“When I first moved to Dallas in 2001, I had just won my dream job: a position with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra,” writes Dallas Symphony Orchestra Principal Oboe Erin Hannigan in Sunday’s (5/10) Dallas Morning News. “My first rehearsal was on a Tuesday morning, Sept. 11 [the day] a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center…. The world as we knew it had changed. That weekend, the symphony [performed] the epic and hopeful Mahler Symphony No. 1 [and] ‘Nimrod’ from Elgar’s Enigma Variations…. Tears flowed from audience members and orchestra alike…. It became clear to me that my purpose as a musician of the DSO was to, especially in times of need, bring solace, hope and love to the world around us…. The world is again facing uncertainty and fear…. People again seem to be turning to music and the arts for comfort. Artists are responding in incredible ways born of necessity…. My fellow musicians and I remain committed to connecting and lifting up our community with music. From our living rooms (just ignore the dogs howling), and from our hearts to yours, we will keep the music going through to brighter days ahead.”
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