The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra's recording of Ravel's Boléro is up for a Grammy nomination for best orchestral performance. The recognition comes at a turbulent moment for Venezuela, but the orchestra remains focused on the music.
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Huston-Tillotson's jazz orchestra started only 4 years ago. Now, it's one of the best in the nation.The Huston-Tillotson Jazz Orchestra finished in third place earlier this month at the National Collegiate Jazz Competition in New York. They were the smallest school selected to perform and the only all-undergraduate band.
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Saxophonist Noah Peterson is back again as part of his recurring music gig at the Dodging Duck restaurant.
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For over 25 years, NPR's 'From the Top' has been showcasing the future of classical music in the hands of America's youth. To celebrate, the album 'From the Top 25' has just been released, and it features a 2022 performance by a San Antonio cellist who's now studying at the Curtis Institute. Catch up with Vincent Garcia-Hettinger at the link!
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Several San Antonio restaurants and chefs made this year's list of semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Award.
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The oral history training camps on Jan. 24 filled up quickly. But the chance for inclement weather may require it to be rescheduled.
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In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French "cravate") back to the battlefields of 17th century Europe.
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Austin-based photojournalist Tamir Kalifa brings in a host of musicians for the project, including the older sister of a Robb Elementary shooting victim.
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Nearly 280 filmmakers entered the Internet Archive's annual contest celebrating creative freedom without copyright restrictions.
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Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera, and looking ahead to directing and mentoring.
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On the day Griffiths married author Salman Rushdie, her longtime best friend died unexpectedly. Eleven months later, Rushdie was stabbed multiple times while being interviewed on stage.