Coming on TFR for Thursday, 4/30/09

Grammy & Academy Award-winning composer, pianist & conductor Andre Previn talks with us about his new opera, Brief Encounter, opening May 1 at the Wortham Center! We're also joined by librettist & director John Caird and soprano Elizabeth Futral & baritone Nathan Gunn, who star in this World Premiere production by Houston Grand Opera.

[Pictured, left to right: Nathan Gunn, Elizabeth Futral, TFR host St.John Flynn, John Caird]

We have live music by Houston jazz saxophonist Woody Witt and guest drummer J.T. Bates from Minneapolis, previewing their upcoming show at AvantGarden.

And conductor Murray Sidlin & mezzo-soprano Melanie Sonnenberg talk about Verdi's Requiem, which is the centerpiece of the program, A Defiant Requiem, the season-finale concert by the Moores School of Music Symphony Orchestra and Choruses.

Join us for an up-close look at the Houston area's diverse & vibrant arts scene on "The Front Row," weekdays at Noon at 88.7 FM & KUHF HD-1 ... and 10pm on HD-2!