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  The Dallas Symphony Orchestra Shows That We’ll Always Need Classical Music

  March 25 at 4 a.m.

  The economic impact of COVID-19 is extending far and wide, and the music and arts industries have been hit particularly hard. Concerts were one of the first types of gatherings canceled in order to slow the spread of the virus, and it is likely to be months before things start returning...

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  Woman Crush Wednesday: Artist Melissa Tucker

  March 25 at 4 a.m.

  Melissa Tucker has conquered many mediums. As a sculptress her work is shockingly lifelike, and as a clarinetist, she's rocked audiences with former band The Orange. The swing-dancing, vintage Mustang-driving, vampy, elegantly cool, old-time-influenced artist is also one of Dallas' best-dressed personalities. Tucker opened up about up about her screen siren...

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  Woman Crush Wednesday: Violinist Lydia Umlauf

  March 11 at 4 a.m.

  Let us belatedly celebrate International Women's Day by introducing you to a truly admirable woman. Our crush this week is Lydia Umlauf, second chair violinist at the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The accomplished musician is set on making classical music cool again, and we are happy to listen. With her project...

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  Next Year’s Dallas Symphony Season Is Full of Big, Fun Spectacles

  March 9 at 4 a.m.

  The Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming season will go heavy on big spectacles, orchestral showpieces and musical thrills. Music director Fabio Luisi and an array of guest conductors have built a lineup of the kind of music that fills the heart and the eardrums. Luisi himself will conduct two monumental works...

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  21 Things To Do in Dallas This Week, Feb. 10 – 16

  February 10 at 12:52 p.m.

  Monday, February 10 Love Me or Leave MeRecently, a real conversation between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard was leaked online and our curiosity nearly made us forget about the Super Bowl. Before YouTube and TMZ, there was only old-fashioned correspondence. Love Me or Leave Me lets us pry into the...

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  A Symphonic Sarah Jaffe Performance

  February 4 at 1:23 p.m.

  Sarah Jaffe connects the dots with "a constellation of sorts", a career spanning retrospective performance at the Meyerson Symphony Center on February 3, 2020 in Dallas, Texas. Jaffe was accompanied by her band as well as members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's string quartet and Booker T. Washington High School's gospel choir. Fans were treated to songs and stories from the singer's last 12 years as a performer. Photos by Christopher Durbin