Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2696: Winged Words
Posted on · Episode: 2696 Winged Words: The Homeric Epics as Oral Poetry. Today, classicist Casey Due listens to the Homeric epics.
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Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2247: Harmony
Posted on · Episode: 2247 The Voyageurs: sailors, monks, and chain gangs — in harmony. Today, we look for harmony.
Houston Matters
What Should the Soundtrack for Houston Sound Like?
Posted on · When you think of a song connected with Houston, what song comes to mind? Is it country? Is it hip hop? Or do you struggle to pinpoint the sound of the Bayou City? Well, perhaps that struggle is now over thanks to the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau (or GHCVB) and a collaboration with […]
Houston Matters
Singer Steve Tyrell Returns Home, Talks About His Influences
Posted on · Grammy Award-winning vocalist Steve Tyrell has spent over four decades in the music business, achieving success as a performer, producer, songwriter and music supervisor. Tyrell has produced hits for Grammy-winning Artists ranging from Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville, to Rod Stewart and Diana Ross. Steve himself has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and gained […]
Houston Matters
Tango: It’s Not Meant Just to Be Danced, But to Be Sung Too
Posted on · Tango lovers are in for a treat this Saturday, as pianist Rene Casarsa and Casa Argentina present the 15th year of the series "Tango Time," a celebration of the music of tango with several guest musicians and dancers. The performance is at 7 p.m. at Jones Hall on the campus of the University of St. […]
Arts & Culture
Do You Know We’re On the Air? (a holiday greeting from Classical 91.7)
Posted on · It's Classical 91.7's premiere music video! Please enjoy this heartfelt - and occasionally on-key - parody of the 1984 classic, "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid, with love, from our staff to you.