Post 2: My Music Ethnography Proposal

There are many music cultures in the Dallas area, from a variety of cultures. It was a hard choice on what to choose as the music culture that I wanted to study, however one particular music culture has been a part of the Dallas area for many years, and that music culture is the Classical western music. The first radio station in Texas was WRR (http://www.wrr101.com/?id=1 ), a classical music station, the Van Cliburn competition (http://www.cliburn.org/ ) is held in the Dallas area, a very large competition for pianists who, of course, play classical music. Studying this music culture sheds light on the entire DFW area culture and has been a part of the Dallas soundscape for generations.

I will be attending the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s presentation of Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 on Friday February 19th. http://www.dallassymphony.com
The music presented by the DSO is unique to the Dallas area because it is played by Dallas area residence, supported by local DFW patrons, playing the music that Dallas area classical music enthusiasts want hear. This has created performances that are special Dallas, and experiences that only those who attend the DSO will experience.