Chamber Music
Musical Death And Darkness With The Axiom Quartet
Posted on · Previewing the quartet's season-opening concert "Black, Death, and Metal."
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Houston Matters
How Do You Perform Music That Doesn’t Look Like Music?
Posted on · In a new series of performances, Houston collective Loop38 interprets visual art as music.
Houston Matters
Full Show: HISD Leadership Changes, and Former Astronaut Scott Kelly (Oct. 12, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn why some HISD board members pushed for a new interim superintendent. Then, former astronaut Scott Kelly talks about spending a year in space. Plus, we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And the classical ensemble Loop38 translates visual art into music.
Arts & Culture
Local Music Students to Perform at Carnegie Hall
Posted on · A Houston music school is giving students a chance of a lifetime. The International Music Academy is bringing 72 young musicians to Carnegie Hall for a concert this weekend.
Classical Music
WindSync And Austin-Based Drummer Collaborate For Houston Concert
Posted on · The wind quintet and drummer/composer Ivan Trevino perform crossover music in concert this weekend.
News
WATCH: Musicians of Color Showcase Diversity in Classical Music
Posted on · The Colour of Music festival highlights classical musicians of African ancestry, such as opera singer Laquita Mitchell and violinist Anyango Yarbo-Davenport.
News
Houston Symphony Strives for Diversity in a Majority White, Low-Turnover Industry
Posted on · Major orchestras in America have mostly white musicians, according an industry-wide study. We take a look at how the Symphony is trying to redirect a pattern set by barriers within the industry.
News
Houston Symphony Challenges Status Quo, Includes More Female Conductors
Posted on · Twenty percent of America’s conductors are female, according to an industry-wide survey.
Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 76: Mercury
Posted on · Mercury performs works by Mozart and Haydn.
Arts & Culture
Festival Showcasing Black Classical Musicians Comes to University of Houston
Posted on · The Charleston-based “Colour of Music Festival” travels to only three cities in the country, and this year Houston is one of them.
News
Full Show: Lizzie Pannill Fletcher Candidate Interview, and Life On A Boys Ranch (Sept.11, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Democratic Congressional hopeful Lizzie Pannill Fletcher answers listener questions. Former Congressman Bill Sarpalius talks about growing up on a boys ranch. And a festival celebrates black composers.
Arts & Culture
Houston Music Highlight – Axiom Quartet Releases Debut Album And Tours China
Posted on · The Houston string quartet shares tracks from its genre-crossing debut album and describes its first international tour.
Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 1551: Inventing the Piano
Posted on · Episode: 1551 In which Gary Larson tells us the piano was invented earlier than we thought. Today, a lesson in invention from the Far Side.
Classical Music
Notes from Round Top: Carl St. Clair
Posted on · Conductor Carl St. Clair offers sounds and insights from the Round Top Music Festival.
Classical Music
Notes from Round Top: Ransom Wilson
Posted on · Conductor and flutist Ransom Wilson offers sounds and insights from the Round Top Music Festival.