THE DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER PRESENT 2007-2008 SYMPHONIC SUNDAYS SERIES
10/12/2007 12:00:00 AM
Dallas, Texas – Two of Dallas’ leading arts organizations join forces for one of the most popular series that fuses sculpture and music: Symphonic Sundays, presented by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Nasher Sculpture Center. The program will take place on the third Sunday of every month beginning on October 21 (excluding December) and feature a delightful afternoon of chamber music performed by musicians of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, a gourmet brunch in the Cafe, and a guided tour of the Nasher Sculpture Center’s Galleries and Garden.
Brunch at Nasher Cafe by Wolfgang Puck: 11 am – 2 pm
Member: $25. Non-Member: $30. Children: $12.50.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
Pre-Performance Remarks: 11:45 am
Chamber Music at the Nasher: 12 noon
Member: $25. Non-Member: $30. Student: $15.
Concert Series (7 Performances): $175
Advance tickets and the complete series can be
purchased through the DSO Patron Services Center
at 214.692.0203.
October 21, 2007
Bruch: Four Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano
Augusta Read Thomas: Rumi Settings
Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor
November 18, 2007
Berkeley: Trio
Elgar: Piano Quintet
January 20, 2008
Ligeti: Sonata for Solo Cello
Prokofiev: Sonata for Two Violins
Arensky: Piano Trio
February 17, 2008
Martinu: Madrigals
Schulhoff: Trio for Flute, Viola & Brass
Respighi: Violin Sonata
March 16, 2008
Lauer: Quartet for Woodwinds
Bolcom: Duo Fantasy
Auerbach: Shards
Schmidt: Piano Trio (DSO premiere)
April 20, 2008
Bernstein: Clarinet Sonata
Villa Lobos: Duo
Bartok: String Quartet No. 1
May 18, 2008
Kodaly: Trio
Ewazen: Trio for Trumpet, Violin & Piano
Beethoven: String Trio No. 1
Guided Tour of the Garden and Galleries: 1:30 pm
About the Dallas Symphony Orchestra:
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has a rich, 107-year history of artistic excellence. After an extensive search, the DSO named Jaap van Zweden as music director beginning in the 2008-2009 season. Eminent music directors such as Antal Dorati, Paul Kletzki, Georg Solti, Eduardo Mata and Andrew Litton laid the groundwork for important elements of today’s DSO, including extensive touring and recording, special community and education concerts, and the building of the world-renowned Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center. As the largest performing arts organization in the Southwest, financial stability is a key element of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s success. Since inception of its 10-year strategic plan, A Bold Plan for Greatness, in 2003, the DSO has demonstrated four consecutive years of balanced budgets, a rise in donations to their highest level ever, and a more than 70% increase over five years in an endowment that now exceeds $120 million.
About the Nasher Sculpture Center:
Open since October 2003, the Nasher Sculpture Center is dedicated to the display and study of modern and contemporary sculpture. The Center is located on a 2.4 acre site adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. Renzo Piano, a world-renowned architect and winner of the prestigious Pritzker Prize in 1998, is the architect of the Center’s 55,000 square foot building. Piano worked in collaboration with landscape architect Peter Walker on the design of the two-acre sculpture garden.
The Nasher Sculpture Center was the longtime dream of the late Raymond and Patsy Nasher, who together formed one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary sculpture in the world. The Raymond and Patsy Nasher Collection includes masterpieces by Calder, de Kooning, di Suvero, Giacometti, Hepworth, Kelly, Matisse, Miró, Moore, Picasso, Rodin, and Serra, among others, and continues to grow and evolve.
The Nasher Sculpture Center presents rotating exhibitions of works from the Nasher Collection as well as special exhibitions drawn from other museums and private collections. In addition to indoor gallery space, the Center contains an auditorium, education and research facilities, a café, and a store.
The Nasher Sculpture Center is open Tuesday through Sunday from 11am to 5 pm and Thursday from 11am to 9 pm. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for students, and free for members and children 12 and under. For more information, visit www.NasherSculptureCenter.org.
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For more information and photos, please contact:
Stacie Adams
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
214.871.4082
s.adams@dalsym.com
Laura Korenman
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
214.871.4061
l.korenman@dalsym.com
Kristen Gibbins
Nasher Sculpture Center
214.242.5177
kgibbins@nashersculpturecenter.org