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Joshua Zinn

Joshua Zinn

Producer, Houston Matters

Joshua is a producer for Houston Matters on News 88.7 as well as the host of Encore Houston on HPM Classical. He joined Houston Public Media as a radio intern in 2014 and became a full-time announcer the following year. Now he prepares segments and occasionally records interviews for Houston Matters and is one of the many voices listeners hear when they call into the show! Some highlights of his time at Houston Public Media have been hosting the radio broadcast of the Houston Symphony’s Ima Hogg Competition, producing a segment on the ESPN Collegiate Esports Championship held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, and interviewing notable guests like Bill Nye, Hans Zimmer, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, and Felicia Day.

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Encore Houston, Episode 169: Da Camera – New York Philharmonic String Quartet

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Encore Houston, Episode 168: Houston Chamber Choir Highlights

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Posted on June 22, 2021 · Students from the Round Top Music Festival perform Elgar and Berlioz.

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Encore Houston, Episode 166: Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

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Encore Houston, Episode 165: St. Cecilia Highlights

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Encore Houston, Episode 164: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

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Posted on May 27, 2021 · The Houston group discusses bringing ancient Muslim traditions into the contemporary world -- and even collaborating on music for a Disney show.

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Encore Houston, Episode 163: Host Favorites!

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Encore Houston, Episode 162: Round Top Music Festival

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