Friday on The Front Row, Robert Simpson, Artistic Director of the Houston Chamber Choir, and Jamie Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, talk about Mr. Bernstein’s music for voices, which the Choir will perform. Mezzo-soprano, Cecilia Duarte, and composers Paul English and Mark Bueller, perform some new works, from the Home and Place initiative of HGOCo. And Artistic Director-choreographer, Randall Flinn, tells us about the dance pieces that his company, Ad Deum Dance, will perform on its Spring program.
Can You Beat Out The 'Rite' Rhythm?
Learn along with Londoners in this fun video primer on one of classical music's quirkiest rhythms, courtesy of the London Symphony Orchestra.
Kathleen Ferrier: A Voice Not Forgotten
Silenced by breast cancer at the height of her sparkling career, the great English singer Kathleen Ferrier's legacy lives on in a new 14-CD set and documentary.
Garth Knox: One Viola And 1,000 Years Of Musical History
On his new album, Saltarello, the adventurousviolist creates surprising musical juxtapositions.
Pedro Soler And Gaspar Claus: Tiny Desk Concert
The improvisational music of father and son Pedro Soler and Gaspar Claus functions as a beautiful conversation. Soler plays a delicate flamenco guitar, while Claus turns the cello into an exquisitely expressive voice. The two bring that spirit to their intimate performance in the NPR Music offices.
Celebrating our First Year
A year ago today Classical 91.7 went on the air for the very first time, and Houston once again had a full-time classical music station on its radio dial. We’ve had a tremendous first year because of the financial support of over 3,500 station members including 103 Founders Circle members. In honor of our first birthday, we invite you to join the Classical 91.7's Founders Circle by contacting Deborah Grotfeldt at 713.743.8443 or dgrotfeldt@kuhf.org.
Opera Cheat Sheet: Lucia di Lammermoor
Download and listen on-demand to this week's Classical 91.7 Opera Cheat Sheet giving you a quick overview of the upcoming week's opera broadcast airing on Classical 91.7 Saturday at noon.
Opera Cheat Sheet with St.John & Eric
A new podcast from Classical 91.7, the Opera Cheat Sheet gives you a quick overview of the upcoming week’s opera broadcast airing on Classical 91.7 Saturday at noon.
Amy Schwartz Moretti plays Netzel on The Front Row (video)
Violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, with pianist Rick Rowley, plays the Humoresque, Op. 37, by Swedish composer Laura Netzel (1839-1927) during a live segment in the Geary Performance Studio for The Front Row.
Hakan Rosengren & Rick Rowley on The Front Row (video)
Clarinetist Hakan Rosengren and pianist Rick Rowley, in the Geary Performance Studio for a live segment on The Front Row, play Bohuslav Martinu's Sonatina (H. 356).
See the Metropolitan Opera's "Das Rheingold" at the Movies Tonight!
Check out Classical 91.7’s Facebook page for details on how to win 2 tickets to see the Metropolitan Opera’s “Das Rheingold” at the Edward’s Marq-E tonight at 6:30. This last minute give-away ends at 4pm today! Go to www.facebook.com/classical917 or https://apps.facebook.com/easypromos/register/35848 for more!
Pianist Esther Liao on The Front Row (video)
15-year-old pianist Esther Liao plays Chopin's "Winter Wind" Ă©tude (Op. 25, no. 11) in the Geary Performance Studio previewing her appearance on NPR's From the Top.
