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On Heels of Report About Pending Insolvency, Dallas Symphony Announces New "Action Plan"

​I was about to write up a little something about the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's "new business plan," announced via press release moments ago, when I espied this report from KERA's Jerome Weeks, which says that the DSO will tap out its line of credit by February at the latest and is nearing insol ... More >>

As Dallas Symphony "Struggles" to Balance Art and Economy, Musicians Get a New Deal

​The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has spent the last year trying to balance its books and fill its coffers, going so far as to launch last fall The Great Orchestra Campaign intended to raise a quick $50 million. The process continues: Per a press release dispatched by the DSO today, management has "c ... More >>

AT&T PAC's New CEO Is Familiar With Such Words As "Cash-Strapped" and "Cutbacks"

Mark Weinstein​It's been almost a year since Mark Nerenhausen suddenly stepped down as CEO of the AT&T Performing Arts Center after less than two years on the job. But this morning, the AT&T PAC made it official: Mark Weinstein, ex of the Washington National Opera and the Pittsburgh Opera, ... More >>

Stewart Copeland's Probably Not Happy About The Snow Either, as DSO Postpones Premiere

Stewart Copeland and D'Drum will have to try again tomorrow night.​The Dallas Symphony Orchestra was all prepared to spend three days debuting Gamelan D'Drum, the percussion concerto written by Police drummer Stewart Copeland and featuring D'Drum, along with the DSO. But Thursday night's performan ... More >>

Stewart Copeland's Career Has Evolved From Police Duty to Drum Symphonies.

Extended Q&A: Former Police Drummer Stewart Copeland Talks Symphonies, Drumming and What It's Like Telling Sting to Fuck Off

This Friday and Saturday night, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will perform "Gamelan D'Drum," a concert percussion piece written by Stewart Copeland. The former drummer of The Police was specifically commissioned to write the concerto for the Dallas Symphony in conjunction with the local drum ensembl ... More >>

Don't Drop The Violin, Dude

Jaap It Up

Audi, Y'all: AT&T PAC's Lexuses to Get Company Courtesy the New DSO Sponsor

​It's no secret the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the AT&T Performing Arts Center are "facing some financial challenges," as AT&TPAC chair Howard Hallam told Unfair Park a few weeks ago, following the resignation of president and CEO Mark Nerenhausen. Not long after Nerenhausen turned in h ... More >>

Your Cocoon, Madame

The Red Vag Of Courage

Uptown Players' Revival of Equus a Rough Ride: Circle Theatre's Opus Goes Full Gallop

From Swelter To Snow

Jaap Van Zweden, a "Face to Watch"

​Says one baton-lovin' Friend of Unfair Park, Dallas Symphony Orchestra music director Jaap van Zweden received some early New Year's best-wishes courtesy the Los Angeles Times, which named him a classical-music "face to watch" in the coming year. Writes Mark Swed of the conductor unknown to local ... More >>

Good (Records) News And Bad News About Holiday Extravaganza

​With Polyphonic Spree ringleader Tim DeLaughter holed up to work on new music, Good Records manager Chris Penn says, the Dallas symphonic indie-pop band will not be doing its Holiday Extravaganza this season. But that doesn't mean the record store is being completely Scrooge-like this year. From ... More >>

An Arresting Development as Police Drummer Finishes Concerto for D'Drum and the DSO

Stewart Copeland​Maybe you missed this when we posted it the first time around -- back in, um, June 2007, when the Police played the American Airlines Center. So, from March '79, here's the band performing (kind of) "The Yellow Rose of Texas" at the original Palladium. (Can't believe that link's s ... More >>

In The Mood

Beet-ing the Heat

UNT Professor Earns Top Composition Honor

UNT Professor Cindy McTee Congratulations are in order for University of North Texas professor Cindy McTee this afternoon, as McTee has won this year's Detroit Symphony Orchestra Elaine Lebenbom Memorial Award for Female Composers, which each year is dolled out to one living female composer for, wel ... More >>

Consumed By Puccini

Bat Song

The Dallas Opera gives up the Strauss

To Hear Jaap van Zweden Play Violin for the "Final" Time, It'll Cost Ya

Sexy Time

See top-notch Tango at the Majestic

Rock Me

The Modern busts out the Mozart

Invincible Czars, Golden Arm Trio Christmas Show

Friday, December 15, at Double Wide

SIngin' a 'Toon

Opera and Disney make nice

Chamber of Concerts

Farewell, Maestro

The DSO honors Litton

Strung Along

A party that's music to our ears

Neo Camerata

March 4

A Classic, With a Twist

Young people didn't see Matt Haimovitz play, so he went to them

Savage Breasts

Do the homeless hate classical music?

Opera Noir

Tobias Picker's suspenseful new opera is ready-made for the big screen

Cacophony

Plano Symphony Orchestra faces discord over pay and job requirements for its musicians

Out Here

Turtle Creek Chorale

Pickin' a winner

CMH Records has given '80s faves a musical makeover, whether you like it or not

Reappearing act

Sunday in the park with gays

Fans of the Dallas Symphony Easter concert in Lee Park fear it will be moved

Events for the week

Out There

Goldfingers

Why the classical world is sending love letters to Dallas guitarist Carlo Pezzimenti

Dallas' ace of bass

Life's a busy bed of roses for the Baron

Holy snooze

Not just the shepherds count sheep in Amahl and the Night Visitors

Rising star

Denyce Graves is the current Carmen of choice, and TDO has her

Letters

The soul of the land

For classicist Pepe Romero, it's feelings, not notes

Billy Bigelow revisited

There's still more to John Raitt than being Bonnie's dad

Virtual DSO

A new recording technology is music to Andrew Litton's ears

Building to a Crescendo

Dallas Opera was once the toast of the nation. Now it is reaching for that high note again.