ELLIE LIN conducts
VICTOR C. JOHNSON conducts
JACKSON HILL conducts
DALLAS SYMPHONY CHILDREN’S CHORUS
The DSCC is proud to present its inaugural season with the DSO. The chorus is made up of auditioned singers in 4th through 12th grade from around the greater Dallas area. Please join us as we celebrate in song!
ELLIE LIN conducts
VICTOR C. JOHNSON conducts
JACKSON HILL conducts
DALLAS SYMPHONY CHILDREN’S CHORUS
The DSCC is proud to present its inaugural season with the DSO. The chorus is made up of auditioned singers in 4th through 12th grade from around the greater Dallas area. Please join us as we celebrate in song!
Special benefit concert event, CancerBlows returns to Dallas in March 2023 featuring legendary brass performers including 10-Time GRAMMY winner Arturo Sandoval, world-renowned brass quintet Canadian Brass, jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, Hollywood movie trumpeter Wayne Bergeron (West Side Story, The Incredibles, La La Land), former Canadian Brass member Jens Lindemann, and many more appearing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and UNT’s One O’Clock Lab Band – all performing together to raise money for cancer research.
GOLD VIP Fan Package includes: • One (1) Premium seat to the CancerBlows Dallas Concert • One (1) pass to a portion of pre-concert sound check/rehearsal • One (1) pass to the After-Party Jam • One (1) pass to all educational events including panel discussions • Recognition in select printed and electronic materials • One (1) CancerBlows CD/DVD and a commemorative gift • Commemorative lanyard & event pass • Valet parking • Early entry to venue • Early access to CancerBlows Boutique
SILVER VIP Fan Package includes: • One (1) Premium seat to the CancerBlows Dallas Concert • One (1) pass to a portion of pre-concert sound check/rehearsal • One (1) pass to all educational events including panel discussions • One (1) commemorative gift • Commemorative lanyard & event pass • Early entry to venue • Early access to CancerBlows Boutique
ABOUT CANCERBLOWS
In November 2012, Dallas Symphony Orchestra principal trumpet, Ryan Anthony had just completed a guest appearance with his old group, Canadian Brass and wasn’t feeling well. After the concert, Ryan said he felt like his entire body was “jangling” as he ran off-stage.
Recent chronic aches & pains had sent the then 43-yr old to multiple doctors searching for the cause. The Monday after the concert, Ryan & his wife, Niki got the call that no one is prepared for – especially with two young children in elementary school – Ryan had been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a terminal cancer of the bone marrow that most often appears in patients 65 and older.
Just 15 years ago, multiple myeloma was a death sentence with a life span of 3-5 years. While the cancer is still considered incurable and terminal, recent, rapid advances in research have greatly extended the life span of newly diagnosed patients and hope for a cure is a real possibility.
During his stem cell transplant, Ryan was overwhelmed with phone calls from trumpet players all over the world. Each one asked what they could do to help, and Ryan jokingly started saying “we’ll all play a concert when I am healthy again and we’ll call it cancer blows”. As the weeks went by, the joke solidified into a real event with an impressive guest list. Soon Ryan & Niki realized it could be more than just something for fun but could be used to raise awareness and money to further the research that helped give their family a future.
CancerBlows was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime event in 2015 bringing together legendary trumpet players like Doc Severinsen from The Tonight Show, Lee Loughnane from Chicago, Arturo Sandoval and more for one night in Dallas’ Meyerson Symphony Center. However, the concert was so well received additional CancerBlows concerts have been held in San Antonio, Cleveland, Memphis and Dallas again.
When he was diagnosed, Ryan’s hope was to survive long enough to see his children, then just 6 and 11-years-old, graduate from high school. Unfortunately, Ryan was not able to make that goal, passing away in June of 2020, just three days before their oldest child graduated. But his tenacity created The Ryan Anthony Foundation, and his spirit lives on within it. Now Niki and the CancerBlows team are eager to get back to the mission and the music in his memory.
THE RYAN ANTHONY FOUNDATION MISSION STATEMENT
Through exciting & unique musical events featuring the talents of brass musicians worldwide, The Ryan Anthony Foundation and CancerBlows raise awareness and money for cancer research and patient support programs with a focus on blood cancers & multiple myeloma.
Millennial® Choirs & Orchestras proudly presents Star of Night. Featuring a stunning musical force of hundreds of musicians, including the remarkable Youth Choirs, the elegant Grand Chorus, and the superb Symphony Orchestra, this concert will bring the magic of Christmas to your heart and inspire your soul.
Vibraphonist/vocalist Roy Ayers is among the best-known, most loved and respected jazz/R&B artist on the music scene today.
A pioneer of jazz funk, key figure of the acid jazz movement and dubbed the “Godfather of Neo Soul,” the legendary Roy Ayers continues to bridge the gap between generations of music lovers. In the 60’s he was an award-winning jazz vibraphonist, and transformed into a popular R&B band leader in the 70’s/80’s. Today, the dynamic music man is an iconic figure still in great demand with music industry heavyweights, including Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, 50 Cent, A Tribe Called Quest, and Ice Cube.
Ayers recently recorded with hip-hop artist Talib Kweli (produced by Kanye West) and jazz/R&B singer Will Downing. Many of Ayers’ songs including: “Everybody Loves the Sunshine”,”Searchin,” “Running Away” have been frequently sampled and remixed by DJ’s worldwide.
A joint partnership with The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Included in the Buy 4, Get 5 Jazz Package! Get details.
Internationally acclaimed American jazz bassist and five-time Grammy winner, Stanley Clarke will delight Dallas audience in a night of first-class jazz. Known for giving the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music, Clark is the first jazz-fusion bassist to headline tours, sell-out shows worldwide and have recordings reach gold status. A joint partnership with The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Transforming their voices into actual human instruments, Naturally 7 is the future of vocal music! The jaw-dropping acapella group performs effortlessly music of any genre from pop to jazz. Hearing and experiencing them will be an unforgettable performance memory one will not soon forget! A joint partnership with The Black Academy of Arts and Letters.
Presented by Dallas International Film Festival in collaboration with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
“Song For Hope” is a story about living life to the fullest, about the unwavering strength and support of family and friends and about one man’s refusal to allow his affliction to affect his love of his art. Part of the Dallas International Film Festival, this deeply touching film spotlights the life and legacy of our very own Ryan Anthony.
The film, directed by Chris Haigh, portrays the incredible story of trumpet virtuoso, Ryan Anthony, after being diagnosed with multiple myeloma at the age of 42 and given just months to live. For many, this would be a crushing blow, but for Ryan, it motivated him to start a charity called CancerBlows and show the world that music can save lives.
The documentary illustrates Ryan’s rise from child prodigy to musical superstardom, from cancer clinics, chemotherapy, and stem cell transplants to sell-out concerts in symphony halls. Despite overwhelming odds and intense medical treatments, his positivity, determination, and passion for performing continually drove him to the concert stage.
Following the screening, there will be a Q&A moderated by James Faust of DIFF featuring the filmmakers and Niki, Jackson and Rowan Anthony.
Screening presented by Capital One.
The Song Of Hope World Band. 1400 Musicians from 35 Countries playing One Song with One Mission.
This year’s festival kicks off with The Steep Canyon Rangers! GRAMMY® Award winner and perennial Billboard chart-topper SCR has become the most recognizable modern name in bluegrass music, most notably due to their frequent partnership with comedian and banjoist Steve Martin. The band will bring their incredible style to Westlake for a solo show.
NOTE: This event will not include the Dallas Symphony Orchestra or Steve Martin.
The Rangers are made up of Woody Platt on guitar and vocals, Graham Sharp on banjo and vocals, Mike Guggino on mandolin/mandola and vocals, Nicky Sanders on fiddle and vocals, Mike Ashworth on drums and vocals, and Barrett Smith on bass and vocals.
CIRCLE T RANCH
2451 Westlake Pkwy.
Westlake, TX 76262
FABIO LUISI conducts
Enjoy an afternoon of Vienna when Music Director Fabio Luisi (Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship) makes his Circle T Music Festival debut! Luisi and the DSO will present a rousing afternoon concert of light classics including Viennese polkas and waltzes such as the Blue Danube.
NEW! PRE-CONCERT BRUNCH
Starting at 12:00 PM in the barn, guests will have a seated brunch with open bar and reserved seating during the concert! Upgrade your experience for $125/person.
CIRCLE T RANCH
2451 Westlake Pkwy.
Westlake, TX 76262
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