I know she's from Texas, and I am eager to get to know her. It's always nice in our job to get to know new people and new talent.

Carnegie Hall is at the center of the music world, and when our orchestra appears there, people will gain a renewed appreciation for the artistic quality of the music we have in Houston.

Houston has had its storm disasters before. In 2001, the enormous amount of rain dropped in the shortest time by tropical storm Alison caused $8 million in damages for the Houston Symphony alone -- which lost its music library and many musical instruments.

My big dream was to work as a photographer for 'National Geographic.'

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

Right now, we have about 500 of those enterprise services published.