Community Calendar

Riely Francis, percussionist with Harmonium of Texas, presents his own arrangements of songs by Radiohead, Talking Heads, Laurie Anderson, the Velvet Underground, Nick Drake, and Daniel Johnston -- for strings and an array of percussion. Featuring musicians from Pride of SA Chamber Orchestra and Harmonium of Texas, bassist James Pickens, and singer Alyson Alonzo.

TPR’s Barry Brake will introduce the concert and engage the performers in short conversation about the music.

Free validated parking at the City Tower Garage. Please register for this free event to get more details!

Over the past few years, generous donors have gifted Texas Public Radio with their collections of vinyl and compact discs, and on Saturday, September 26, we’re opening our doors to the public for a “Recycled Recordings” sale, proceeds of which will benefit TPR. You’ll find a treasure trove of classical and jazz vinyl and compact discs for sale at VERY affordable prices, as well scores of books that are sure to appeal to public radio fans. Come see the new arrivals of great old music, and leave with something amazing!

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BAG FOR YOUR PURCHASES!

PEDRO THE LION at TPR's Malú and Carlos Alvarez Theater, Saturday afternoon, October 10, 2026

Doors open at 2PM

Show starts at 3PM

All tickets must be purchased in advance

Calling all closet crooners, plucky practicers, and shower singers! Celebrating ten years of partnership, SOLI and Texas Public Radio make this stage San Antonio’s for an afternoon of contemporary classical music, and we want performers like you!

Anyone can ask for a spot: students, teachers, and people who practice after work and on weekends, playing works written after 1970.

TPR carries some of these performances onto Performance Saturday, taking a living room’s worth of preparation all the way to the airwaves. A decade in, the premise holds: new music belongs to everyone!

Admission is free. The link to register as a performer will be available on the concert webpage on October 5, 2026.