Barry Brake
Host, Classical ConnectionsBarry Brake is a composer, jazz and classical pianist who has been a part of San Antonio's music scene for decades. You can find his musings and musical exploits online here: http://barrybrake.com/
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The long-running San Antonio chamber group, Olmos Ensemble, releases a new album, 'Made in Germany,' this week. -
A WWII-era story with Viennese threads and the world of Japanese Noh performance will take the stage at the Tobin Center's Carlos Alvarez Theater on Friday and Saturday. Preview the unique music at the link, as heard on KPAC 88.3 FM's Classical Connections. -
Hornist Jeff Garza opens the Olmos Ensemble's summer concert series on Sunday afternoon at 3:00, at First Unitarian Universalist Church. The program is free and open to the public. Hear a preview at the link! -
The new album from Consonari is a bewitching collection of nocturnes and tales, often feeling like magic itself being conjured out of the night sky. Hear excerpts, and Barry Brake's interview with the duo, at the link. -
For the past three weeks, these young musicians have been going to work every day with an intense study of chamber music alongside professional musicians. It all culminates in a free concert this Friday evening. -
"We The People" serves up story after story, meditation after celebration, of all the vast variety of people who make up America and have come to it to expand their own stories. Hear the full album, and more from the Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players, at the link. -
Singers, you're invited to be a part of this musical celebration; if you can read music, and have ever wanted to be part of a huge concert with a full ensemble, now's your chance. Rehearsals take place on Saturdays this month. -
Now through Saturday, scores of cellists are in Fredericksburg for a series of public concerts. You can preview some of their work at the link, as 8 stopped by our KPAC studios to perform. -
Tristán has served as Associate Conductor of the orchestra since 2024. -
Camerata San Antonio performs their final concert of the season this weekend, Visions And Reflections, with music by Alfred Schnittke, Mieczysław Weinberg, and Felix Mendelssohn. They stopped by our studios this week to share a preview with Barry Brake on Classical Connections.
