FORT WORTH — Murder at Fort Hood. Shootings in Orlando, Fla. Enough, enough. Can an orchestra concert ease the pain, distract us from tragedy?Read more

'A Lone Star Christmas Carol’Read more

Like The Wizard of Oz and Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music is deeply woven into the country’s entertainment-pop cultural fabric. As a result, any performance associated with the legendary von Trapp family singers is bound to bring out an audience that carries its own burnished memories of the original Broadway show and movie. And so it is with this concert, where the actual great-grandchildren of the original Captain von Trapp will, with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, fill the Bass Hall with song. This generation of singing von Trapps will perform classical and folk-flavored songs, along with those instantly familiar melodies from The Sound of Music. Also, the von Trapps will weave personal yarns of their family’s adventures.Read more

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetRead more

Guitar Fort Worth presents: Rafael AguirreRead more

Tom RussellRead more

FORT WORTH — See this show, but be sure you stay clear of the potato salad.Read more

FORT WORTH — With all the attention Shakespeare is getting in conjunction with the openings of the Winspear and the Wyly theaters over in Dallas — the Dallas Opera is presenting Verdi’s version of Othello and the Dallas Theater Center is staging Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream — it was a nice coincidence for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra to follow suit with some Shakespeare-inspired music of its own.Read more

For 20 years, Dallas has had one of the world’s greatest orchestra halls in the Meyerson Symphony Center. On Oct. 23, it was joined by one of the world’s greatest opera houses.Read more

Jewel (with special guest Holly Williams)Read more