Dallas Chamber Symphony

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Dallas Chamber Symphony
Short nameDCS
Founded2011
LocationDallas, Texas
Concert hall Moody Performance Hall
Principal conductorRichard McKay
Website dcsymphony.org

The Dallas Chamber Symphony (DCS) is a professional, American chamber orchestra that performs in the Moody Performance Hall in the Arts District, Dallas. Founded in 2011, and led by artistic director, Richard McKay; the DCS presented its first season in 2012, and performs most of its concerts in the Moody Performance Hall. [1]

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Critics have described the DCS as “extremely adroit”, “fresh” and “innovative.” [2] The orchestra has been lauded for its film series, which pairs classic silent films with newly commissioned scores.

Japanese violinist Kazuhiro Takagi is the concertmaster.

Performance venues

The DCS performs its main concert series in Dallas City Performance Hall, which opened in 2012. Designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP, with Dallas architecture firm Corgan serving as the architect of record, the center is in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. [3] [4]

The piano competition is held primarily at Southern Methodist University’s Owen Arts Center. [5]

Dallas International Piano Competition

The DCS International Piano Competition took place for the first time in Dallas, Texas, from March 14–16, 2013. The symphony partners with Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts and offers its participants master classes, performance opportunities, private lessons and the chance to play with the symphony itself in the spring of 2013. [6]

World premieres

In November, 2012, the DCS premiered a new film score to the silent-film comedy A Sailor-Made Man , starring Harold Lloyd. The score was commissioned specifically by the symphony as part of their film series and was composed by Brian Satterwhite. [7]

On February 26, 2013, as part of its film series, the DCS Premiered a new all-strings film score to the silent-film horror classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari , starring Conrad Veidt. As with A Sailor-Made Man, the score was commissioned by the symphony and was composed by Brian Satterwhite. [8] [9]

Educational partners

The DCS partners closely with Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts for its International Piano Competition.

In 2014, the Dallas Chamber Symphony partnered with the Dallas Independent School District (DISD) for an educational concert performed at City Performance Hall in conjunction with the release of their iPad music curriculum, [10] "The Sights and Sounds of the Symphony", by Barbara Vance and Richard McKay. [11]

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