Be on the listen for Houston Music Highlights, Tuesday through Friday on Classical 91.7! These 6-minute highlights feature local musicians and ensembles such as the Houston Symphony, the Apollo Chamber Players, and numerous others each week. Houston Music Highlights air at 7 AM, and then repeat at 1 PM, 6 PM, and 10 PM.
For the next three weeks our Highlights will be celebrating the holiday and winter season with tunes from all cultures and regions. This week, we have works to celebrate the beginning of Hanukkah, a selection from Handel's famous Christmas classic Messiah, and Christmas carols from around the world performed by the Paragon Brass Ensemble.
Tuesday
Overture on Hebrew Themes: Sergei Prokofiev (arr. WindSync)
WindSync – Wind Quintet
WindSync: Common Thread (HPR 629)
Wednesday
Messiah – "And he shall feed his flock": George Frideric Handel
Performed in HPM's Geary Performance Studio on December 9, 2011
Thursday
Music of Hanukkah: Arr. Anne Albritton (words by Linda Swears)
Grateful: Holiday Collection by the Gay Men's Chorus of Houston (Rondo Records 1203)
Friday
Il est né, le divin Enfant; Fum, Fum Fum; and Jingle Bells
Performed in HPM's Geary Performance Studio on December 20, 2010
