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Welcome to the West LIVE
February 7 @ 7:30 pm
$55
The Dallas-based early music ensemble performs the mulit-media concert “Welcome to the West Live” Friday, February 7 at 8pm. Music includes sonatas, concertos, traditional fiddling, folk tunes and 1940s western swing, and features contemporary and historic film footage and photographs from the Library of Congress.
The original production collaborated with videographers and cowboy poets from Texas, Wyoming, Nevada, South Dakota and Utah. The multimedia concert tells the story of ranching life in the American West.
“Music in the 17th and 18th centuries has influenced the music we listen to today, even if we don’t realize it,” said Julianna Emanski, Lumedia’s Artistic Director who also holds a doctorate in music from the University of North Texas. “For instance, there are aspects of modern country fiddling style in Baroque music, inherited from the Celtic tradition.”
“Welcome to the West” was originally filmed in Celina and includes an ensemble of 10 instrumentalists, three vocalists, and four videographers all from Texas. Five poets, including the late Harry Jackson (1923-1973) of Cody, Wyo., and the late Elizabeth Ebert (1925-2018) of Lemmon, S.D. contribute the text heard in voiceover. The live version on February 7 will feature footage from the original film via GracePoint Media’s XR video wall.
Some highlights from the program include:
- Allegro from “Grosso Mogul” Concerto in D Major, RV 208 (ca. 1712/13) – Antonio Vivaldi
- The Famous Night Herding Song (ca. 1950) by Harry “Woo Woo” Stevens
- “That’s What I Like about the West” (1947) – Edith Bergdahl & Robert MacGimsey, arranged in 2020 by Gustavo Mazon Finessi
- I. Ohne Satzbeziechnung from Les Rainettes – Georg Philipp Telemann
- “Whiskey before Breakfast” (1957) – Andre DeJarlis, arranged in 2020 by Stephanie Noori
- Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (1887) – American Hymn
The performance takes place in Meadows Hall at The Sammons Center for the Arts in Dallas on Friday, February 7 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $55 and include complimentary valet parking, and libations with the artists.
Audiences have proclaimed Lumedia to be ‘wacky and wonderful!’ Purchase tickets online or at the door.
Welcome to the West Live
February 7, 2025
Meadows Hall
Sammons Center for the Arts
3630 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas TX 75219
Parking: Free onsite
Valet: Complimentary
Doors open: 7:30 pm
Concert: 8:00 pm
General Admission: $55
