KERA’s State of the Arts Discussion Series Invites Dallas Chamber Symphony Conductor Richard McKay

DALLAS - Oct. 29, 2015 - PRLog -- On Thursday, October 29, The Dallas Chamber Symphony’s Conductor and Artistic Director Richard McKay will be a featured panelist for the State of the Arts discussion series. Presented by KERA, State of the Arts: Creating New Work will address the subject of commissioning and creating new art and performance pieces. The event begins at 8:00 at the Dallas Museum of Art and is free to the public.

Joining Mr. McKay on the panel will be Ben Stevenson, Artistic Director of the Texas Ballet Theater and Writer Shay Youngblood. The Discussion’s host will be KERA Reporter Jerome Weeks. To learn more about the DCS’s commissioning process of new scores for classic silent films, listen to an advance interview:

http://artandseek.net/2015/10/28/state-of-the-arts-to-talk-about-commissioningcreating-new-artworks/

KERA’s State of the Arts is an innovative series that explores the creative process and the nature of live performance. In its sixth season, State of the Arts engages Dallas’s key artistic leaders, artists, and special guests in thought-provoking conversations about the arts and cultural landscape of North Texas.

ABOUT DALLAS CHAMBER SYMPHONY

Named Best of Big D 2014 by D Magazine, and Best Classical Music Addition 2013 by the Dallas Observer, the Dallas Chamber Symphony is one of the most exciting and innovative professional performance ensembles in North Texas. Led by Artistic Director and Conductor Richard McKay, it is comprised of 40 musicians, all dedicated to performing a balance of programs that include underrepresented and standard chamber repertory, contemporary music, staged works, and pieces with extra-musical elements, such as film, actors and dance.

The DCS performs at the gorgeous new City Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District, and provides educational and community programming, including an annual International Piano Competition at SMU, field-trip concerts for area youth, and Sight of Sound, an annual International Film Competition. For more information, visit dcsymphony.org