Jun 18 Tuesday
Bexar County and the Tobin Center culminate Juneteenth 2024 with a celebration of contemporary choral music. The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) is proud to facilitate this event celebrating the emancipation of the enslaved here in Texas. SAAACAM is collaborating with the Classical Music Institute and the San Antonio Gospel Heritage Choir and friends to present two powerful pieces by composer Joel Thompson, finishing with a classic by Richard Smallwood.Seven Last Words of the Unarmed is a choral composition by Atlanta-based composer Joel Thompson. The piece contains seven movements, each of which quotes the last words of an unarmed Black man before he was killed. Thompson has said that in composing the piece, he "used the liturgical format in Haydn's The Seven Last Words of Christ in an effort to humanize these men and to reckon with my identity as a black man in this country in relation to this specific scourge of police brutality." He was also inspired by the illustrations of Iranian-American artist Shirin Barghi.
Total Praise- The polish of classical music combined with traditional Black church music, Richard Smallwood penned this gospel classic in October 1995 while shuttling between the hospital and his home caring for a sick mother and a terminally ill godbrother. In spite of the stress, he sat down at the piano in his living room and composed what is now one of the most performed songs by choirs in history.
Musical Offerings presents Jazz Meets Classical with special guest artist Clarice Assad.
Jun 20 Thursday
Join us on Thursday, June 20th for TPR's Summer Night City (2024) with Grrrltoy + Lloronas, live at Texas Public Radio HQ at 321. W. Commerce!
Texas Public Radio is beyond excited to be hosting our free Summer Night City series live from our headquarters!
Join us for our Happy Hour from 5pm to 7:15pm with DJ Rambo Salinas.7:30pm - 8:20pm: Grrrltoy8:35pm - 9:30pm: Lloronas
Come support local music, artists, and vendors! Food trucks and drinks! Fun for the whole family!
Jun 21 Friday
Alamo Kiwanis Club presents Fiesta Noche del Rio Friday and Saturday nights at 8:30 p.m. at the Arneson River Theatre in La Villita, 418 Villita St. on the San Antonio River Walk, from June 7 through August 3. Enjoy the Mariachis, Flamenco guitar, music, singing, dancing, bright costumes and a cool drink or snack as you help support children’s charities through your attendance. Net proceeds benefit local children's charities. It’s a fun show for the whole family and a San Antonio tradition since 1957. Tickets: $20 Adults, $15 Seniors (60+)/Military, $8 Children (6-14, Under 6 is free). Tickets on-line and at HEB.
Jun 22 Saturday
Jun 23 Sunday
At the bedsides of hospice patients, Threshold Singers offer harmonized, a cappella lullabies written to provide peace in the face of struggle. The non-profit Threshold Choir welcomes all singers: if you love to sing and wish to use your talent to serve others, contact us. Visit the website, www.thresholdchoir.org, or email thresholdsingerssa@gmail.com.
Jun 27 Thursday
Join us on Thursday, June 27th for TPR's Summer Night City (2024) with Powdered Wig Machine + Haunt Me, live at Texas Public Radio HQ at 321. W. Commerce!
Join us for our Happy Hour from 5pm to 7:15pm with DJ Rambo Salinas
7:30pm - 8:20pm: Powdered Wig Machine8:35pm - 9:30pm: Haunt Me
Jun 28 Friday
With The Robert Cray Band
On December 1st, 1973, at The University of Delaware’s Lane Hall, George Thorogood & The Destroyers played their first show ever. “We had the place rockin’,” George says. “We thought, ‘maybe we’re onto something.” Five decades, 15 million albums, and more than 8,000 performances later, few bands can still rock the house like George Thorogood & Destroyers. And for Thorogood and his long-time band, their Bad All Over The World – 50 Years of Rock Tour will be a celebration like no other.
“We’ve never gone out of style,” George says. “Our heart and soul have been in this from day one, and the fans recognize that. That’s why we’re celebrating our first half-century by throwing the biggest and baddest rock party ever.
Jun 29 Saturday