Open Violin Master Class

World-famous violinist Midori will host a free master class on Oct. 22 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in O’Donnell Recital Hall in the Owen Arts Center. Midori will be in Dallas performing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Oct. 23-25. She was named a U.N. Messenger of Peace by the United Nations in 2007. For more information on the master class, presented by the Meadows School of the Arts, call (214)-768-1951.

The Meadows Museum Thursday Evening Lecture

Manuel de Falla and Claude Debussy: Musical Connections Between France and Spain at the Turn of the 20th Century

Associate Professor and Chair of Music History Dr. Donna Mayer-Martin will conduct a lecture on Oct. 23 in Smith Auditorium in the Meadows Museum at 6 p.m. Martin will take a look at connections between Spanish and French composers, as well as 20th century musical styles. The lecture will be illustrated by Meadows student performances. For more information call (214)-768-4677.

A Subject of Modern Life: Degas’ “After the Bath”

Assistant Curator of Education Scott Winterrowd will discuss “After the Bath” in the Hamon Galleries of the Meadows Museum on Oct. 24 at 12:15 p.m. For more information call (214)-768-4677.

Meadows Chorale: Bach’s “Magnificat”

Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Magnificat” will be performed in Perkins Chapel on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. Dr. Fiora Contino, internationally known conductor and scholar, will be leading a week long activity of events. For more information call (214)-768-1951.