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The Big Deal: Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s President John F. Kennedy Memorial Concert


by Gila Espinoza 13 Nov 2013 8:30 AM

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s assassination, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will pay tribute with this Memorial concert.  Conductor Jaap van Zweden will lead the DSO and guest violinist Joshua Bell in a program that includes Sibelius’ noble Violin Concerto, Beethoven’s epic Symphony No. 3, “Eroica,” and Darius Milhaud’s “Murder of a Great Chief of State.”  Also highlighted in the concert will be the world premiere of Conrad Tao’s commissioned work for the occasion “The World is Very Different Now.”  Art&Seek is pleased to award five Art&Seek newsletter subscribers a pair of tickets for the Nov. 24 performance at the Meyerson Symphony Center.

Be sure to browse our other offerings this week – tickets to see NT Live National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage at the Angelika Film Center or tickets for Texas Ballet Theater’s The Nutcracker at the Winspear Opera House.

PLEASE NOTE: Only Art&Seek e-newsletter subscribers can win the Big Deal.  If you are not a subscriber then you can subscribe here, then sign up below for this Big Deal, tickets for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s President John F. Kennedy Memorial Concert.

UPDATE: we  have our winners. Thank you for playing.

About Gila Espinoza

Gila Espinoza is an Associate Producer for Content at KERA and Coordinator for the Art&Seek calendar. Gila has worked on many of KERA’s local and national, award-winning productions, and for Art&Seek, she works with arts organizations and assists them in their calendar submissions. View more about Gila Espinoza.
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