His life reads like a paperback romance novel. A young artist beset by unrequited love creates masterpieces in music. After he finally manages to elope with his intended, he produces even more heartfelt romantic works, only to know a relatively short marital bliss, and is driven mad by self-doubt, and dies alone in an insane asylum.

Such is the pulp fiction account -- but true life story -- of Robert Schumann, whose 200th birthday WRR celebrates June 8.

Schumann’s work is as rich as it is robust. Though his creative career spanned scarcely a quarter century, his output covers almost every genre in the classical music repertoire, and the composer left masterworks destined to last another 200 years and beyond.

Schumann’s art songs are sung throughout the world. Pianists find his cycles of work to be completely indispensable. His chamber music -- trios, quartets, quintets -- are a staple of the recital hall. And his four symphonies are often found in concert halls and on recordings.

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Jose Carreras -- immortalized as one of “The Three Tenors” with collaborations with Placido Do-mingo and Luciano Pavarotti -- is also celebrated for a lasting solo career.

Carreras has performed in the finest opera houses around the world, and will now add Dallas’ Winspear Opera House to that roster with a concert scheduled at 8 p.m. June 23. The concert is present-ed by TITAS, who bring the most extraordinary dance and music to Dallas.

Carreras’ career has been marked by chal-lenge and triumph. He’s achieved enormous success, being hailed as “a honeyed, lyric tenor, richly colored, clear and true, and possessing

a sensual beauty that is quite extraordinary” (Ovation) and having “a beautiful, lyric voice” (newsweek).

And he’s faced grave illness. Carreras fought Leukemia, and while doctors gave him a 1 in 10 chance to survive, he beat the odds to recover and continue building his storied career.

Ticket information for Jose Carreras in Con-cert is available at titas.org. Watch for a Bach’s Office giveaway for this concert this month at wrr101.com

A Fort Worth tradition comes alive this summer with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s Concerts in the Garden Summer Music Festival.

In its 20th year, the festival offers 19 nights of outdoor concert at the Fort Worth botanic Garden. Each concert begins shortly before sunset.

Join Amy bishop, WRR’s Morning Show Host, Sunday, June 27. She introduces the 1812

Overture, featuring an evening of Russian symphonic masterpieces. Concerts in the Garden concludes with a bang on Independence Day weekend with patriotic songs, heart-pounding marches, and one of the best fireworks displays in north Texas.

In their usual diversified line-up, the festival offers concerts to suit all types of musical tastes. Country music fans will enjoy the Patsy Cline tribute and Asleep at the Wheel. Rock fans can catch tributes to the beatles, Elvis, The Eagles, and Queen...and break out the bell-bottoms for the FWSO’s Woodstock flashback.

Sharing a picnic with the special people in your life and make lasting memories for you and your family. Contact the Fort Worth Symphony to reserve a table or arrive early and pick the best spot for your blanket.

For ticket information and a complete list of concerts, visit FWSymphony.org or call 817-665-6000.

A Schumann bicentennial Celebration

Legendary tenor, Jose Carreras, sings at Winspear

20th Annual Fort Worth Symphony Concerts in the Garden

By Amy BishopWeekdays 5-10 a.m.

WRR welcomes Interim General Manager- David Fisher

WRR welcomes a fresh face to the day-to-day operations of the sta-tion - newly appointed interim General Manager David Fisher. David is no stranger to WRR though; he has been a part of the City’s Office of Cultural Af-fairs (OCA) (which WRR is also a part of) since 1995. In the OCA, David has been manager of the bath House Cul-tural Center, Meyerson Symphony Cen-ter and was appointed Assistant Direc-tor of the Department in 2006.

“David’s experience with Dallas City Hall and the arts make him a great fit for WRR,” says Gary Isaacs, WRR Sales Manager. “In addition to a deep appreciation for the arts, David also brings a combination of sales, marketing and programming experience to the station.”

David received a Master of Fine Art Degree from Tulane univer-sity and Master of business Administration from the university of Dallas.

While a classical music (and all music) enthusiast all his life, Da-vid’s primary artistic work has been in live theater. David has acted in, directed, managed and designed theatrical productions in Sacramento, Austin, new Orleans and Dallas. He was the co-founder of the Festival of Independent Theaters, and has directed for Echo Theatre, uptown Play-ers, Pocket Sandwich Theater, Dallas Children’s Theater, Shakespeare Dallas and others.

Kurt Rongey, WRR’s Program Manager adds, “I’m excited about David’s deep understanding of the area’s arts organizations. These rela-tionships are a great resource for helping WRR serve the cultural com-munity more effectively than ever before.”

“What an amazing first few weeks it’s been! Much of the workings of WRR are very familiar to me” says Fisher. “but it’s been a long time since I’ve been on the air, or behind the camera, so a lot has changed. In the end, though, whether it’s analog or digital, live or taped, it’s all about giving our listeners a wonderful listening experience and engaging them as part of our WRR listening family.”

Jose Carreras

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There’s no summer vacation from Hunger

Dallas Museum of Art welcomes Luc Tuymans

Summer Evenings with the Dallas Wind Symphony

Thoughts of summer usually involve vacations, swimming, picnics and other enjoyable outdoor activities. For more than 3,400 home bound elderly, sick, and disabled individuals in Dallas County, summer is not much different than the rest of the year, except for the heat. They still depend on the Visiting nurse Association’s (VnA) Meals on Wheels program for a home-delivered nutritious meal. Malnutrition among our elderly population is a growing problem. One out of every four seniors in our nation now goes hungry each day.

Summer is also a time when the shortage of volunteer drivers for Meals on Wheels is particularly severe. A volunteer who delivers one Meals on Wheels route saves the VnA enough money to be able to provide a meal to an elderly individual for an entire week.

Spending a couple of hours one day a week during the summer delivering Meals on Wheels will also bring a little bit of the sunshine indoors for many home bound seniors and leave plenty of time to enjoy the rest of the day outdoors.

The VnA joins WRR’s Classic Cafe June 1-4. Listen for talk with those involved with Meals on Wheels from donors to recipients and every hand in between.

Information about becoming a Meals on Wheels volunteer driver for the VnA can be obtained by contacting betsy Cox at 214-689-2210 or coxbe@vnatexas.org, or by going online at www.vnatexas.org.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that ‘America’s Premiere Windband’ resides right here. Dallas/Fort Worth has more windbands per capita than anywhere else in the world. Maybe it’s due to our area’s high school football mania, but for whatever reason, The Dallas Wind Symphony is one of the proudest highlights of the Dallas musical landscape.

Starting June 23 at 8 p.m., WRR will broadcast Summer Evenings with the Dallas Wind Symphony, a series of four weekly one-hour programs that will present musical highlights from the 2009-2010 Dallas Wind Symphony Season. Entertaining and informative commentary will be provided by wind music authority Doug brown and Jerry Junkin, Artistic Director and conductor of the Dallas Wind Symphony.

Their concerts in the Meyerson Symphony Center attract a large and diverse audience as they perform an eclectic blend of musical styles ranging from bach to bernstein and Sousa to Strauss. Their twelve highly acclaimed CDs have been applauded for their rousing performances and stunning audio quality. The DWS’ touring has made them outstanding Dallas cultural ambassadors entertaining millions worldwide including a command performance for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.

you can learn more about the Dallas Wind Symphony’s upcoming 2010-2011 season at www.dws.org.

The first u.S. retrospective of the work of belgian artist Luc Tuymans—and the most compre-hensive presentation of his work to date—opens at the Dallas Museum of Art June 6 through Sept. 5.

Jointly organized by San Francisco Muse-um of Modern Art and the Wexner Center, the ex-hibit spans every phase of the artist’s career and features approximately eighty key paintings from

1978 to the present.Considered one of the most significant European figures of his genera-

tion, Tuymans is an enduring influence on younger and emerging artists for his brilliantly enigmatic and deceptively simple fig-urative paintings. born and raised in Antwerp, where he lives and works, Tuymans is an in-heritor to the grand tradition of northern Euro-pean painting. At the same time, as a child of the postwar media era, his relationship to the painting medium is understandably influenced by photography, television, and cinema.

Organized in chronological order and highlighting the fluid progression of the art-ist’s work, the exhibit reunites the paintings in groupings originally set out by the artist, thus restoring the intended dialogue among the works. The presentation demonstrates that al-though Tuymans remains loyal to the medium of painting, his tendency to work in suites and at an ever-larger scale have made it imperative to consider him in the light of current installation and site-specific practices.

Luc Tuymans

Jerry Junkin

Der Diagnostische Blick V, 1992, oil on canvas, Collection of Mr. and Mevr. F. Vranckx © Luc Tuymans; photo: courtesy Zeno X Gallery

Doug Brown

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For more than half a century, the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth has educated and enlightened metroplex residents on the crucial issues of internation-al affairs and foreign policy. With a mission of connecting north Texas with the world, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Council presents more than 100 events each year and directs the City of Dallas’ Protocol Office, the Inter-national Education Initiative and the Interna-tional Visitor Program.Upcoming lectures include:David E. Sanger Rosewood Crescent HotelMonday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. • Sanger is the Chief Washington Corre-

spondent for The new york Times • Author of The In-

heritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to Amer-ican Power.

• A member of two teams that won the Pulitzer Prize

• numerous awards for investigative, national security, and White House reporting.

Luis Alberto Urrea Dallas Public Library’s Central Branch Tuesday, June 22 at 11:30 a.m. • A poet, essayist and author of 11 books,

including the best-seller The Devil’s High-way, a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

• His first book, Across the Wire, was named a new york Times notable book and won the Christopher Award.

• urrea’s most recent book, The Hummingbird’s Daughter, is the culmina-tion of 20 years of re-search and writing.

Ussama Makdisi. Dallas Public Library’s Central BranchWednesday, June 30 at 6:30 p.m.• Author of Faith Misplaced: The Broken

Promise of U.S. - Arab Relations, 1820-2003, explores the relationship between Americans and Arabs in the 19th and 20th centu-ries. The Arab American Educational Foundation Professor of History at Rice university.

• named as the 2009 Carn-egie Scholar for his con-tributions to enriching the country’s discourse on Islam. His pre-vious book, Artillery of Heaven, won the 2009 John Hope Franklin Prize.

To register for AuthorSpeak events or for more information visit www.dfwworld.org or call the World Affairs Council’s reserva-tions hot line at (214) 965-8412.

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Santa Fe Opera getaway

This summer, WRR listeners can thrill to the drama and passion of grand opera amid the beauty of Santa Fe, new Mexico. The Santa Fe Opera season begins July 2. Great opera will electrify audiences under the clear night sky for the next eight weeks.

We’re giving our listeners a chance to experience the opera festival at wrr101.com! All this month you can register to win a weekend getaway to Hotel Encantado for two with a spa package and breakfast, travel on Southwest Airlines and two tickets to the performance of your choice during the Santa Fe Opera festival.

The Santa Fe Opera’s 2010 Season includes three “top-ten” operas—celebrated classics by Puccini, Mozart and Offenbach—along with a major world premiere and a charming comedy by benjamin britten.The festival begins with:• Madame Butterfly- Kelly Kaduce re-

turns as Puccini’s heartfelt heroine Cio-Cio-San, joined by Elizabeth DeShong as Suzuki and brandon Jovanovich as Pinkerton.

• The Magic Flute- Mozart’s ultimate op-era comes to life as conductor Lawrence Renes casts his radi-ant harmonies over Santa Fe audiences.

• The Tales of Hoff-mann- Conducted by Stephen Lord, is Offenbach’s glorious final masterpiece. It has never been seen in Santa Fe.

• Life is a Dream- The Santa Fe Opera’s new-est world premiere. based on a towering masterpiece from “The Golden Age of Span-ish Drama,” the op-era by Lewis Spratlan explores provocative questions about the nature of percep-tions and reality—and won the 2000 Pu-litzer Prize in Music. Conductor Leonard Slatkin and director Kevin newbury lead the cast.

• Albert Herring- un-der the baton of Sir Andrew Davis, Her-ring proves that ben-jamin britten could create comedies that were just as success-ful as his dramatic masterworks such as Peter Grimes and Billy Budd.

Getting to Santa Fe is easier than ever with new direct flights from Southwest Airlines.

Visit santafeopera.org for the com-plete season and to purchase tickets for a spectacular view both inside and outside the opera house this summer at The Santa Fe Opera.

July 4Stars, Stripes and Strings

Imperial Brass & Victoria Ina McCormackJuly 11

Celebrating the CelloYuri Anshelevich & Russell Houston

July 18Quintets and Quartets

DSO/FWSO Musicians & Vista Wind QuintetJuly 25

Hall of FameHall Ensemble & Lewis Warren

30th Annual Basically Beethoven FestivalFREE TO THE PUBLICNo tickets or reservations required

Every Sunday in July

Doors open 2:00pmRising Star Recital 2:30pm / Feature Concert 3:00pm

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WRR joins the Dallas Symphony and the Cattle Baron’s Ball at Bachendorf’s Jewelry1 WRR’s David Pucek with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Stacie Adams and principal oboist Erin Hannigan.

2 Mark Melson of the DSO discusses the 2010-2011 Destination season.

3 Nancy Gopez, Mary Gill, Katy Bock and Stacy McDaniel at Bachendorf’s Jewelry to talk with us about the Cattle Baron’s Ball.

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WRR’s May edition of the Classic Cafe at One Arts Plaza1 WRR’s Leza Mesiah (middle) with members of Retirement Surety.

2 Tempie Lindsey and Kurt Rongey talk with Sarah Chang (middle) about her work with the Fort Worth Symphony.

3 Mark Nerenhausen of the AT&T Performing Arts Center talks with us during the Classic Cafe.

4 Enric Madriguera and Christopher McGuire of the Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society.

5 The Jussen family. Arthur and Lucas (middle) performed later that day with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.

6 Jake Miller and Michael Serrecchia of the Turtle Creek Chorale stop in to talk about On Off Broadway.

7 HOPE Farm’s Gary Randle and Bank of America’s Aleta Stampley during the Classic Cafe.

8 Tempie Lindsey with violinist Emily Davis of the Dallas Chamber Music.

9 Paul Pinnell of Dali Wine Bar joined us to talk Mother’s Day and get us ready for reservations for Father’s Day, June 20.

Violinist Hilary Hahn takes a break from rehearsal to talk with Kurt Rongey. The entire interview is available on WRR’s podcast page.

Friends of WRR join the Texas Discovery Gardens for the Greg Davis Retirement Party1 Lee Papert of the Dallas Wind Symphony with the Office of Cultural Affairs’ Maria Munoz-Blanco.2 Drew Corn and Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm.3 WRR’s Mary Sefzik and Dallas City Council Member Jerry Allen.4 Danny and Casey Saliba of Steinway Hall join WRR.5 Jim Potter and David Bowe of Dougherty’s Pharmacy with WRR’s Morning Show announcer Amy Bishop.

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WRR Notable Programs

Arts update: 6:52 a.m. weekdays - Amy bishop is your host for this brief arts event listing covering the eve-ning’s events as well as those a couple days ahead.

Road Rage Remedy: 7:20 a.m. and 5:20 p.m. week-days - WRR will calm your rush hour commute with music to soothe the nerves. Relax and enjoy the ride!

March of the Day: 7:35 a.m. weekdays - Having trou-ble getting around in the morning? WRR will get you in step with some of the world’s most upbeat music -- Marches! Sponsored by Dougherty’s Pharmacy.

The Wine Experience: 6:20 p.m. weekdays - Presents topics relating to choosing and enjoying wine such as matching wine with different foods, virtual walks through vineyards and shopping tips.

Dallas Symphony Orchestra: 8 p.m., some Mondays. Complete concert performances of the Dallas Sym-phony Orchestra from the Meyerson Symphony Cen-ter.

Arts Calendar: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays - An extended arts event listing covering the upcoming week, presented by Kevin Pytcher.

new york Philharmonic this Week: 8 p.m. Thursdays - America’s musical ambassadors perform from Avery Fisher Hall.

Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: 8 p.m. some Fridays - Miguel Harth-bedoya conducts the orchestra in com-plete broadcasts from the Symphonic Series.

From the Top: 9 a.m. Saturdays - Some of the nation’s most gifted young musicians take the stage for this in-spiring and funny program.

Inside the Dallas Opera: noon Saturdays, once a month - A behind-the-scenes look at the Dallas Opera including past performances, interviews with staff and artists plus upcoming engagements. Times vary.

A night on the Town: 10 p.m. Saturdays - From Rich-ard Rodgers to Andrew Lloyd Webber, George Harter brings you the best of the American musical stage.

Religious programming: 8 a.m. until noon - Sundays - WRR airs religious services by churches of many de-nominations and faiths Sunday mornings. See Sunday listings for details.

Art Matters: 5:30 p.m. Sundays and 6:30 p.m. Thurs-days - Quin Mathews and Sharon benge co-host this in-depth look at the arts in north Texas. This is the place to hear insightful interviews with some of the area’s arts luminaries as well as distinguished visitors.

Pipedreams: 10 p.m. Sundays - The king of instru-ments, the pipe organ, is the focus of this 90-minute program that spans the globe in its search for great music.

Dallas Summer Musicals Spotlight: 5 p.m. some Sun-days - An in depth look at the behind the scenes peo-ple involved in bringing the Dallas Summer Musicals to Fair Park.

Performance Today: 9 p.m. weekends - Live concerts by famous artists in concert halls around the globe as well as interviews, news and features. Audiences, on any given day, may hear from performances in the great concert halls of new york, Prague, London, ber-lin and Paris.

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There are still more Dallas Symphony Orchestra broadcasts to enjoy Mondays at 8 p.m. as we celebrate Robert Schumann’s 200th birth anniversary a day early June 7 when pia-nist Louis Lortie joins the DSO to play his Piano Concerto in a minor. Later in the month Claus Peter Flor conducts Franck’s Symphony in d minor, and Grammy-winning violinist James Ehnes will play bruch’s Scottish Fantasy June 21.

Join us for Chamber Music Spotlight with the Fine Arts Chamber Players at 5 p.m. June 20. This wonderful organization brings together some of the area’s finest instrumentalists to play chamber music, both in the Horchow Auditorium of the DMA, and in the beautiful public hall that looks out upon the lush greenery of the Texas Discovery Gardens.

WRR’s the place to find out about the latest happenings with the Dallas Summer Mu-sicals. Every Sunday preceding a new production, we feature conversation and highlights with Dallas Summer Musicals’ Michael Jenkins and WRR’s Kevin Pytcher. Dreamgirls is featured June 27 at 5 p.m.

Last month we celebrated Mom. This month we highlight the great Dads of the world June 20 with Father’s Day! WRR is a wonderful place to make a classical dedication and sur-prise that special man in your life. Friday June 18, we’ll dedicate our Command Performance request show from 8-10 p.m. to Dad’s favorite classics. Make your request and send out a special message on Command Performance with Ed blaylock. E-mail request@wrr101.com. you may even see your dedication on wrr101.com!

Schumann’s genius is a gift of fluid expression, distinctive melody and fertile development of ideas found in the majority of his music. He was as much a champion of the new Romantic movement as he was a cheerleader for composers who helped foster the new language with him. As a noted music journalist, Schumann helped introduce Europe to expressions which spoke directly to the heart.

Expect to hear many of Schumann’s seminal pieces throughout the day of his bicentennial Tuesday June 8. Works for orchestra, chamber music and concertos will be presented along with his solo piano pieces and art songs, the latter which form the most intimate expressions of his output.

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