Handel’s Messiah: Part 1

East Dallas Christian Church 629 N. Peak Street, Dallas, TX, TX, United States

With the heavenly voices of Dallas Arts District Chorale in selections from Handel's "Messiah," and a carol sing-along!

 

Full programming:

G.F. Handel: Messiah (selections) with the Dallas Arts District Chorale
Holiday music selected by the Dallas Arts District Chorale

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The Greatest Love Stories

Irving Arts Center - Carpenter Hall 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United States

When two hearts beat as one... great music can tell the story better than words. We hope you'll enjoy our tribute to Valentine's Day, as we present some of the world's most memorable love stories on this Sunday afternoon!

Imagine you're in the New York of Bernstein's "West Side Story" and discover love there, as these young people did. Recognize Shakespeare's familiar, tragic story, previewed in Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet" Overture, then settle back to enjoy Howard Hanson's "Romantic" Symphony number 2.

And stop by for a look at our raffle package - a $325 stay at a luxurious destination hotel, the nearby Gaylord Texan, or any other Marriott hotel, anywhere.

 

Full programming:

  • L. Bernstein: West Side Story selections
  • P.I. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
  • Howard Hanson: Symphony no. 2 “Romantic”

A dazzling flute …

Irving Arts Center - Carpenter Hall 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United States

 

Experience the radiant brilliance of the flute in two enchanting compositions as the New Philharmonic heralds the arrival of spring with Carl Reinecke's Flute Concerto in D major and Antonin Dvorak's uplifting Symphony No. 8, infused with cheerful folk melodies.

Featured prominently as our soloist, the remarkable Dr. Hannah Leffler Chiasson, a distinguished faculty member at UTA and a seasoned performer, will grace the stage with her "dazzling" flute.

Join us for a splendid celebration of the season and Easter afternoon at Sundays at the Symphony! (Psst... Guests of all ages will delight in discovering chocolate Easter eggs awaiting them!)

 

Full programming:

  • Carl Reinecke, Flute Concerto in D major
  • Antonín Dvořák, Symphony no. 8

Enchanted!

Irving Arts Center - Carpenter Hall 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United States

Join us and selected Irving student musicians for a Sunday afternoon of enchantment and let the music weave its spell around you, transporting you to realms both magical and timeless.

The evening is woven into a tapestry of wonder and delight beginning with Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain casting its spell, summoning eerie shadows and mysterious spirits with its haunting melodies. Rossini's La Cenerentol sweeps you away on a fairytale journey, where dreams come true and love conquers all in a whirlwind of sparkling melodies. Weber's Freischutz Overture beckons with its bewitching charm, inviting you to venture into the enchanted forest where secrets lurk behind every tree. And finally, Bizet's L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 enchants with its vibrant colors and passionate rhythms, painting a vivid portrait of love, longing and destiny.

Included in the performance is our 2024 concerto competition winner, Cesia Quinonez (Nimitz H.S.), playing Massenet's Meditation from Thais transporting you to a realm of serene beauty, where time seems to stand still amid the delicate strains of her violin.

 

Full programming:

  • Modest Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain
  • Youth concerto competition winner, Cesia Quinonez
  • Gioachino Rossini: Overture to the opera, La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
  • C.M. v.Weber: Overture to the opera, Der Freischutz
  • G. Bizet: L'Arlesienne suite no. 2

October 2024 Performance

Irving Arts Center - Carpenter Hall 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United States

Planned repertoire:

  • Huapango – José Pablo Moncayo
  • Le boeuf sur le toit, op. 58 – Darius Milhaud
  • Espagne – Emmanuel Chabrier
  • Symphony no. 101, the “Clock” – Franz Joseph Haydn

December 2024 Performance – No. 1

East Dallas Christian Church 629 N. Peak Street, Dallas, TX, TX, United States

Planned repertoire:

with Dallas Arts District Chorale

... at East Dallas Christian Church (see details below)

  • Gloria (RV 589) – Antonio Vivaldi
  • Magnificat (BWV 243) – J. S. Bach

December 2024 Performance – No. 2

Irving Arts Center - Carpenter Hall 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United States

Planned repertoire:

with Dallas Arts District Chorale

  • Gloria (RV 589) – Antonio Vivaldi
  • Magnificat (BWV 243) – J. S. Bach
  • Holiday music - various composers

February 2025 Performance

Irving Arts Center - Carpenter Hall 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United States

Planned repertoire:

  • Three dances from the Three-Cornered Hat – Manuel de Falla
  • Concierto de Aranjuez – Joaquín Rodrigo (soloist: Bokyung Byun)
  • El relicario – José Padilla
  • La oracion del torero – Joaquín Turina
  • Capriccio espagnole, op. 34 – Nikolái Rimski-Kórsakov

March 2025 Performance

Irving Arts Center - Carpenter Hall 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United States

Planned repertoire:

  • Symphony No. 3 in A minor “Unfinished” – Alexander Borodin
  • Saxophone Concerto – Wolfgang Jacobi (soloist: Mike Nguyen)
  • Symphony No. 8 in B minor “Unfinished” – Franz Schubert
  • Symphony in D minor “Youth” – Sergei Rachmaninof

May 2025 Performance

Irving Arts Center - Carpenter Hall 3333 N MacArthur Blvd, Irving, TX, United States

Planned repertoire:

  • Overture to Egmont, op. 84 – Ludwig van Beethoven
  • TBA – Youth Concerto Competition Winner
  • Star Wars Episode III – John Williams (arr. Brubaker)
  • Adagio from Spartacus – Aram Khachaturian
  • Prelude to Hänsel und Gretel – Engelbert Humperdinck
  • Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 5 in D major (HWV 523) – G. F. Handel
  • Danzón No. 2 – Arturo Márquez

2025 Winner young artist competing - Arian Valasquez

A dedicated violinist and proud 11th grade student at Irving's Nimitz High School, Ariana was born into a musical family who enjoyed and
performed mariachi and inspired her own love of music. She wanted to master all the instruments: guitar, bass guitar, double bass, violin!

Today, with 6 years' experience in playing the violin, this young artist is honored as the winner of our 2025 Richard Giangiulio Concerto Competition, receiving a $1,000 prize funded in part by an endowment honoring Betty Miller, a founding member of this orchestra.

Her talent and dedication have earned her a seat in the All-Region Orchestras for three years and All-City orchestras for four. This year she also won first place in the Lone Star Youth Orchestra competition.

She explains that to her, orchestra is more than a school activity, it's
a way to express herself "beyond words." Music has shaped her identity, she says, and will always remain an important part of her life.