Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

For years, fans have complained about what it can take to get a concert ticket: the long virtual queue waits, website crashes and high prices. Now, the artists' role in it all are being questioned.

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.

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.

Saxophonist Noah Peterson is back again as part of his recurring music gig at the Dodging Duck restaurant.

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!

Several San Antonio restaurants and chefs made this year's list of semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Award.

The oral history training camps on Jan. 24 filled up quickly. But the chance for inclement weather may require it to be rescheduled.

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.

Austin-based photojournalist Tamir Kalifa brings in a host of musicians for the project, including the older sister of a Robb Elementary shooting victim.