) celebrates 38 years of great choral performances in the north Texas area. The chorus sings a broad repertoire that offers something for every taste.

Join PCC Sunday, Dec. 19, as the featured chorus for the Plano Symphony’s Home For the Holidays Christmas Concerts.

This season marks the 10th anniversary with artistic director Ralph Frederick Stannard. The anniversary will be celebrated in a gala concert in March with musical highlights from my past ten years. The Dallas Chamber Orchestra and organist Bradley Reznicek will be accompanying the chorus for that gala concert featuring a silent auction, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and a giant cake for all. Should be a lot of fun!

National Performance Network Comes to Dallas

CONDOS, BRAVOS

On Dec.9, the Dallas arts scene will be forever changed when more than 300 artists and arts presenters from around the world come to town! Celebrating its 25th anniversary, and hosted by the South Dallas Cultural Center, the National Performance Network (NPN) is holding its annual meeting in Dallas and will open parts of this usually closed meeting to Dallas arts patrons and artists. Jane Comfort and Company (pictured) will be joined by four other performers that represent 25 years of NPN Creation Fund grantees. San Francisco actor/director/playwright Brian Freeman’s Pomo Afro Homos, Costa Rican Ford Foundation fellow and performance artist Elia Arce, Seattle artists/ activists Pat Graney Dance Company and San Francisco’s hottest Hip Hop multidisciplinary artist, Marc Bamuthi Joseph will all perform works commissioned through the NPN Creation Fund Program.

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Thursday, Dec. 9 at 8 p.m.- NPN Performing Americas - Latino Cultural Center Friday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m.- NPN Live & On Stage featuring Pomo Afro Homos, Elia Arce & Pat Graney Dance Company - Majestic Theater Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7 p.m.- NPN Live & On Stage featuring Jane Comfort and Company & Marc Bamuthi Joseph - Majestic Theater For more information, visit dallasculture.org or call 214-939-ARTS.

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Birthday tributes offer timeless music by Kevin Pytcher WRR invites you to a pair of birthday celebrations and it’s you, the listener, who gets the gift -- of great music.

The station honors the lives and legacies of Beethoven and Mozart Dec. 16 and Jan. 27 respectively.

Their music has fostered a deep admiration from audiences for more than 200 years. Each composer communicated directly to the heart, though Beethoven managed to do so in a particularly commanding manner. Noted musician Ferruccio Busoni once wrote that with Beethoven, “the human element first came to the fore as the primary argument of musical art.”

Mozart is forever known as the child prodigy who matured into a resolute genius.

Listeners worldwide feel his exquisite craftsmanship resulted in music that could only play out just as Mozart wrote it.

So what’s to hear? On Beethoven’s birthday, listeners will enjoy several heroic sounding pieces, such as Symphony No. 3, Eroica, and Symphony No. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor. These, when paired with many introspective works, will offer the listener more of a complete portrait of the composer.

Similarly, listeners can rediscover less-frequently performed Mozart gems along with some of his best-loved works, including Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, various concertos and the later symphonies.

We welcome new and celebrate old ‘Friends of WRR’ The new year brings a few notable changes with the Friends of WRR. Dolores Barzune, Joy Mankoff, Bette Mullins, Bill Swart and Milton Thomas will retire this year off the Board of Directors. These individuals have served Friends chairman Gary Olsen, the Friends of WRR faithfully for many years and we are President Lynn Mock and retiring grateful for all they have done. board member and former PresiWe are excited to welcome Ross Coulter, Mary Covdent Bill Swart ington, Virginia Dupuy, Marion Exall, Jim Finley, Don Fischer, Mary Preston, John Rogers and Ginger Simmons to the 2011 Board of Directors.

Taking on the position as President of the Friends of WRR is Lynn Mock along with 2011 Officers Rebecca Todd, Vice-President; Gary Olsen, Chairman; Robert Rohlfs, Treasurer; and Nancy Armour, Secretary.

The Friends of WRR is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to support WRR as a city-owned, classical music asset. To get involved with the Friends of WRR, use the form on the back page of Overture or visit friendsofwrr.org.

TACA honors Sarah Perot and John Eagle by Becky Young Sarah Perot and John Eagle will join an esteemed list of arts and culture philanthropists when they are honored with the 2011 award during the 33rd Annual Silver Cup Award Luncheon presented by Chase and Neiman Marcus on March 4 at noon at the Hilton Anatole, Chantilly Ballroom.

Civic Volunteer and former Dallas mayor Annette Strauss created the Silver Cup Award Luncheon, which has been held annually since 1979, to recognize one man and one woman for their outstanding contributions to the arts in Dallas. The award symbol- John Eagle and Sarah Perot izes philanthropic excellence in the areas of art and culture.

TACA (The Arts Community Alliance) exists to champion the performing arts. TACA’s mission is to provide financial support and services and to increase public awareness and participation in the performing arts of North Texas improving the quality of life for citizens of all economic, social and ethnic backgrounds.

In 2010 TACA awarded a third consecutive $1 million in grants to a diverse group of North Texas’ performing arts organizations, from the large and established to the newly emerging. TACA grants will be awarded Jan. 31 at the Dee add Charles Wyly Theatre.

TACA funds support dance, music, theater, opera, musical theater and educational outreach programs viewing its role as cultivating the artists, the patrons and the volunteers of the future.

TACA’s supporters are committed to having a rich array of cultural opportunities in North Texas. They are enthusiastic arts patrons who share a vision of a dynamic and exciting cultural community. Members act as ambassadors, helping TACA build community, provide financial infrastructure and raise the bar for every arts organization.

For more information about TACA, TACA events including the Silver Cup Award Luncheon or how to get involved with TACA, call 214-520-3930 or visit taca-arts.org.

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The Met Opera returns The 80th season of The Metropolitan Opera Saturday Matinee Broadcasts kicks off on December 18 with Verdi’s Don Carlo, starring Yonghoon Lee, Marina Poplavskaya, Simon Keenlyside and conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Twenty-two broadcasts will be presented through May 14. Margaret Juntwait returns as the series’s host for her seventh season, joined by commentator Ira Siff.

Visit wrr101.com for the complete season listings.

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Must Hear Radio: 2011 Highlights The Metropolitan Opera broadcasts get off to a strong start in December and January with some very impressive productions. Stars like Magdalena Koená and Deborah Voigt, conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, the remarkable young maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin and more will participate in such favorites as Rigoletto and Tosca. A special treat will be the Christmas Day archive performance of The Bartered Bride, taken from a taping in 1978 with legends Teresa Stratas, Nicolai Gedda, Jon Vickers

By Kurt Rongey and Martti Talvela in the leading roles.

Operations Manager Continuing a long tradition, we’ll be starting the year with a replay of the WRR Top 20. Every Labor Day, WRR listeners vote for their favorite music, but playing it back during the Labor Day weekend just isn’t enough. For your pleasure, we’ll repeat the top part of the list, wrapping up with Beethoven’s Ninth a little before 8:00 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Ladies and gentlemen, WRR turns 90 in 2011. Stay tuned for lots of celebration and unabashed pride. I hope WRR’s commitment to programming the very best classical music enriches your life for another 90 years, wherever you may be listening.

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Join Friends of WRR today!

Why support the Friends? Music enriches all of our lives. We at the Friends of WRR are committed to providing programming that enhances classical music education and benefits the local community, its artists, and arts groups.

Support from individuals and organizations alike enables the Friends to continue responding to artistic needs within the community.

By giving to the Friends, you add your voice to our own and help promote classical music throughout the metroplex and beyond.

Members receive many benefits, including: • The monthly WRR Overture • Special discounts for merchandise and special events Support the Friends of WRR today, and help to support the education, enjoyment and understanding of classical music in the WRR listening area.

Dec. 1

Tempie Lindsey and the Grinch from Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical help the VNA Holiday Gift Wrap from 4-6 p.m.

Dec. 4

WRR presents The Chanukah Story at 7 p.m.

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❒ Benefactor ($1011) ❒ Patron ($500) ❒ Classic Friend ($101) ❒ Regular Member ($50)

Dec. 9-24 WRR’s Christmas Carol Countdown, weekdays at 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 13-17 Caroling at The Adolphus presented by your Metroplex Cadillac Dealers live

broadcast at noon

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Dec. 16

Beethoven’s Birthday

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Dec. 19

Pipedreams presents The Holy Birth

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Dec. 21

St. Olaf Christmas Festival broadcast at 8 p.m.

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Dec. 20-24 Exploring Music presents Bach’s Christmas Oratorio

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Dec. 24

Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols live from Kings Chapel in Cambridge at 9 a.m.

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Dec. 24

A Mannheim Steamroller Christmas broadcast at noon

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Dec. 24

A Christmas Carol Countdown review beginning at 6 p.m.

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Dec. 24

Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church Christmas Eve service live at 9 p.m.

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Dec. 25

DSO Christmas Celebration at 4 p.m.

Dec. 25

The Dallas Bach Society presents Handel’s Messiah at 6 p.m.

Dec. 26

Pipedreams features Noel Etranger (The Mystery of Christmas)

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