Houston Matters
Concert Celebrates Houston’s Space History Through Music
Posted on · Cosmic Beginnings, the first concert of the 2018 Texas Music Festival, features music from The Planets, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and space-themed art cars.
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Encore Houston
Encore Houston, Episode 66: Texas Music Festival
Posted on · The Texas Music Festival Orchestra puts on an epic performance of Mahler's Third Symphony.
Houston Matters
Full Show: When A Town Becomes A City, And The Texas Music Festival (June 7, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We reflect on the impact of James Byrd, Jr.'s murder, 20 years later. We learn what it would take for The Woodlands to become a city. We preview the annual Texas Music Festival. And Houston writer Chris Wise has a new book aimed at encouraging everyday people to write about their lives.
Classical Music
Video: A Violinist, Rare Instruments Expert And A Stradivarius Visit The Studio
Posted on · We hear a performance on a 1724 Stradivarius and speak with one of the world’s foremost experts on rare instruments, in town for TMF.
Houston Matters
Texas Music Festival Provides an Escape for Venezuelan Violist
Posted on · Music offers an escape for musician Abraham Martin. He plays the viola, and rehearsing and performing helps him escape a little from the ongoing turmoil in his home country of Venezuela. Lately, he’s been escaping a little bit more during the intense four weeks of training and rehearsing for the Texas Music Festival at the […]
Classical Music
Music in the Making: Stars of the Silver Screen
Posted on · This week's episode of Music in the Making is out of this world.
Classical Music
Music In The Making: Election Blues
Posted on · Even if you're Red, you'll like these Blues. From liberal to conservative, we've got American music for all tastes.
Classical Music
Music In The Making: Getting Festive With The Texas Music Festival
Posted on · Featuring Verdi, Donizetti, and Lutoslawski, as well as an interview with Juan Esteban Martinez, winner of the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artists Competition.
Classical Music
Classical Classroom, Ep 132: Tchaikovsky’s Dilemma, With Mei-Ann Chen
Posted on · It took a while for this musical great to realize that he was.
Classical Music
Texas Music Festival Spotlight
Posted on · Join us in conversation with Juan Esteban Martinez, winner of the 2016 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Competition.
Arts & Culture
Maestro Hans Graf Makes Texas Music Festival Debut
Posted on · The former Houston Symphony conductor spent a week rehearsing with aspiring professional musicians, which culminated with a concert Saturday night.
Houston Matters
Hans Graf Discusses Conducting Young Musicians at the Texas Music Festival
Posted on · Saturday night (June 18, 2016) at 7:30 at the Moores Opera House at the University of Houston, former Houston Symphony conductor Hans Graf will make his first appearance at the Texas Music Festival, the month-long intensive program for students aspiring to become professional symphony musicians. Graf is leading the orchestra in a program of three technically […]
Full Show
Funding to Fight Zika, Water on the Moon and Hans Graf: Friday’s Show (June 17, 2016)
Posted on · Houston officials at both the city and county levels say efforts to prevent the spread of the Zika virus are underfunded. While Pres. Obama requested $1.9 billion to fight the disease back in February, the US House and Senate each have approved even less. At a press conference last month (May 23, 2016), Mayor Sylvester Turner called […]
Music
Houston Welcomes Hundreds Of Aspiring Professional Musicians To The Texas Music Festival
Posted on · The four-week intensive program provides a challenging musical environment for students from around the world.
Classical Music
Houston Music Highlights: Week Of June 6th, 2016
Posted on · A preview of the Houston Music Highlights airing on Houston Public Media Classical this week.