Classical

KPAC's Barry Brake catches up with Austin violinist Charles Yang to learn about a brand new piece of music by Kris Bowers that's premiering on record this week, "For A Younger Self."

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!