RELEASE: WRR 101.1 Presents "Caroling in the Arts District" at Dallas City Performance Hall - 12/1 to 12/5

City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 11/14/2014 10:51 AM CST

WRR Classical 101.1 Presents
Caroling in the Arts District at Dallas City Performance Hall
December 1 to 5 at 12:00 noon

DALLAS: Share the joy of the holiday season through music as WRR Classical 101.1 presents Caroling in the Arts District, a yuletide tradition of free performances by some of the area’s top choral and instrumental groups. Now in its 30th year, Caroling in the Arts District will be broadcast live on WRR Classical 101.1. FM and streamed over the Internet. Concerts take place from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 1 to Friday, December 5, 2014 in the lobby of Dallas City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora Street, Dallas 75201. Admission is free.

“We are thrilled to celebrate the 30th season of this wonderful holiday event,” says Office of Cultural Affairs Interim Director David Fisher. “It’s a great opportunity for our listeners to share the joy of the season through these beautiful voices and experience the magic of Dallas City Performance Hall, whether in person or over the air.”

Featured performances include:

Monday, December 1:                    Texas Girls’ Choir
Tuesday, December 2:                    Plano Civic Chorus

Wednesday, December 3:               Dallas Winds Tuba Quartet

                                                    The Hand Bell Choir of First Baptist Church of Farmers Branch

Thursday, December 4:                   Texas Boys Choir

Friday, December 5:                        Turtle Creek Chorale

The concert series is sponsored in part by The Communities Foundation of Texas, Armen Oriental Rug Cleaning Company and One Main Financial.


For more information, please contact George Landis, Interim Program Director/WRR at 214-670-8772 or by email at GLandis@wrr101.com


About WRR Classical 101.1 FM

WRR Classical 101.1 FM is a division of the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs. The station is an integral component of the City’s commitment to provide access to arts opportunities to all of its citizens. The Station presents a diverse classical music repertoire that includes broadcasts of local and national music performances, and recordings by national and international artists. Licensed on August 5, 1921, WRR is Texas’ first commercial radio station and the second-oldest in the United States. WRR 101.1 FM has maintained its classical format since 1948. Broadcasting 24 hours a day from historic Fair Park in Dallas, WRR’s 100,000-watt signal can be received throughout North Texas. The Station can also be heard online at http://www.wrr101.com and via the WRR 101.1 Classical FM mobile application, which is available as a free download on the station website.

About the Office of Cultural Affairs

The Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) provides opportunities for all Dallas citizens and visitors to have access to the arts and the means of cultural expression. The Office of Cultural Affairs works with its citizen advisory board, the Cultural Affairs Commission, to foster the development of the cultural system in Dallas. OCA provides a variety of programs and services, including the management and operations of cultural facilities, a public art program, cultural funding programs and WRR Radio. More information on the Office of Cultural Affairs’ programs can be found on its website at http://www.DallasCulture.org.

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