Classical Connections is made possible by a generous grant from theRussell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts.
There’s so much great music going on in San Antonio, and the whole area. It’s an exciting time to be a classical music lover around here.
Every weekday afternoon, you can find out more about it. Classical Connections brings you the best classical music from around town, around the state, and around the world. Great performances from music’s biggest names — and great performances you can only hear on Texas Public Radio.
You’ll hear exclusive recordings our TPR engineers have made at concerts and events in the area. You’ll hear directors and artists who drop in to the studio to talk about coming events. You’ll even hear performers playing live on the air right then and there.
Tune in to KPAC 88.3 FM, or at tpr.org, and meet us in classical music’s most exciting new space.
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"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
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"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.
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The Grammy-award-winning Austin choral group Conspirare has just released a brand-new oratorio by composer Robert Kyr, called "Earth Vigil."
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New music from Kevin Puts "evokes the security, the joy, the peace" of being in one's home, says John Largess of the Miró Quartet. TPR's Barry Brake features an interview and their new album, "Home," on Classical Connections.
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"We have music that’s both inspired by space, but is also literally in space!" says pianist Daniel Anastasio, from Agarita. The group plays a free show at the Witte Museum on June 18.
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Barry Brake visits with Dallas-based composer Sophia Jani, whose new album of solo violin music is brand-new, a bit old-fashioned, and brimming with sounds like campfire stories from a seasoned storyteller.
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Pianist Daniel Anastasio dropped by the KPAC 88.3 FM studios to perform live on-air, and preview the Unheard Of ensemble's upcoming series bringing composers and performers together to share new music at UTSA, Ruby City, Mission San Jose, and other beautiful spaces in San Antonio.
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Diane Meredith Belcher performs on Sunday, May 19 at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word. Organ music, she says, is far from boring: "It's fascinating, it's virtuosic, it's thrilling."
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“A lot of the people that have come through the organization’s doors... have found a safe place [to] make music, and enjoy performing and being a part of the community, and feel like we’re seen and heard.”
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Despite pouring rain, the River City Winds stopped by perform live on KPAC 88.3 FM, and spread the word about their team-up concert with Adelante Winds on Saturday, May 18, celebrating National Chamber Music Month with Latin American composers, female composers, and more. Hear music from the "Spider Suite" in this segment!