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Dallas Symphony Orchestra - Festival Latino

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In keeping with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's 15 year tradition of excellent music and entertainment, the 2008 Festival Latino will bring together the DSO and Tiempo Libre to present Rumba Sinfónica. Rumba Sinfónica, by composer Ricardo Lorenz, makes a bold statement by allowing Cuban rumba to not only infuse a symphonic work but to also guide its musical content from beginning to end without ever losing its basic features: rhythmic intricacy and melodic plaintiveness. At the same time, Rumba Sinfónica seeks to stay true to the breath of the symphonic repertoire. The challenge and innovative aspect of this project, therefore, is to have these two very different, long-standing traditions come together and join forces at an equal footing. Proceeds from the evening concert will benefit the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Festival Latino Endowment and the Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico.

This year's Festival includes: Saturday outdoor festival featuring local performers on the entertainment stage, The Taste of Latin American food exhibit, children's area and local arts and crafts vendors, concluding with the Saturday evening concert with guest artist Tiempo Libre and conductor Germán Gutiérrez. Under the direction of Maestro Germán Gutíerrez, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the impact of Latin culture on classical music bringing together the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Tiempo Libre present Rumba Sinfónica.

Information from the venue.

Some nearby drink specials on June 7th

• Frankie's Sports Bar and Grill: 11 am - 4 pm: $2 mimosas, $3 tequila sunrises, ultimate "make your own Bloody Mary" bar
• Tuk Tuk Asian Cuisine: 5 pm - 7 pm: $3 beer, $3.50 wine
• Truluck's (Dallas): 4:30 pm - 7 pm: half-price cocktails and 25% off all bottles of wine / 4:30 pm - 7 pm: half-price food from the lounge menu
• Uptown Bar & Grill: 7 pm - 2 am: $4 Red Bull vodkas
• Morton's, The Steakhouse: 5 pm - 6 pm: Power Hour - $5 select wines by glass, $4 select beers, special cocktail of the day

Some nearby restaurants

• Newport's
• Poblanos Mexican Cafe
• Go Philly
• Cadillac Bar
• Bambino's Italian Grill

Some nearby events on June 7th

• Burying the Trend / Powderburn / Surrealism / Mourning Fury / Josephine Burning / Red Pyramid, Curtain Club, 9 p.m.
• Dai Nhac Hoi / Thi Hoa Hau, Majestic Theatre, 6 p.m.
• Dr. Spencer R. Herrera Lecture and Solo Performance by Patricia Urbina as "Ultima", Latino Cultural Center, 6 p.m.
• Shipwreck / Hands of the Few / Power Trip / Fighting Chance, The Redblood Club (Closed), 8 p.m.
• A Dog's Life, Theatre Three, 2:30 p.m.

Event posted May 25, 2008
Last updated June 5, 2008