TPR's Nathan Cone loves movies... and of course movie music! He shares this appreciation of soundtrack label Intrada Records' founder Douglass Fake, who passed away on July 13.

"They're all incredibly talented and charming and engaging young people... and we're having a great time learning this music together and putting it all together for our audiences." — Craig Sorgi, Education Director at Cactus Pear Music Festival

TPR's Nathan Cone has been spinning these three albums in his player, and finds much to enjoy, especially on Agustin Muriago's album of Argentinian composers, featuring an opening track that lives up to its English-language translation... 'to begin flying.'

The ensemble collective Decoda made a concert appearance for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society on Oct. 8, 2023. Hear their program at the link, including music by Dvorak, Stravinsky, and Valerie Coleman.

Troy Peters, the Musical Director of YOSA (Youth Orchestras of San Antonio), recently returned from Germany where 60 students enjoyed performing for audiences in three cities. "I want [them] to enter adulthood hoping and wishing that their futures be boundless, because they're going to go further."

"Spontaneity is what audiences love," says Cactus Pear Music Festival's artistic director, Jeffrey Sykes. Their programs in the Hill Country and San Antonio this month promise plenty of off-the-cuff musical moments, plus something new this year, free admission! Learn more at the link.

We continue our exploration of the sonata with two teens from Southern California. We hear a bassoonist performing Saint Saëns and a pianist performing an exciting work by American composer Gabriela Lena Frank. Finally, we are treated to a flashback finale of an outstanding flutist playing Dorff's Salmon Lake.

"When I actually visited the cemetery where the greatest composers like Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert, Brahms and Strauss [were buried]...it was an unbelievably touching moment," says Dr. Yoojin Muhn, Musical Director of the Mastersingers. Learn more about their recent European tour, and how you can get involved with the choir.

We hear a range of sonatas including Bach performed on marimba, a late Beethoven work for cello and piano, and a Brahms viola sonata. Performed by teens from Arizona and Texas!

This set of music from Summer Night City was recorded just a few weeks ago at TPR's Irma and Emilio Nicolas Media Center. Listen back to the great sounds, and join us Thursday evenings through July for more great live music at this free event!

Celebrating the summer solstice, Make Music Day, and the 60th anniversary of Terry Riley's "In C," a group of 30 musicians came together to perform at the TPR studios on June 21, 2024. Hear the ensemble at the link!

On this edition of From the Top, a 17-year-old violist performs a moving Brahms Sonata with guest host Orli Shaham and we meet a talented teenage pianist who plays one of Liszt's great works for piano.

Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation and tolerance. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. features some of the most popular songs ever written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice.

The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation and tolerance. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. features some of the most popular songs ever written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice.

The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

Casting: 4 women and 4 men

Director: Glenn Burns

Performance Dates: September 27th-29th & October 4th-6th

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script.

In the madcap comedy tradition of Lend Me a Tenor, the hilarious Moon Over Buffalo centers on George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s. At the moment, they’re playing Private Lives and Cyrano De Bergerac in rep in Buffalo, New York with five actors. On the brink of a disastrous split-up caused by George’s dalliance with a young ingénue, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at stardom: Frank Capra is coming to town to see their matinee, and if he likes what he sees, he might cast them in his movie remake of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unfortunately for George and Charlotte, everything that could go wrong does go wrong, abetted by a visit from their daughter’s clueless fiancé and hilarious uncertainty about which play they’re actually performing, caused by Charlotte’s deaf, old stage-manager mother who hates every bone in George’s body.

Join us for our free Google Suite and LWFC Forms Class. All ages are welcome to learn about Google Suite and LWFC Forms and how to submit one. Please bring a laptop, tablet or mobile smart phone. If you do not have any of these devices, please still come, we will do our best to provide you with a device for training purposes. Register at https://bit.ly/3KIHGs3 and for more inofrmation contact Shani Smothers at shani.smothers@lwfellowshipchurch.org.

Join us for a special luncheon fundraiser featuring the Grammy award winning opera star Isabel Leonard, who will share more about her experience performing in lead roles in major operas and musical theatre productions.

Attendees can expect a seated lunch and dessert, as well as a champagne reception preceding the event during check-in. This exclusive event offers a unique opportunity to hear Ms. Leonard share her insights and experiences, making it a must-attend for opera enthusiasts and supporters of the arts. The conversation will also explore operas in which Ms. Leonard has performed, drawing connections to costumes, maquettes, drawings, paintings, and even set pieces that are part of the Tobin Theatre Arts Collection at the McNay Art Museum.

All proceeds from the luncheon will benefit the McNay Art Museum and support its mission to engage a diverse audience in the discovery and enjoyment of the visual arts. Your participation through sponsorship, underwriting, and ticket purchases directly supports our education, exhibition, and conservation programs.

Thank you to the Luncheon Title Sponsor: L. D. Ormsby Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Special thank you to the Luncheon Chair Annie Labatt, and the committee Annie Atherton, Hannah Hudson Beard, Heather de Rojas, Aleyda Kniestedt, Jamie Kowalski, Dr. Sara McCamish, and Caroline Harte Staudt.

Recruiters from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) invite interested applicants to an opportunity for networking and meeting with hospital team members. Explore career opportunities and how to become part of the trailblazing team forming the new UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital.

Interview on-site with our team. Share how your talent and experience can help us create an unmatched health care experience for South Texans.

Learn how this first-in-class, cancer-focused hospital is using modern technology and precision medicine to build a supportive culture and transform lives.

Meet with the hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Medical Officer.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: https://events.uthscsa.edu/event/ut-health-multispecialty-research-hospital-hiring-event-and-industry-panel

TO RSVP FOR THE EVENT: https://uthscsa.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0oKsqANWu5w5WQK

Join us Saturday, August 3, 2024 @ 1p.m. for an amazing bus tour of some of San Antonio's most historic African-American landmarks and locations!

DENVER HEIGHTS is one of the city’s older and historically African-American neighborhoods. Although only about a dozen city blocks wide, Denver Heights in its prime was home to bustling intersections of small business, churches, a thriving arts and music community and charming residences.

This experience is being brought to you by Melaneyes Media, the producers of "Walk on the River: A Black History of the Alamo City."

Please arrive 30 min before the scheduled time as we will be leaving exactly at the time of the scheduled trip . Parking will be available at the Carver branch Library. This is where we will meet to load onto the chartered bus.

From the Carver Library on 3350 E Commerce Street, we will take a ride to visit a host of monumental sites including:

The Good Samaritan Hospital
Douglass School
Cuney Elementary School
Pittman Sullivan Park
Ms. Hicks Beauty School Location
Mt. Zion First Baptist Church
And More

Click link and register:

SABlackHistTourAug2024

Join us for an extraordinary online experience where we'll virtually travel to six remarkable museums across the country. 🏛️ Each of these institutions beautifully illustrates the Black experience.

Viewing some of the most significant African American museums and cultural exhibits across the country, we will highlight artifacts and collectibles from one or more of the following:

*The National Museum of African American History & Culture
*The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum
*America’s Black Holocaust Museum… and more

Click the link to learn more and register:

BlackMuseumTour2024



Happens on the following Dates:
Jul 21, 2024, 7:00pm to 8:30pm Timezone: CDT
Jul 31, 2024, 8:00pm to 10:00pm Timezone: CDT

Heartfulness guided relaxation enables a calming and relaxing effect on the body to reduce stress, restlessness, and anxiety issues. Following relaxation, we offer Heartfulness guided meditation that enables one to center themselves and connect to one’s own inherent positive nature. Over years of research and observations, Heartfulness Institute has seen immense growth in resiliency in several individuals and thereby communities. Free sessions, no registration required.
15 and above only.

Parman Library of Stone Oak
Sundays: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

The Hill Country Chorale invites new members at an Orientation/Membership Reception. Community members with choral experience need not audition. Membership fee of $30 is collected. The Chorale will be the base of the Symphony of the Hill Chorus plus presenting concerts of their own in December, March, and April.

Adopt-a-Highway Clean Up:

Texas Exes Fredericksburg Chapter announces its quarterly Adopt-a-Highway trash pickup initiative, scheduled for Saturday, July 27, 2024. In an attempt to avoid excessive heat, this cleanup is scheduled at an earlier start time of 8:30 a.m. Volunteers should meet in the parking lot of Frantzen, Kaderli, & Klier Insurance, located at 108 Theodore Specht Dr, (directly across from the Post Office parking lot) at 8:30 a.m. for a brief orientation and to pick up a safety vest and Tx DOT trash bags. The staff at Frantzen, Kaderli, & Klier has graciously given permission for the Chapter to use their parking lot as a staging area for the highway cleanup and the Chapter is grateful to them for supporting its efforts.

Volunteers will divide into teams and each team will be assigned a section of the Chapter’s 2-mile stretch of Highway 87 North, from the outbound Adopt-a-Highway sign next to the Fredericksburg Hill Country Hotel north to the inbound sign. It is recommended that participants wear appropriate attire and footwear, and bring gloves, water, reach-it grabbers, and any other items deemed necessary to ensure a safe experience.

Anyone can participate with the Chapter in this community service and highway beautification effort. There is no pre-registration required, but those planning to participate should arrive on time for their supplies and assignments. The Chapter observes all safety guidelines, which will be briefly reviewed prior to the cleanup.

For questions about the Adopt-a-Highway cleanup, contact Chapter President Jamie Morris at 830-992-1796 or jandjmorris.07@gmail.com

Step into the festive atmosphere of the holidays through the music of Mariachi Sol de Mexico! The iconic mariachi band will once again make their way into Texas this holiday season to offer music lovers the most joyful and vibrant way to celebrate Christmas through authentic Mexican music.

Led by the Los Angeles-based globetrotting mariachi maestro Jose Hernandez, the Mariachi Sol de Mexico will present their annual Merry Achi Christmas Concert. Immerse yourself in the traditional Mexican carols of the holiday played by an incredible mariachi band. Feel the goosebumps as the band's 13-piece ensemble's blazing sounds breathe life into this festive and joyous holiday celebration. Whether you are a fan of mariachi music or just recently discovered this music genre, prepare to be awed by the fusion of Mexican and American Christmas songs presented in the most passionate and creative way!