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Sharing a Stage and an Audience: A Big Texas Show of Solidarity for the MET Orchestra Musicians

Issue: June 2021

By Barbara Jöstlein Currie and Stephanie Mortimore

Members of the MET Orchestra recently returned from Dallas, where they participated in an unprecedented collaboration with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra under the baton of DSO Music Director, Fabio Luisi. In addition to two historic performances of Mahler’s “Titan” Symphony No. 1, MET and DSO musicians gave several free masterclasses and chamber music concerts throughout the Dallas … [Read more...]

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Fighting COVID-19 with Music Presented with Great Care

Issue: December 2020

By David Matthews

COVID-19 has turned our world upside down. The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has been riding the COVID-19 rollercoaster along with every other arts organization in the world. Somehow we have found a way to continue performing music and engaging our audiences with music through the Internet and live, while still being paid. I think much of the credit should go to our CEO, Kim Noltemy, who came to the … [Read more...]

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Advancing Women

Issue: December 2019

By Willa Henigman

From November 6–9, 2019, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra hosted its first annual Women in Classical Music Symposium. This conference brought together performers, entrepreneurs and administrators working in the arts and education for panel discussions and networking sessions, and included add-on options for film screenings, art tours and concerts. To kick off the Symposium on Tuesday November 5, … [Read more...]

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Newslets

Issue: June 2018

Violins of Hope and Schindler’s List Too The Violins of Hope project, which brought approximately 25 violins, a viola, and a cello to Nashville from mid-March to June 2, was nearly 27 months in the making. The instruments, collected and restored by father and son Amnon and Avshi Weinstein and played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, survived concentration camps, pogroms, and long journeys … [Read more...]

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Newly Endangered Arts

Issue: Chairperson's Reports

By ICSOM Chairperson Meredith Snow

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is a critical part of funding for the non-profit arts sector. Despite the miniscule amount of Federal money allocated to the NEA (0.004% of the 2016 fiscal budget), NEA grants spur giving from private sources, foundations, corporations, and individual contributors. On average, each NEA dollar generates another nine dollars from state, local, and private … [Read more...]

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The Gershwin Critical Edition

Issue: March 2016

By Mark Clague

With a keen ear for the sounds and slang of Roaring Twenties’ New York City, the Gershwin brothers sparked a revolution in American music that risked aesthetic heresy. Their art crossed boundaries of black and white, popular and classical. They brought the energy and humor of the Yiddish theatre to Broadway. They put slang in poetry and jazz instruments onto the stage of Carnegie Hall. George as … [Read more...]

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A Concert for CASA

Issue: October 2015

By Ann Marie Brink, DSO ICSOM Delegate

Although I’ve heard the term countless times, it took many years of playing professionally before I understood what “Giving the Gift of Music” truly means. As a member of the Dallas Symphony for over 15 years, I have never been as proud of my orchestra as I was on Sunday, June 14. That afternoon my wonderful colleagues, led by maestro Gerhardt Zimmerman, gave an inspiring concert to benefit Dallas … [Read more...]

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The Positive News File

Issue: October 2015

By ICSOM Chairperson Bruce Ridge

Each season, ICSOM maintains a list of positive news articles and studies that demonstrate the resiliency of our orchestras, and the sustainability of artistic organizations. This information can be used to demonstrate that success is occurring for many orchestras, and that success is achievable for organizations that are portrayed as being in a troubled position. The latest Giving USA study, … [Read more...]

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Cancer Blows

Issue: May 2015

By Ryan Anthony

On March 4, 2015, members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra participated in a unique and historic benefit concert. The event was called “Cancer Blows” and showcased many of the greatest trumpets players of our time, together making a statement in support of cancer research. The performance sold out, filling the 1,800-seat Meyerson Symphony Center, with an additional 6,000 viewers watching the live … [Read more...]

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Orchestra Newslets

Issue: May 2015

NYCO Honors Rudel NYCO Renaissance and the Rudel Family presented a musical tribute to Maestro Julius Rudel on March 9th at Rose Hall. Rudel passed away last June, and he made explicit that he did not want any memorial service. His last public appearance had been at NY City Center at the NYCO 70th Anniversary concert, presented by Local 802 in February 2014. Rudel had spent much of his career … [Read more...]

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