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NOW PLAYING: SCHUBERT: String Quartet #13 in a "Rosamunde" (Op 29) (D 804) - 4. A

WRR & the Dallas Symphony Orchestra are paying tribute to America's Greatest composers with the Great American trivia contest. Just listen to WRR all this week during the Classic Cafe and if you're the right caller with the right answer (given below) you just might be winning a pair of tickets to the Saturday performance.

About the performance:

GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC
Copland: Billy The Kid
April 10-13

Copland: Suite from the Ballet: Billy the Kid (1938) (with Westwater projections)
Rózsa: Violin Concerto, Op. 24 (1956)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36

Robert McDuffie, violin
JoAnn Falletta, conductor

Surround yourself in the grandeur of America's Wild West as the stunning works of photographer James Westwater are projected on a giant panoramic screen as the orchestra plays Copland's Billy the Kid. Rozsa's Violin Concerto with soloist Robert McDuffie and Tchaikovsky's dynamic Symphony No. 4 are also featured. JoAnn Falletta conducts in her DSO debut.

5 trivia questions

  1. Who is the soloist for Rózsa’s Violin Concerto? Robert McDuffie
  2. What year did Copland’s Billy the Kid debut? 1938
  3. Who is the female conductor making her DSO debut for this concert? JoAnn Falletta
  4. What is the Tchaikovsky piece featured in this concert? Symphony No. 4
  5. Who is the photographer that will have his Wild West images projected on a giant panoramic screen during Copland’s Billy the Kid? James Westwater

Upcoming events from the Great American Concert Series:

  • May 1-4 Corigliano: Percussion Concerto
    (DSO Premiere and Co-Commission)
    Rest os program TBA
    Evelyn Glennie, percussion
    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

Click here for ticket information