RAY CHEW music director
RAY CHEW AND VIVIAN SCOTT CHEW co-producers
Be ready to belt out your favorite Stevie Wonder hits like “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” “Isn’t She Lovely” and “My Cherie Amour” in this joyous sing-along concert. Composer and producer Ray Chew, Music Director of Dancing with the Stars, I Can See Your Voice and other hit programs, leads this jubilant celebration of an iconic music superstar.
Please note: The Dallas Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this program.
Meet the uniquely gifted BLKBOK, a neo-classical piano prodigy from Detroit who uses his dexterous arrangements and melodic scores to audibly illustrate experience, that of his own, and of his community’s across pivotal moments in American history.
“When people see me, they expect me to start rapping, and they’re not 100% wrong…I am a rapper, except I spit lyrics and tell my stories through my hands, with these notes.”
— BLKBOK, Charles Wilson III
Please note: The Dallas Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this program.
MAURICE COHN conducts
TAMBUCO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE
DALLAS CHAMBER CHOIR
JON L. CULPEPPER artistic director
ALBERTO GINASTERA Estancia: Four Dances
DUKE ELLINGTON (ARR. MORTON GOULD) Solitude
SILVESTRE REVUELTAS Sensemayá
TRADITIONAL Barranco
GABRIELA ORTIZ Yanga
A partnership with the Latino Arts Project and African American Museum, Yanga is inspired by the story of Gaspar Yanga, an African prince who was shipped to Mexico as a slave in 1570, but managed to escape. He subsequently led a band of escaped slaves to raid the authorities’ caravans and eventually helped found the first free town from slavery in North America. He thus qualifies as a historic freedom fighter, which dovetails into the all-embracing message to mankind.
Latino Arts Project is proud to partner with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for a special concert to coincide with the exhibition Yanga: Journeys to Freedom currently at the African American Museum until October 31, 2022.
Fun-Guy Records Release Party for Justin Pickard and the Thunderbird Winos new album “The Memphis Recordings” at the fabulous Meyerson Symphony Center featuring:
There will also be a FREE pre-concert meet and greet with Justin Pickard and Jim Heath from 6:30 – 7PM.
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
DANA EFFLER director
PARK CITIES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
J. MARTY COPE director
HIGHLAND PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
CAREY CANNON director
HIGHLAND PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
GREG HOBBS director
KAREN SLACK soprano
CATHERINE MARTIN mezzo-soprano
VALE RIDEOUT tenor
MORRIS ROBINSON bass
GREG HOBBS conductor
The Highlander Concert Series Season Finale takes a grand and glorious step to close out the 2021-2022 season with a performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem. World-renowned soloists join the Chancel Choirs of Highland Park Presbyterian Church, Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Highland Park United Methodist Church, First United Methodist Church, and the Highland Park Chorale in this not-to-be missed performance at the extraordinary Meyerson Symphony Center in the Dallas Arts District.
Get out your cowboy boots and get ready to boogie because Dallas Black Dance Theatre is closing its 45th anniversary season with a city-wide dance party worthy of the BIG D.
The event will be an unforgettable night of Country Western flair, including a live concert and video tribute, dance party, dance lessons, food, and drinks. Special performances for the live concert will feature country music artist and Charley Pride’s son, Dion Pride, and two-time CMA and ACM Female Vocalist of the Year, Janie Fricke. After-party dance entertainment will include fiddle duo June Blount and the country music group Breckenridge Band.
Benefiting Dallas Black Dance Academy.
For details about VIP ticket packages, please visit dallasbigdance.com, call Dallas Black Dance Theatre at 972-619-9462 or email j.jabbar@dbdt.com.
EVENT TIME
6:30pm – Midnight
BAUMER STRING QUARTET
GEORGE NICKSON percussion
DAVID BUCK flute
FILIP FENRYCH violin
GIYEON YOON violin
CHRISTINE HWANG viola
BRIAN PERRY bass
SAMUEL ADAMS Sundial for String Quartet & Percussion | Dallas Premiere
LEON KIRCHNER “Flutings for Paula”
MENDELSSOHN String Octet in E-flat major
Acknowledged as one of the finest young quartets in the country, the Baumer String Quartet was founded in 2003 at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The members of the Quartet pursue parallel careers as international soloists, leaders and principal players of world-class orchestras, as members of eminent chamber groups, and as professors of music.
Commissioned by the DSO and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the first performance of Sundial for String Quartet & Percussion was given by members of LACO in March 2022.
PLEASE NOTE: Seating for this performance will take place on the stage.
An incredible night of inspiration, Together We Sing, a musical presentation blending gospel, classical, and inspiration, will feature a musical tribute to Grammy Award Winning Artist Richard Smallwood with National Gospel Recording Artists featuring special guest Tamela Mann, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and a 200 voice multi-ethnic, multi-faith choir. This year’s event benefiting Dallas-based non-profit Project Unity will celebrate the harmonious sounds that unite us through music. The evening of diversity will also recognize champions who are working tirelessly to blaze new paths to confront and dismantle racism with the first-ever “Together We” Awards.
MAURICE COHN conducts
Join the DSO as we pay loving tribute to the legendary John Williams with selections from his iconic catalogue including Schindler’s List, Harry Potter, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars, Jaws, Born on the Fourth of July, and more.
NOTE: No film projections during this concert.
Join us after the concert each night for Meet the Musicians! You’ll have a chance to speak with Dallas Symphony musicians in a casual happy hour setting and learn more about members of the orchestra.
MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER
2301 Flora St.
Dallas, TX 75201
JEFF TYZIK conducts
SHAYNA STEELE soloist
Explore the early music that started the Blues and is at the heart and soul of nearly every form of popular music of the past 100 years, as we pay tribute to Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ma Rainey, Louis Armstrong, and more – these are the first musical legends who sang their way into history.
This concert features the stunning vocals of Shayna Steele returning to the Meyerson stage to perform with the DSO. There’s no need to sugar coat it since her impressive credits speak for themselves. Her colleagues praise her ability, her dedication and drive to perfecting her craft as a professional singer and knockout performer. With a voice that the London Jazz News says “unleashes enough voltage to light up the West End”, Shayna Steele has made her mark as an in-demand vocalist in the studio and on the stage.
Join us for an exciting concert of songs that influenced artists like Eric Clapton, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and countless others. Songs include St. Louis Blues, House of the Rising Sun, Nobody Knows When You’re Down and Out, and Baby Won’t You Please Come Home.
MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER
2301 Flora St.
Dallas, TX 75201
