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Texas Originals

Writer And Folklorist Américo Paredes

Humanities Texas

Posted on September 26, 2015 · He is regarded as one of the foremost Mexican American scholars of the twentieth century.

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Music in the Making

Music In The Making: October 5th, 2014

Joshua Zinn / Zoe Miller

Posted on October 6, 2014 · A tour of Spain and Argentina with Nin, Piazzolla, Guastavino, and Debussy!

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Dance

Lead and Follow, Part II: A Musical Special

Amy Bishop

Posted on October 2, 2014 · As Hispanic Heritage Month continues, Amy Bishop explores dances with Hispanic origins.

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Literature

Hispanic Heritage Month: Poet Gwendolyn Zepeda

Catherine Lu

Posted on October 1, 2014 · Meet Houston's Poet Laureate: award-winning Latina writer, Gwendolyn Zepeda.

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Arts & Culture

HPM Top Ten List: Great Hispanic Artists

Joshua Zinn

Posted on September 29, 2014 · In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, ten great twentieth-century Hispanic artists.

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Classical Music

A Chat With Frank Dominguez

Amy Bishop

Posted on September 29, 2014 · The host of Concierto discusses the role of Hispanics in classical music.

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Literature

Hispanic Heritage Month: LibroFEST

Catherine Lu

Posted on September 23, 2014 · An all-day festival celebrates Latino literature and culture in Houston.

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Music in the Making

Music In The Making: September 21st, 2014

Joshua Zinn / Zoe Miller

Posted on September 22, 2014 · Featuring music inspired by Hispanic culture and written by Hispanic composers!

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Houston Symphony Broadcasts

VIDEO: Backstage With Andrés – Watts Plays Rachmaninoff

Ernie Manouse

Posted on September 19, 2014 · St.John Flynn chats with Houston Symphony's Music Director, Andrés Orozco-Estrada.

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Arte Publico

Arte Público Author Of The Month: Rolando Hinojosa

Eric Ladau

Posted on September 19, 2014 · Second novel in Hinojosa's Klail City series now available in bilingual edition

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Classical Music

Lead And Follow, Part I: The Tango

Amy Bishop

Posted on September 18, 2014 · Amy Bishop honors Hispanic Heritage Month with a program of tango music.

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Classical Music

Music From The Movies: The Libertador

Brad Sayles

Posted on September 17, 2014 · Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel has composed first ever film score.

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Education News

Local College Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Pat Hernandez

Posted on September 15, 2014 · Hispanic Heritage month continues through Thursday at Lee College.

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Music

¡Bienvenido, Andrés!

St.John Flynn

Posted on September 12, 2014 · New Music Director, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, previews the Houston Symphony's opening weekend.

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Houston Symphony Broadcasts

Houston Symphony’s New Music Director Makes His Debut

Gail Delaughter

Posted on September 12, 2014 · Andres Orozco-Estrada hopes to get more Houstonians interested in classical music.

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Some Parting Wisdom From News 88.7’s Paul Pendergraft

Michael Hagerty

Posted on August 31, 2016 · For more than 30 years, Paul Pendergraft has been a mainstay in radio – the last 20 right here at Houston Public Media where he's been a reporter, a news director, a senior producer and an artistic adviser. He's won major awards, produced staples including Engines of Our Ingenuity and Texas Originals, and he's even […]

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Texas Originals

Historian Carlos Castañeda

Humanities Texas

Posted on June 11, 2016 · A historian who wrote the definitive portrait of the life along the Texas-Mexico border during the Texas Revolution.

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Texas Originals

The Dean Of Texas Artists: Frank Reaugh

Humanities Texas

Posted on May 28, 2016 · He was an artist who created large paintings and murals depicting life in early Texas. His most famous work captured the iconic cattle drives that defined Texas ranching. He became known as the "dean of Texas artists."

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Elisabet Ney with her sculptures

Texas Originals

One Of The First Professional Sculptors In Texas: Elisabet Ney

Humanities Texas

Posted on February 21, 2016 · One of the first professional sculptors in Texas. The statues of Sam Houston and Stephen F Austin, on display in the State Capitol Building, are examples of her remarkable work.

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