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Dallas Symphony working with Pharrell Williams on next Soluna festival

Last spring's inaugural Soluna International Music and Arts Festival, put on by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, featured a collaboration with homegrown music icon St. Vincent, a big get to live up to in the coming years. But per an announcement this week, it seems the next guest will undoubtedly do so.

R&B star Pharrell Williams is writing an original score for DSO to perform as part of Rules of the Game, a project that also involves dance and visual art. The work will feature choreography from Jonah Bokaer and scenography from artist Daniel Arsham. It will debut at Soluna festival May 17, 2016, at the Winspear Opera House in downtown Dallas.

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"This collaboration is something that we have worked on for a long time," said Anna-Sophia van Zweden, director of festival advancement for Soluna, in  a statement. "We wanted to bring Daniel and Jonah to SOLUNA, and in our conversations, this project emerged. We are thrilled to present the world premiere performance of this work and to have the Dallas Symphony Orchestra perform original orchestral music by Pharrell."

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Few other details are available, as the production is currently in the works, but if you're already looking forward to it, tickets will go on sale before the end of the year. Stay tuned for more information on that.