Music in the Mountains: Vail welcomes the Dallas Symphony

Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival on prime time TV

During the Dallas Symphony Orchestra's recent residency at the Festival (June 30 -July 7th), an ABC affiliate in Dallas followed the orchestra while they were in Vail. The series, titled Music In the Mountains: Vail welcomes the Dallas Symphony, airs this week (July 12) on WFAA channel 8 in Dallas, 10 p.m. central time. The series chronicles the Dallas Symphony Orchestras recent residency in Vail with five different segments. Filming occurred in Vail, June 30th and July 1st.

WFAA performing arts reporter Gary Cogill takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes journey with the Orchestra as they travel from Dallas to Vail to perform at the Bravo! Festival. Cogill covers everything from how the orchestra gets to Vail to rehearsal time, the concerts, and what orchestra members do in their spare time. A great deal of Vail, from hotels to restaurants to activities is slated to be shown on the series.

Part 1: Dallas Symphony Orchestra rehearses in Vail

Morning rehearsal in the mountains. Includes on stage with Jaap van Zweden conducting and talking to the orchestra.

Part 2: Dallas Symphony Orchestra's Opening Night Concert

Opening night performance of Jaap and the DSO performing Beethoven's Fifth, Arron Copland's "Fanfare For A Common Man". Massive rainstorm occurs just before performance.

Part 3: The Vail Reaction

Why Vail locals have a love affair with Jaap and the DSO. Includes interviews with Vail Valley Music Festival artistic director, the after party, concert reaction, and local residents sounding off on the DSO.

Part Four: Jaap van Zweden In Vail

interview with the celebrated maestro by a cool mountain stream, his thoughts on Vail,the importance of Bravo,how the symphony performed opening night, how he feels in the mountain air.

Part Five: Manny Borok, 25 years as DSO Concert Master

Manny's 25 year career from Edwardo Mata to Jaap Van  Zweden. From the Boston Symphony to the DSO, Manny talks candidly in the Colorado mountains about leaving communist Russia for America and his remarkable career.

About WFFA

Gary Cogill’s arts and movie reports can be seen on News 8 broadcasts each week. He is the Dallas-Fort Worth television market’s only full time performing arts reporter.

WFAA is part of Belo Corp. (BLC), one of the nation’s largest pure-play, publicly traded television companies, that owns and operates 20 television stations (nine in the top 25 markets) and their associated Web sites.  Belo stations, which include affiliations with ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW and My Network TV, reach more than 14 percent of U.S. television households in 15 highly-attractive markets.  Belo stations rank first or second in nearly all of their local markets.