The Video Association of Dallas has announced that the 25th anniversary of its VideoFest will be Sept. 27-30, 2012 at its original home, the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 N. Harwood St. in downtown Dallas. Call 214-428-8700 for information or visit www.videofest.org. VideoFest is now the oldest and largest video festival in the United States, and continues to garner critical and popular acclaim. Merging art and technology since 1986, VideoFest has specialized in independent, alternative, and non-commercial media, presenting hard-to-find works rarely seen on television, in movie theaters, or elsewhere, despite their artistic excellence and cultural and social relevance. Even in a Web 2.0 environment where everything is seemingly available on the Internet, the VideoFest provides curatorial guidance, a critical voice in the wilderness navigating the vast and diverse landscape of media, helping to interpret its cultural and artistic significance. The event provides a communal environment for real-time, face-to-face dialogue between makers and audiences.

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Professional chamber choir The Texas Voices concludes its ninth season of public concerts with Caledonian Air: Folk Songs of the British Isles on Sunday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Mesquite Arts Center, 1527 N. Galloway in Mesquite.

Embrace the rich musical heritage of the lands and peoples of the British Isles, including beloved folk songs from Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland. Whether energized by a sea shanty, moved by songs of melancholy and nostalgia, swept away by songs of true love, or soothed by a lullaby, this will be an eclectic musical journey.

Individual tickets are $22 regular, $18 for seniors (65+), and $10 for students and may be purchased online at www.thetexasvoices.org, at the door, or by calling 214-384-6336.

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Due to popular demand, professional chamber choir The Texas Voices will repeat its recent concert Via Crucis: The Stations of the Cross on Sunday, April 1 2012 at 7 p.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 1919 Independence Parkway in Plano, Texas.

The chorus presents this remarkable, centuries-old Lenten tradition in a profound new way—with original choral compositions by Texas composers Debra Scroggins, Tom Council, Carlos Colón-Quintana, Paul Thompson, Steven Gutheinz, Joni Jensen, R. Scott Adams, and Kyle Roderick. The concert will feature the chorus, cello, piano, and organ.

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Professional chamber choir The Texas Voices continues its ninth season of public concerts with My Dear Heart: Christmas Lullabies and Other Holiday Favorites on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, 6121 E. Lovers Lane. Celebrate the holidays with warmth, light, and joy as The Texas Voices bring you carols and lullabies, including Balulalow, The Shepherds Sing, Wassail, and Novo profusi gaudio—a vibrant nativity motet set to medieval text. Featuring chorus, handbells, organ, piano, and violin.

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Local Honey’s Holiday Mix Show, featuring a 15-piece all-star electric pop-orchestra, will return for its sixth year on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011 at 8 p.m. at the historical Lakewood Theater, 1825 Abrams Parkway, in East Dallas. Admission is $20 at the door or online at http://lakewoodtheater.com. Proceeds will benefit Joni & Friends International Disability Center. Singer songwriters Cary Cooper and her husband Tom Prasada-Rao will open. Call 214-821-7469 for more information. Visit this link to hear one of the songs: promos.studiohoney.com/Holiday.

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Professional chamber choir The Texas Voices begins its ninth season of public concerts with Emily and Sara: The Poetry of Emily Dickinson and Sara Teasdale on Sunday, October 16, 2011. This concert features the extraordinary works of these time-honored and celebrated American poets, set to music by renowned choral composers such as Debra Scroggins, Ruth Watson Henderson, Kirke Mechem, Kenneth Neufeld, David Childs, and Tom Council.

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Celebrated chamber choir The Texas Voices concludes its eighth season of public concerts with My Soul’s Been Anchored: A Tribute to Spirituals on Sunday, May 15, 2011. This concert features vibrant, uplifting choral arrangements of this beloved art form, including Walk Together, Children by Robert DeCormier, Joshua Fit the Battle by Moses Hogan, Motherless Child by Adolphus Hailstork, and Follow the Drinking Gourd by Dallas composer Tom Council.

The 24-member professional chorus, directed by Alan Dyer, will perform its final concert of the season at 6:30 p.m. at Mesquite Arts Center, 1527 N. Galloway. Tickets are $22 regular, $15 for seniors (65+), and $10 for students and may be purchased online at www.thetexasvoices.org, at the door, or by calling 214-384-6336.

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Celebrated chamber choir The Texas Voices continues its eighth season of public concerts with The Angels Sing on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. The 24-member professional chorus, directed by Alan Dyer, will perform its second concert of the season at 6:30 p.m. at Northway Christian Church, 7202 W. Northwest Highway in Dallas. Tickets are $22 regular, $15 for seniors (65+), and $10 for students and may be purchased online at www.thetexasvoices.org, at the door, or by calling 214-384-6336.

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Celebrated chamber choir The Texas Voices opens its eighth season of public concerts with Psalms and Sonnets on Saturday, October 30, 2010. This fall concert will feature the choral music of Ralph Vaugh Williams, John Rutter, and Brian Edward Galante, as well as Dallas composers Debra Scroggins, Joel Martinson, and Steven Gutheinz. Guest organist Clarice Candamio joins the choir for this performance.

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The 23rd Annual VideoFest Sept. 23-26, 2010 is presented by the Video Association of Dallas.

Categories include: Animals and Kinds, Animation, Black, Civil Rights/Political, Filmmaking and TV, Health, History, Latino, Lesbian and Gay, Literary and Theater, Money, Music and Dance, Religion/Spirituality, Sexuality, Films by Texans, and Visual Art.

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The Texas Voices, one of North Texas’ premiere professional chamber choruses will continue its seventh season of public concerts with Deep in the Heart: A Salute to Texas Composers on Sunday, May 16 at Mesquite Arts Center.

The 24-member chorus, directed by Alan Dyer, will perform its fourth concert of the season on Sunday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. at Mesquite Arts Center, 1527 N. Galloway. Tickets are $22 regular, $15 for seniors (65+), and $10 for students and may be purchased online at www.thetexasvoices.org, at the door, or by calling 214-384-6336.

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The Texas Voices, one of North Texas’ premiere professional chamber choruses, will continue its seventh season of public concerts with Latin Love: Poetry and Song from Latin America on Sunday, Feb. 21 at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Plano. Classical guitarist Robert Harding will be guest soloist.

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The Texas Voices, North Texas’ professional chamber chorus, will continue its seventh season of public concerts with My Spirit Rejoices: A Celebration of Advent and the Christmas Season on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. This holiday concert will feature the chancel choir from Northway Christian Church and the premiere of Debra Scroggins’ new cantata, Magnificat.

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The Texas Voices, Collin County’s professional chamber chorus, will begin its seventh season of public concerts with A Tale of Two Centuries on Sunday, October 18, 2009.

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Arts Advocacy Day is an opportunity for everyone interested in the arts and arts education to learn how to successfully advocate for arts funding and how to create a greater awareness of the impact of arts and culture on a community. The featured speaker is Douglas C. Sonntag, Director of Dance, National Endowment for the Arts

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SKYROCKET! returns to Dallas on July 17 after two recent jam-packed shows at the Double Wide.

This is a wickedly original cover band from Austin, TX that performs a fearless cabaret of Solid Gold-era classics from the ‘70s and ‘80s. In a city where original music rules, Skyrocket! dares to mix both, performing forgotten radio hits with a creative cast of some of Austin’s finest career musicians (Trish and Darin Murphy, Johnny Goudie, Benjamin Hotchkiss, and The Real Heroes).

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The Texas Voices, a professional adult vocal chamber ensemble, is looking for new members for its next season. Auditions are being held by appointment beginning June 10 through August 7 at the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Plano for both women’s and men’s parts.

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The Texas Voices, Collin County’s first professional chamber chorus, concludes its sixth season of public concerts with Old Music from the New World on May 17, 2009.

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SKYROCKET! is a wickedly original cover band from Austin, TX that performs a cabaret of Solid Gold-era classics from the ‘70s and ‘80s. In a city where original music rules, Skyrocket! dares to mix both, performing forgotten radio hits with a creative cast of some of Austin’s finest career musicians (Trish and Darin Murphy, Johnny Goudie, Benjamin Hotchkiss, and The Real Heroes).

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Catch two creative souls on Thursday, Feb. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Bar Belmont, 901 Fort Worth Avenue at Sylvan in Oak Cliff. Singer/songwriter Trish Murphy will join Dallas-based author Melanie Wells for a night of songs, stories and hand-made sweets. Admission is free. Call (877) 476-3378 for more information.

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The Texas Voices, Collin County’s first professional chamber chorus, continues its sixth season of public concerts with a holiday concert called In Terra Pax on Dec. 19, 2008.

“And on earth, peace” is one of the most resounding messages of the Christmas story. It transcends turbulent times, offering hope to the world. Let the tranquility of Bach’s Dona Nobis Pacem and Sametz’s Peace on Earth calm and soothe the spirit. This concert also features Gloria from Hayden’s Heiligmesse, Christmas spirituals, and a new work from Composer-in-Residence Debra Scroggins. A holiday silent auction precedes the concert.

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The Texas Voices, Collin County’s first professional chamber chorus, opens its sixth season of public concerts with the compelling, striving music of 19th century Romanticism including works by Schubert, Schumann, Fauré, Brahms, Verdi, Mendelssohn, Bruckner, and Straus. The 22-member chorus, directed by Alan Dyer and accompanied by guest pianist Shelbie Simmons, will perform Sunday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Resurrection Lutheran Church at 1919 Independence Parkway in Plano.

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