Donald Munro
The Fresno Bee
Fresno, CA, United States
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Reaching ever higher, the arts capture a fundamental aspect of being human. And for that I’m thankful.
Farewell column: Arts writer Donald Munro muses on the Fresno Community Chorus Master Chorale’s monumental performance of the Bach Mass in B-minor. → Read More
From Keyboard Concerts to Herrera choral concert, lots of cultural possibilities
Arts picks: The week’s calendar is highlighted by pianist Kirill Gerstein at Fresno State, Soli Deo Gloria, the musical ‘Crowns,’ a ‘Rat Pack’ concert in Auberry and the Youth Orchestras of Fresno. → Read More
Departing U.S. poet laureate Juan Felipe Herrera looks forward to next bend in ‘The Road’
Fresno’s Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Latino poet laureate of the United States, has had a busy two years traveling the country and spreading his love of poetry. → Read More
How to remember Fresno State’s Brad Hufft? Try a drink and a song
An appreciation: Fresno State music professor and composer Brad Hufft dies at 59. He had a zest for music and life. → Read More
Rei Hotoda, Sameer Patel top Bee’s list of Fresno Philharmonic conductor candidates
Decision on the six finalists is expected by early June. The new conductor will take over for the 2017-18 season. → Read More
She won a prestigious award. Now Fresno poet dives into Hmong roots in new book
Fresno-born Mai Der Vang, who attended UC Berkeley and Columbia University, has her first book of poetry published about the Secret War in Laos during the Vietnam War era. → Read More
Lunch talk with José-Luis Novo: tacos, orchestra speed dating and Marc Chagall
The sixth and final candidate for music director of the Fresno Philharmonic sits down with The Bee for an authentic Fresno lunch. → Read More
Fresno Grand Opera bankruptcy filing includes long list of creditors
Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing by Fresno Grand Opera indicates that orchestra musicians for “Our Town” are priority creditors. → Read More
Win tickets to ‘Cinderella’ ballet at Saroyan Theatre
Ticket giveaway: Two lucky readers will win pairs of tickets to the Saturday performance featuring the State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara and Fresno Ballet Theatre. → Read More
Alton Brown, food-science evangelist, treats Fresno to a revival
Theater review: Food Network star makes a stop at the Saroyan Theatre with the latest incarnation of his live tour, ‘Eat Your Science.’ → Read More
Is it coincidence or starstuff? GCP’s Pessano gets to hang with ‘Starcatcher’ Dave Barry
Barry, the famed newspaper humorist and author of the book on which ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ is based, was in town for the San Joaquin Valley Town Hall lecture series the same day GCP was holding its dress rehearsal of the show. → Read More
Fresno Grand Opera calls it quits as financial and legal pressures mount
The company’s board of directors was unable to keep the organization viable after a cascade of negative developments. → Read More
In a powerful display of conducting, Meyer wows Fresno Philharmonic audience
Daniel Meyer is the second of six candidates auditioning for the role of Fresno Philharmonic’s new music director. → Read More
Willard G. ‘Bill’ Clark, rancher and Japanese art collector, dies at 85
Willard G. “Bill” Clark, the Hanford rancher-turned-export-businessman whose love of Japanese art and canny eye for purchasing priceless objects turned him into a world-renowned collector, died Sunday on the ranch where he lived for all his 85 years. → Read More
Fresno Philharmonic announces finalists for new music director
With Theodore Kuchar’s 15 years as music director of the Fresno Philharmonic coming to a close at the end of the 2015-16 season, it will be a chance for a new conductor to take his place on the podium. → Read More
‘Trashique’ offers a brisk and elegant vibe
Thoughts on last weekend’s “Trashique,” the latest installment of the swanky Fresno Art Museum art-meets-fashion-show fundraiser: → Read More
As ‘If/Then’ opens in San Francisco, the stars align
It’s not unheard of for big Broadway stars to join a show’s national tour when it goes on the road. → Read More
For her second ‘Trashique,’ Leslie Batty explores her inner Seurat
1. The water bottle caps came first. → Read More
Lots of life for Día de los Muertos
It’s hard to pinpoint exactly when Frank Delgado, executive director of Arte Américas, realized that the great maw of American commercialism – never satiated, always eager to chomp into something different – really got its teeth into the Mexican holiday of Día de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. → Read More
ArtHop preview: Painfully beautiful art
In “Infrared Dreams: Art by Vance Hernandez,” the artist uses photo manipulation to incorporate found photos and his own photography. → Read More