Sunlight

Presented by the Arts District Chorale in collaboration with the Dallas Museum of Art

Description

The concert is presented in collaboration with the DMA’s J. M. W. Turner exhibition. The concert marks the southwestern premiere of “The Nine Muses” by American composer David Conte and features works of diverse composers including Eric Whitacre, Maurice Duruflé, Olivier Messiaen, John Rutter, and Johannes Brahms.

Preceding the concert at 6:30 p.m., a distinguished panel will discuss the similarities, which both composers and painters share in depicting light, in addition to challenges. The panelists include Dr. David Conte, Professor of Composition, San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Dr. Heather MacDonald, The Lillian and James H. Clark Assistant Curator of Painting and Sculpture, Dallas Museum of Art; Dr. Carol Reynolds, noted musicologist, public speaker and arts advocate; and Dr. Larry Allums, Executive Director, Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture.

Tickets are $20 general admission; $15 seniors (age 60+); and $5 students (with valid ID). A 25% ticket discount is available with a DMA membership or a Turner exhibition ticket.

To purchase tickets, contact the Arts District Chorale at 214.942.5085 or visit tickets@artsdistrictchorale.org.

Information from the venue.

Some nearby drink specials on April 24th

• Stoneleigh P: 4 pm - 7 pm: $2.75 drafts, $3.50 wells
• Uptown Bar & Grill: 2 pm - 7 pm: $2.75 domestics, $4 imports, $3.50 wells / 7 pm - 2 am: $15 bucket of domestics, $9 pitcher of domestics, $12 pitcher of imports
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• Fuse Restaurant and Lounge: 4 pm - 7 pm: $3 domestics, $3 frozen drinks, $3 white wine, $3 red wine, $1 sake / $1 sushi
• Hoffbrau Steaks (Dallas): 4 pm - 7 pm: $1 off everything

Some nearby restaurants

• Coal Vines (Dallas)
• Atomic Sushi & Grill
• Record Grill
• State & Allen Lounge
• Bolla

Some nearby events on April 24th

• Bobby B, Sambuca (Dallas), 7:30 p.m.
• Whodunnit, Theatre Three, 7:30 p.m.
• Dallas Wine and Food Festival 2008: Rising Stars Chef's Dinner, Nasher Sculpture Center, 7 p.m.
• Prison “Letters”: Fiction as Remembrance, Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
• Ricki Derek & the Trio From Mars, City Tavern, 9 p.m.

Event posted April 7, 2008
Last updated April 7, 2008

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