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Music Library Reviews: Braunfels, Chihara and Petrassi In this series, Classical 91.7's music librarian Chris Hathaway reviews new additions to our ever-growing CD library. This month, Chris reviews more of Walter Braunfels, new music by Paul Chihara and a rediscovery of Italian composer Goffredo Petrassi. |
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Join Brad Sayles as he explores two different scores that highlight the Easter/Passover season! We'll hear from Alfred Newman's score to The Robe and Alexandre Desplat's score to Rise of the Guardians. Tune Saturdays at 8pm or Sundays at 5pm. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: La Traviata Listen to our quick overview of Giuseppe Verdi's La Traviata, which is this week's Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at 11:30AM. |
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Princeton Miles hosts Music in the Making Sunday March 31 at 7:06pm. This week, performances from the Shepherd School of Muisc at Rice University. |
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A Musical Feast for Passover with Itzhak Perlman: Monday April 1, 6PM The springtime Jewish holiday of Passover is about liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt. In this special, superstar violinist Itzhak Perlman shares Passover music from many traditions, plus songs and memories from his childhood in Israel. The program draws its shape from the Passover seder and, like that ancient family ritual, the music gets progressively giddier as the show moves along. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: La Forza del Destino Listen to our quick overview of Giuseppe Verdi's La Forza del Destino, which is this week's Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at noon. |
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Ennio Morricone's scores from the 80's & 90's. |
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Music in the Making March 24 at 7:06 Alexandra Doyle hosts an hour of performances from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: Francesca da Rimini Listen to our quick overview of Riccardo Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini, which is this week’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at 11AM. |
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Tune in this weekend as we explore scores centered around an Irish theme. We'll hear from Victor Young's score to The Quiet Man, Maurice Jarre's Ryan's Daughter, as well as a few others. Catch the Irish spirit this Saturday at 8pm or Sunday at 5pm. |
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Classical 91.7-Arte Público Author of the Month: Alicia Gaspar de Alba Alicia Gaspar de Alba has been selected as this month's Classical 91.7/Arte Público Press Author of the Month. In the next installment of a series of monthly features, Classical 91.7's Eric Ladau spoke with Ms. Gaspar de Alba. |
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Listen to our quick overview of Giuseppe Verdi's monumental Don Carlo, this week's Metropolitan Opera broadcast, Saturday at 10AM. |
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This weekend join Brad Sayles as he talks with veteran composer Jeff Rona who will guide us through his latest aurally tantalizing score to Phantom. Don't miss this in-studio interview with Jeff Rona this Saturday at 8pm or Sunday at 5pm, only on Classical 917. |
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Music in the Making March 10 at 7:06 PM Alexandra Doyle hosts an hour of performances from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston, featuring works by Samuel Coleridge- Taylor, Brahms, and Nielsen. |
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Houston Debuts First Annual Texas Early Music Festival The "Big Baroque Four" of Houston team up to showcase Houston's innovative Early Music programming in March, setting the stage for an annual state-wide festival. |
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Listen to our quick overview of Richard Wagner's final masterpiece, Parsifal, which is this week’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at 11AM. |
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Music Library Reviews: Beethoven, Schubert, Mussorgsky and Frank Martin In this series, Classical 91.7's music librarian Chris Hathaway reviews new additions to our ever-growing CD library. This month, Chris reviews Joshua Bell's début as ASMF Director with Beethoven, an exciting "Pictures" and lyrical Schubert from Alice Sara Ott and the first recording of a 1940s masterpiece. |
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Music in the Making - March 2nd at 7:06PM Princeton Miles hosts Music in the Making. Enjoy and hour of performances from the Shepherd School of Music! |
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...Mychael Danna! |
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Listen to our quick overview of Georges Bizet’s Carmen, which is this week’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at 11:30AM. |
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Join Brad Sayles this weekend as he has a conversation with this year's eleven-time Oscar nominated film composer Thomas Newman. His score to Skyfall Continues a dynasty of music made famous by the late John Barry. His sound has captured audiences of almost all genres...especially when he uses ethnic sounds in domestic ways. Tune in this Saturday at 8pm or Sunday at 5pm for this exclusive insight to the world of composing an Academy nominated film score...only on Classical 91.7. |
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Music in the Making February 24 at 7:06 PM Enjoy an hour of performances from the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston hosted by Music Lab intern Alexandra Doyle. This week's program features Gordon Jacob's Old Wine in New Bottles, Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini for piano and orchestra, and three songs performed by the University Men's Chorus. |
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Download and listen to our quick overview of Giuseppe Verdi's towering tragedy Rigoletto, which is this week’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at noon. |
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Music in the Making - February 17th at 7pm Princeton Miles hosts Music in the Making. Enjoy an hour of performances from the Shepherd School of Music! Shepherd School Hour: February 17, 2013
Frederic Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise Brillante
Claude Debussy: Estampes
Beethoven: Piano Trio in D Major |
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Join Brad Sayles this weekend as he has a conversation with this year's five-time Oscar nominated film composer Alexandre Desplat. His score to Argo creates a sonic pallet that thrusts the listener into the film. Tune in this Saturday at 8pm or Sunday at 5pm for this exclusive insight to the world of composing an Academy nominated film score...only on Classical 91.7. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: L’Elisir d’Amore Download and listen to our quick overview of Gaetano Donizetti's gentle comedy L’Elisir d’Amore, which is this week’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at noon. |
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Classical 91.7-Arte Público Author of the Month: Michael A. Olivas Michael A. Olivas has been selected as this month's Classical 91.7/Arte Público Press Author of the Month. In the next installment of a series of monthly features, Classical 91.7's Eric Ladau spoke with Mr. Olivas. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: Le Comte Ory Download and listen to our quick overview of Gioacchino Rossini's French comedy Le Comte Ory, which is this week’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at noon. |
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Music Library Reviews: Pianist Garrick Ohlsson, Hendrik Andriessen, Soprano Patricia Racette In this series, Classical 91.7's music librarian Chris Hathaway reviews new additions to our ever-growing CD library. This month, Chris reviews pianist Garrick Ohlsson in modern music; a new disc devoted to Hendrik Andriessen's orchestral music and a dramatic soprano tackles the cabaret style. |
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It's All About Football! |
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Download and listen to our quick overview of Giacomo Puccini's La Rondine, which is this week’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at noon. |
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This weekend, we'll compliment our Music Lab's broadcast of the Houston Youth Symphony with a look at films scores about child prodigies. Join Brad Sayles as he explores James Horner's score to Searching for Bobby Fischer, Mark Mancina's August Rush, along with a few others. Tune in this Saturday night at 8pm and again, for an encore presentation, Sunday at 5pm... or catch online right here at Classical917.org. |
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Houston Youth Symphony in Concert Listen to our special program (originally aired on 1/26) celebrating the 65th anniversary of Houston Youth Symphony. Artistic director & conductor Michael Webster joins MusicLab intern Princeton Miles in the studio to introduce some of the best performances by the orchestra from the past few years. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: Maria Stuarda Download and listen to our quick overview of Gaetano Donizetti's Maria Stuarda, which is this week’s Metropolitan Opera broadcast airing on our station Saturday at noon. |
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A Tapas of Hitchcock |
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Houston Symphony names Andrés Orozco-Estrada as new music director Houston Symphony President Robert A. Peiser and Executive Director and CEO Mark C. Hanson announced today that the Orchestra has selected Colombian-born, Vienna-trained conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada as its next Music Director. Orozco-Estrada, who will occupy the Roy and Lillie Cullen Chair, will serve as Music Director Designate during the 2013-14 season and will begin a five-year contract in the 2014-15 season. Orozco-Estrada’s appointment was formally announced on the Jones Hall stage today in front of several hundred people, including the orchestra, staff, board, local media and Houston’s Mayor, the Honorable Annise D. Parker. |
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Artful Thursday: The French Taste For 19th-Century Spanish Painting In this installment of Classical 91.7's Artful Thursday, Gary Tinterow, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, sat down for a talk about the French taste for 19th-century Spanish painting with our own Eric Ladau. Join Eric to hear more from Mr. Tinterow this Thursday evening at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: Il Trovatore Download and listen to our quick overview of this week's Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore, Saturday at 12 noon. |
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Two takes on one movie. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: Les Troyens Download and listen to our quick overview of this week's Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Hector Berlioz's Les Troyens, Saturday at 11AM. |
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At Home With John Lunn: Composer of the Downton Abbey Soundtrack, Sunday, January 6th at 3PM Fans of Downton Abbey are no doubt looking forward to the debut of season 3 on Houston PBS, Sunday, January 6th at 8PM, followed at 10 by Manor of Speaking, our new locally-produced live show featuring a studio audience and a rotating cast of local celebrity fans and cultural experts eager to discuss the Downton episode that just aired. |
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Music Library Reviews: Walter Braunfels and Beethoven In this series, Classical 91.7's music librarian Chris Hathaway reviews new additions to our ever-growing CD library. This month, Chris reviews a short-lived conductor remembered and more (and very good) music from Walter Braunfels re-revealed. |
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A "not-so" Christmas Soundtrack - Gremlins |
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Meta Radio, Episode 8: St. John Flynn Meta Radio is a completely unofficial, unauthorized look inside of Classical 91.7! Get to know the people who work at your classical radio station. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: The Barber of Seville Download and listen to our quick overview of this week's Metropolitan Opera broadcast of Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Saturday at noon. |
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An Unexpected Show! |
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Download and listen to our quick overview of this week's opera broadcast of Verdi's Aida, Saturday at noon. |
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Do You Know We're On the Air? (a holiday greeting from Classical 91.7)   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. |
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Opera Cheat Sheet: Un Ballo in Maschera Download and listen to our quick overview of this week's Houston Grand Opera broadcast of Giuseppe Verdi's Un Ballo in Maschera, Saturday at noon. |
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This weekend we sample some wonderful Jewish-themed scores. We'll hear from Alfred Newman's score The Diary of Anne Frank as well as music by Ernest Gold and James Newton Howard. Some of these scores offer a juxtaposed sound to what would otherwise be expected. Others employ the use of solo instruments as a way to "tell" the story. Tune in this Saturday at 8pm and again Sunday at 5pm, or online at Classical917.org. |
