Billy Cohn

Dr. Billy Cohn is a cardiovascular surgeon best known for his role in the development of a continuous-flow artificial heart pump. An inventor and innovator, Dr. Cohn holds numerous patents…
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Steven Brown

Steven Brown is a freelance writer and critic based in Houston, Texas. He was formerly the classical music critic for the Houston Chronicle the Charlotte Observer, and the Orlando Sentinel.…
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St. John Flynn

St. John Flynn is a freelance writer, speaker, podcaster, producer, arts and culture consultant, and voice artist. received his B.A. (with honors) in French from the University of Liverpool. He…
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Sarah Newbery

Sarah Newbery is the director of parks and greenspace at the Kinder Foundation. Previously, she was project director for Memorial Park Master Planning. She has earned master’s degrees in both…
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Doris Taylor

Doris Taylor, a pioneer in the emerging field of regenerative medicine, bases her research on the concept that the body will accept an organ generated from its own stem cells.…
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Matthew Dirst

Professor Dirst is the founder and artistic director of Ars Lyrica Houston, a Grammy-nominated ensemble specializing in Baroque chamber and dramatic works. He is associate professor of musicology at the…
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Gregory Barnett

Gregory Barnett is co-director of the Collegium Musicum and chair of musicology in the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. He earned a BA at Oberlin College and a MFA…
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Carl Cunningham

Carl Cunningham was classical music and dance critic for three decades for The Houston Post.  He currently writes program notes for Playbill magazine, The Houston Symphony and other classical music…
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Charles Ward

Charles Ward became classical music critic for the Houston Chronicle in 1974 and covered all arts in Houston for nearly 34 years before retiring in 2008.  He also reported on…
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Stephen Fried

Stephen Fried is an award-winning investigative journalist, personal essayist, and adjunct professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.  He is author of five books: Thing of Beauty: The Tragedy…
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