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Our mission is to enrich and enhance the quality of life for North Texas-area residents, especially families and children, through FREE concerts of classical music and educational activities. Fine Arts Chamber Players' music education includes providing FREE voice, violin, and piano lessons at Dallas-area schools for children who are considered disadvantaged in terms of racial and economic inequal
05/08/2026
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 9th, 3pm at Central Commons, Dallas, the Charles Barr Memorial Concert with Elim Wong, violin, and Yurie Iwasaki, piano. As always, free, thanks to our sponsors and donors!
04/20/2026
Next Free Concert - Saturday, May 9th, 3pm at Central Commons, Dallas - The Charles Barr Memorial Concert, annually featuring an exceptional Dallas-based student musician. More information and RSVP at www.basicallybeethoven.org
From Board Director Arianna Kalian: “There is a beautiful connection to tell you about, amongst Basically Beethoven, Elim, her teacher Shannon Lee and Yurie Iwasaki. In 2007, violin prodigy Shannon Lee inaugurated the Charles Barr Memorial Concert at the Dallas Museum of Art where Shannon and Yurie performed music by Bach and Franz Waxman’s fiendishly difficult Carmen Fantasy. Two years prior, Shannon had made a stunning orchestral debut with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center and performed the Barber Violin Concerto.
How beautiful, then, that Elim and Yurie are performing here together, nearly 20 years later."
Elim Wong is a ninth grader at Jasper High School in Plano. She is currently under the tutelage of renowned violinist Shannon Lee. Elim made her first appearance as a soloist at the age of 12 and has performed with the Plano Symphony Orchestra and the Lewisville Lake Symphony. Her list of accolades includes National First Prize of the 2024-2025 Music Teachers National Association Competition, Grand Prize in the 2024 Vernell Gregg Young Artists Competition, and Grand Prize of the 2023 Collin County Young Artist Competition. In the upcoming summer, Elim will use her Young Masters grant to study at the Heifetz Institute Summer Program in Staunton, Virginia.
The Charles Barr Memorial Concert - May 9 - 3pm Basically Beethoven Hallam Concert #7 | Basically Beethoven The Charles Barr Memorial Concert celebrates the legacy of Dallas bassist Charles Barr and showcases the next generation of North Texas musical talent. This year's young performer is the wonderful Elim Wong, violin, with collaborative pianist Yurie Iwasaki
03/14/2026
Today - Saturday - 3pm :)
02/14/2026
Saturday, February 21st, 3pm, Central Commons, Lakeway Chamber Players & Friends perform Puccini, Schubert, and Beethoven's op. 59 no. 1. FREE, as always. Pre-show talk begins around 2:40pm. For more information and to RSVP visit our website.
Lakeway Chamber Players & Friends - Feb 21 - 3pm - Basically Beethoven Hallam Concert #4 | Basically Beethoven Performing Puccini, Schubert, & Beethoven
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