Town Square
Grammy Award-winning singer, Lyle Lovett, on his new album “12th of June” and 2023 tour
Posted on · The acclaimed Texas-based music icon discusses his career and current projects.
Tag: composer
Houston Matters
Provisional ballots, and catalytic converter theft (Nov. 10, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: What's the fate of many provisional ballots cast on Election Day after some Harris County polling places had delays in opening?
Houston Matters
Texans’ thoughts on gun laws, and the composer behind the films ‘Get Out’ and ‘Us’ (Sept. 23, 2022)
Posted on · On Friday's show: A new survey suggests most Texans agree on certain restrictions on guns. We learn what those are. And Michael Abels, the composer who created the scores for Jordan Peele's films Get Out, Us, and Nope, talks about his work and the piece he created for shows in Houston this weekend.
Houston Matters
The slow process of disaster recovery, five years after Harvey (Aug. 24, 2022)
Posted on · On Wednesday’s show: We break down the latest developments in the world of poltics. Then we discuss flood mitigation efforts five years after Harvey and reflect on the slow pace of recovery from such a disaster.
Houston Matters
Discrepancies In The Number Of Texas Voter Fraud Prosecutions (March 26, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Discrepancies in the number of voter fraud cases the Texas AG's office is prosecuting, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and a conversation with composer David Lang.
Houston Matters
Music And Nature Can Help Us Process Coronavirus Anxiety And Emotions
Posted on · Composer Murray Hidary talks about his project MindTravel, which recently took participants on a musical journey along Galveston Beach.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Show: Methane Emissions, And Composer Howard Goodall (Dec. 13, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Videos from a chemical plant in West Texas shed new light on methane emissions. We break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. And British composer Howard Goodall presents the world premiere of his new Christmas Cantata.
Houston Matters
Radiolab’s Jad Abumrad: Storytelling Is A Lot Like Composing Music
Posted on · Abumrad has an upcoming live stage show in Houston.
Classical Classroom
Classical Classroom, Episode 185: On Discovering Hidden Classical Gems with Marc-André Hamelin
Posted on · Oh, a (record) hunting we will go!
Arts & Culture
Classical Classroom, Episode 176: Composing Music for Film About Music with Jono Hill
Posted on · A composer writes music for a film about a classical musician. Whoa. Meta.
Houston Matters
Composer Michael Horvit Talks About His Piece ‘Even When God Is Silent’
Posted on · The song is based on words found scrawled on a wall in Germany at the end of World War II and was commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Houston Matters
Why A Los Angeles Choral Group Is Singing About Houston
Posted on · Producer Joshua Zinn spoke with composer Ellen Reid and librettist Sarah LaBrie about their new work "dreams of the new world," which examines the idea of the American Dream through three prominent American cities, including Houston.
Houston Matters
Composer Michael Horvit Talks About His Piece, ‘Even When God Is Silent’
Posted on · The song is based on words found scrawled on a wall in Germany at the end of World War II and was commissioned to mark the 50th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
Houston Matters
Composer Hans Zimmer On Reinventing His Scores And Performing Soundtracks Live
Posted on · Prior to his performance in Houston, the famed film composer talks with Houston Matters about reinventing his scores and performing them live.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Healthcare Layoffs, And Composer Hans Zimmer (July 14, 2017)
Posted on · Houston Matters digs deeper into the spate of recent healthcare sector layoffs, NASA tests the splashdown procedure for its Orion space capsule off the coast of Galveston, and we talk with film composer Hans Zimmer.