Today in the roundup: A debut from the DSO, local music notes and a look at Ed Ruscha at the Modern.

A journalist and tireless networker, Bonnie Leslie had a behind-the-scenes influence with arts organizations from the Dallas Symphony to the Undermain Theatre.

Happy holiday spirit. NorthPark Center offers family four-packs of tickets to the Christmas Celebration with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerson.

Tonight, Booker T. Washington High School dance students will perform with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra during the Christmas Pops concerts. KERA’s Stephen Becker reports that the students are getting an early look at what it’s like to be a professional.

New Dallas Symphony Orchestra President Paul Stewart is making hay in his first two months on the job. The orchestra announced today a fund-raising effort called the $50 million Great Orchestra Campaign. And good news: $20 million of that goal has already been secured.

Today in the roundup: More on Alondra de la Parra, the first Masterminds and local landmarks made of Legos.

Concertgoers at the Meyerson Symphony Center this weekend will witness a rare site in classical music – a young, female conductor. KERA’s Stephen Becker reports Alondra de la Parra brings a fresh perspective to the classical world:

A special deal to hear the DSO perform A German Requiem and see The Mourners at the DMA. Nothing to be sad about there…

How does conductor Jaap van Zweden get the orchestra primed to perform a major work? See for yourself when you win two seats to the DSO’s rehearsal of the Brahms German Requiem next Wednesday.

Today in the roundup: Pet Shop Boys come to town (sort of), Liza previews her DSO show and the Mourners get rearranged.