Coming up on TFR for Thursday, 5/14/09

We chat with Houston Symphony Music Director Hans Graf & 20 year-old St. Petersburg-born virtuoso, Eugene Ugorski, hailed as "one of the most exciting young violinists of today."

Musicians from Mercury Baroque, led by Artistic Director Antoine Plante, join us live to perform excerpts from Jean-Baptiste Lully's 1686 opera, Armide.

And jazz trumpeter Barrie Lee Hall [photo courtesy of the artist] of the Duke Ellington Orchestra & Houston Chamber Choir Artistic Director Robert Simpson chat about Come Sunday: The Sacred Music of Duke Ellington.

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