DENTON (UNT), Texas -- See both the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony Chorus under one roof at the University of North Texas' Murchison Performing Arts Center.
Led by Music Director Jaap van Zweden, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Dallas Symphony Chorus will perform Beethoven's glorious Ninth Symphony at 8 p.m. Oct. 16 (Friday). The concert will take place inside the Winspear Performance Hall of UNT's Murchison Performing Arts Center, located on the north side of Interstate 35E at North Texas Boulevard.
The performance is sponsored in part by the UNT Fine Arts Series, which provides UNT students free admission. Tickets cost $20 for seniors, children (12 and under), groups of 10 or more and UNT faculty and staff; general admission tickets are $30.
Visit the Murchison Performing Arts Center website or call 940-369-7802 for more information or to purchase tickets.
About the Murchison Performing Arts Center
UNT marked the grand opening of the 72,500-square-foot Murchison Performing Arts Center on Feb. 20, 1999. Since then, the Murchison has hosted appearances by such luminaries as Graeme Jenkins, Marilyn Horne, Benita Valente, London Baroque, Tokyo String Quartet, Olga Kern, Robert McDuffie, Denyce Graves, Nathan Gunn, Benny Golson, Edgar Meyer, Betty Buckley and Emily Pulley. The center features the 1,025-seat Winspear Performance Hall for performances ranging from early music to jazz and the 400-seat Lyric Theatre, a black box space that can be changed in size or shape and adjusted for opera performances or other events.
About the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has a rich, 109-year history of artistic excellence. As the largest performing arts organization in the Southwest, the DSO is committed to the pursuit of uncompromising musical distinction through innovative and classical programming, and strives to build a community of passionate music lovers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The DSO has grown from a 40-person ensemble to a world-class orchestra since its inception in 1900, and continues to be the cornerstone of the burgeoning Arts District in downtown Dallas – a district now noted as the largest in the nation.
After an exhaustive 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.
Special Note: High traffic volume is expected on the UNT campus and adjacent interstates prior to this performance. Please allow sufficient time for travel and parking.