Posted on · A music professor recently drew ire for pondering this question. She explains her thinking, and we learn why UH is hosting a two-week celebration of the composer.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Kim Ogg faces criticism from her own party, why some Houstonians are afraid to participate in the census, where the candidates for U.S. Senate stand on health care, what makes a good workplace, and Beethoven’s 250th birthday.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Texas refineries releasing excessive amounts of benzene, an irreverent take on the most serious issues of our time, the dangers of developing along America’s coasts, and why the Houston Symphony is devoting two weekends’ worth of concerts to one composer.
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We hear highlights from recent conversations with the two candidates in the runoff election for Houston mayor. We learn about a new piece from the Houston Symphony celebrating the history of NASA. And retired Tonight Show host Jay Leno talks about his career.
Posted on · Episode: 2341 Richard Wagner conceives a sound, then invents an instrument to create it. Today, horn player Roger Kaza tells us about the tuba Wagner built.
Posted on · The PBS travel expert is in Houston this weekend for three concerts with the symphony.
Posted on · To launch their 50th season, the Houston Ballet goes back to where it all started - the ballet Giselle!
Posted on · The orchestra will screen the Disney classic while performing the score live.
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: METRO votes on some key transit measures, the latest in the trial of the accused shooter in Santa Fe, how a business in Greater Houston helped save a life in Scotland, a local veteran shares memories of World War II, and performers from the World Doctors Orchestra.
Posted on · Houston classical violinist Lauren Haley has written a book to help parents help their kids succeed at learning a musical instrument.
Posted on · Actress Chelsea Ryan McCurdy shares tales from her newest show at STAGES Repertory Theatre with Ernie, and Catherine Lu learns about the CD that Hurricane Harvey couldn't stop.
Posted on · The University of Houston alumnus plays a selection and discusses his budding career.
Posted on · The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society performs three chamber works by Beethoven.
Posted on · The violinist talks about her new role and the musical experiences that led her here.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: A radical approach to ending prostitution along Bissonnet Street, reflecting on some bizarre news from Houston's past, and Yoonshin Song, the new concertmaster for the Houston Symphony.