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WRR CLASSICAL 101.1 FM A MONTHLY PUBLICATION FOR FRIENDS OF WRR MAY 2006

Overture • May 2006

Broadcasting in all-digitalDallas / Fort Worth • wrr101.com

In this issue: Litton’s Legacy / Antique Appraisal Day / WRR’s new announcers / Chamber Music Update / The Dog Bowl

No GoodbyesBy Maestro Andrew Litton

Since 1992 Dallas has been home. When Iwas named Music Director for the DallasSymphony my wife and I moved here, bought ahouse, started a family and became a part of thecommunity. My conducting scheduletook me to locales all over the world butDallas was where I came back to at theend of my travels. Now as I end mytenure as Music Director of the DallasSymphony Orchestra, my travels will endin a new place.

New York will soon be the home baseof the Litton family. Not only will it meanliving closer to my father, but much ofmy future conducting will take placeoverseas so New York made a bit moresense. But what’s comforting as we leave thiswonderful city is the fact that I will come back tothe Meyerson, the DSO and Dallas several times ayear.

In the 2006-2007 season I’ll be here twice: inSeptember to perform Shostakovich’s PianoConcerto No. 2 and conduct the score to thesilent film Battleship Potemkin, and in February2007 to lead the Rachmaninoff SymphonicDances. In just a few weeks (starting July 7th tobe exact) I will lead the DSO in their farewellappearance in Vail, Colorado at the Bravo! VailValley Music Festival. I know a lot of Dallasiteshead to Vail in the summer, so maybe we’ll crosspaths.

On a personal note, I’d like to thank the musi-cians and staff of the DSO I’ve had the privilege ofworking with over the past 12 years. To thepatrons of the DSO I say thank you for comingand listening and hopefully enjoying. I look for-ward to seeing all of you again the in the future,which is why I can’t really say “goodbye” toDallas. It’s more like “See y’all later.”

Litton’s LegacyBy Kurt RongeyWRR Operations Manager

Very few people have done such a service ofevangelism for the Dallas arts as Andrew Litton.

His initiative and reputation enabled theDSO to perform in the European centersof musical art such as theConcertgebouw in Amsterdam and theMusikvereinsaal in Vienna. I was for-tunate to accompany Maestro Litton andthe orchestra on their European Tour in2003. I remember his impression of themoment - “The Musikverein was stand-ing like Everest before all of us. It justfelt amazing to be in that room, to makemusic in that room. To be there togeth-er representing Dallas, representing the

culture of our city. Really at the Mecca of music,the place where most of the music we listen to andplay came from. The step up is to get regularly re-invited to these places like all the great orchestrasof the world do, so that it’s not once every 103years that we go to Vienna. ”

Thanks to Andrew Litton, that is now a possi-bility. I also remember the incredible daring of theprogramming for that concert. He chose to per-form Mahler’s Symphony #7 there - one of thecomposer’s most challenging works, for an audi-ence who would not accept a second-rate per-formance. Their glowing reception was anendorsement not just of the performance, but ofthe creative spirit of Dallas.

Please join us for Andrew Litton’s last concertas music director of the Dallas SymphonyOrchestra. WRR will broadcast it live on May 13at 8 p.m. One work will be performed, Mahler’sSecond Symphony, featuring the DallasSymphony Chorus, soprano Harolyn Blackwelland mezzo-soprano Charlotte Hellekant.

McKinney opens performing arts center

The historic Collin CountyCourthouse is now the home ofthe McKinney Performing ArtsCenter (MPAC). This uniquemulti-purpose center includes a440-seat Courtroom theater, areception hall, art gallery, work-ing artist studios and executivesuites for lease to non-profitorganizations.

This beautiful restored, turn-of-the-century building is dedi-cated to providing the communi-ty a professional venue for cul-tural, artistic and educationalopportunities.

Join WRR and D Homeat Antique Appraisal Day

D Home and Dallas AuctionGallery invite you to the 2006Antique Appraisal Day on Saturday,May 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Twenty expert appraisers are readyto give you a verbal estimate soclean out your closets and check

your attics for “treas-ures.”

Tickets are $25 fortwo items and $40 forthree items. To purchasetickets call 972-354-8308.Antique Appraisal Daybenefits The Leukemia &Lymphoma Society ofNorth Texas. PeopleNewspapers and WRRare media sponsors.It’s all happening at theDallas Auction Gallery at1518 Slocum Street inDallas.

P I N G P O N G W I T H L A N GLANG–Classical music superstarLang Lang enjoyed playing pingpong with WRR listeners recent-ly at Steinway Hall Dallas. Theinternationally-acclaimed pianistwas in Dallas for his debut recitalwith the Dallas SymphonyOrchestra on April 11.

Celebrate Cinco de MayoMany exciting Cinco de Mayo events are planned through-

out North Texas this year. Among the the colorful celebrationsto check out in Dallas isthe annual Cinco festi-val held at Pike Park at2807 Harry Hines Blvd.Dallas’ oldest Cincocelebration begins theevening of Friday, May5 and runs throughSunday afternoon.

Dallas FarmersMarket also is planninga big Cinco event onSaturday, May 6 from 1-4 p.m. Enjoy perform-ances by CantanteRanchero Carolina Imperial, Ballet Ollimpaxqui, Trio CaporalesMariachi Music and Grupo Batacumbele. The event is at 1010S. Pearl St.

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WRR welcomes twonew announcers

Two new voices are now gracing theairwaves of WRR Classical 101. GeneralManager Greg Davis is pleased toannounce the arrival of Adriana Bate andKaren Moyer. Both are new to WRR, butnot to broadcaasting or classical music.

Bate is WRR’s midday host. She hasmore than 30 years of radio experienceand comes to Dallas from New Orleans.She has a degree from Kirkland Universityin Clinton, New York with a major inLiterature and Theater.

Moyer spent five years as an on-airannouncer. She graduated from AlmaCollege in Michigan with a major in vocalmusic. She holds a Bachelors of MusicEducation degree from North ParkUniversity in Chicago amd a Masters inMusic from UNT. Moyer is a weekendanchor and host of several WRR features.

For additional info on Bate, Moyer andall the WRR announcers visit wrr101.comand click on “Announcers.”

By Kevin Sutton

C.P. E. Bach( 1 7 1 4 - 1 7 8 8 )Sonatas andRondos forK e y b o a r d .Chr is topherHinterhuber,piano. NAXOS8.557450

Of all the suc-cessful children of JohannSebastian Bach, the most widelyrespected was his second eldestson, Carl Philip Emanuel. Prolific,forward thinking and impressivelytalented, C.P.E. Bach was a pro-found influence on both Haydn andMozart. The originality of his worksstands in sharp contrast to those ofhis father, with whom he was simul-taneously composing for a numberof years in completely differentstyles. This collection of keyboardworks, very ably performed byChristopher Hinterhuber provides asuitable portrait into the mind of afascinating and unique composer.Listen for unexpected shifts of har-mony and mood, and a technicalfacility that would have impressedChopin and Liszt. A fine addition toany library of great keyboard music.

Toshiro MAYUZUMI (1929-1997)Works for Orchestra. NewZealand Symphony Orchestra,Takuo Yuasa. NAXOS 8.557693

Whether you’re a fan of dreamymusic a la Debussy and Ravel, orthe more spicy music of later com-posers, there is something of inter-est for everyone in this collection ofworks for orchestra by the relative-ly unsung Japanese composer,Toshiro Mayuzumi. A composerwhose formative years ran concur-rently with the Second World War,his influences included the works ofthe impressionists, along with astrong leaning for Latin Americanrhythms (music from the U.S. wasbanned in Japan during the war).

Bate Moyer

Classical MusicCD Reviews

WRR Classical 101 extends a happy100th birthday to Dorothea Kelley,matriarch of the chamber music in Dallas.Ms. Kelley helped establish the DallasChamber Music Society 51 years agoand remains the group’s artist director.

****** The 3rd Annual WRR Young Artist

Chamber Music Competition spon-sored by Chamber Music Internationalconcluded April 30 with winners perform-ing in concert at the Eisemann Center inRichardson.

High School and college studentsparticipated in several categories includ-ing string trio, string quartet, piano quar-tet, wind quintet and reed trio. WRR isproud to support a program thatadvances classical music among youngmusicians.

Chamber Music News

By Kevin SuttonThe long awaited return of the

Cleveland Orchestra to the WRR line-up of symphony broadcasts is over.

The 26-week series of programswith music director and principle con-ductor Franz Welser-Möst alsoincludes a host of great guest conduc-tors. The series includes PierreBoulez, Lorin Maazel, Robert Porco,and Vladimir Askenazy taking thepodium to bring you week-after-weekof great music all summer and into theautumn.

The broadcasts begin at 6 p.m.each Saturday.

One of the greatest orchestras inthe world, the Cleveland Orchestra istruly a national artistic treasure.

Cleveland Symphony on WRR

HighNotes

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DAYPART SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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NIGHTwith Peter Van

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Bach-yard Bar-B-QueThe Dallas Bach Society willhold its second annual “Bach-yard Bar-B-Que” on May 19from 6-9 p.m. at Winfrey Pointat White Rock Lake in Dallas.The event includes dinner,silent auction, and musicalentertainment. For tickets,call 214-320-8700.

Asian Festival May 6The annual Asian Festival pre-sented by the Greater DallasAsian American Chamber ofCommerce and State Farm willbe held May 6 from 11 a.m.-5p.m. at the CentennialBuilding at Fair Park. Festivaladmission is free.

Don’t miss The Dog Bowl atthe Cotton Bowl on May 7

Sundays at the Park presents Texas’largest dog park–a once in a lifetimeopportunity to have dogs and their owners run free on theCotton Bowl field.

It’s happening Sunday, May 7 from 1-5 p.m. In additionto “The Dog Bowl” enjoy brunch al fresco at the Old Mill Inn,stroll Fair Park and enjoy live local musicians, storytellinghours, and swan rides on the lagoon. All museums will beopen. The event is free.

For more information, visit www.fairpark.org.

REHEARSALS BEGIN FOR LIVING OPERA’S SECONDSEASON–The Living Opera has announced its 2006 sea-son: Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro),June 22-25, and Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, July 20-23.Both productions will be at the Eisemann Center inRichardson and will be sung in Italian with English superti-tles. Under the direction of general manager MichaelChadwick, this is The Living Opera’s second season. Forticket information, call 469-366-6892 or visit www.theliving-opera.org.

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Must-hear radio:May WRR highlights

By Kurt RongeyOperations Manager

Nobody is more authoritative on the music ofShostakovich than his friend MstislavRostropovich. Tune in at 8 p.m., Thursday, May11 for The NYPO This Week as Rostropovichconducts the Violin Concerto #1 with MaximVengerov and the Symphony #10.

We offer an in-depth look at past Cliburn Competitions with anew 13-part series called The Cliburn Winners Wednesday at 8p.m. starting May 3. It will highlight performances by past win-ners of the competition. You’ll have another opportunity to hearCliburn gold as Olga Kern performs Rachmaninoff’s PianoConcerto #1 with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra on WRR at8 p.m. on May 1.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra broadcast concert will fea-ture guest conductor Andrew Davis in Holst’s Planets at 8 p.m. onMay 8.

May 14 is Mother’s Day! What better way to say you carethan by making a request and a special dedication on CommandPerformance with Karen Moyer? Email request@wrr101.comwith your selection and special message.

Detailed WRR program listings are now available atWRR101.com. Click on “Programs,” and click on the“Programming Highlights” link for specifics on selections, soloistsand more.

May 5-7 Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Pike Park, 2807 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas’ oldest Cinco festival set in the heart of Little Mexico.

May 6 Asian Festival, 11a.m.-5 p.m., Centennial Hall at Fair Park, displays,entertainment, and concessions. FREE

May 7 The Dog Bowl, 1-5 p.m., Cotton Bowl at Fair Park, dogs and theirtheir owners can run free on the Cotton Bowl field. FREE

May 20 WRR live two-hour remote, 1-3 p.m. at Bachendorf Jewelers, TheShops of Preston Center, benefitting the Dallas Symphony.

Upcoming WRR Events

Join WRR at Dino Dash 13Join WRR for Dino Dash 13 on May

13 from 6:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at TheScience Place at Fair Park. Dino Dashincludes a 10K Run, 5K Run/Walk, and a1K Fun Run.

The event also includes DiscoveryFest, a fun and exciting one-day family science festival open tothe public.

For more information, visit www.scienceplace.org.