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San Antonio's own Nancy Zhou has been a rising star in the classical music world, and has made her national solo recording debut with Stories (re)Traced, a tribute to the versatility of the violin.

29-year-old Aristo Sham played Bach, Beethoven, and Rachmaninoff on his way to the top prize at this year's Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Recorded live in Fort Worth, see and hear his amazing artistry at the link.

What happens when 400 harmonica players get together in San Antonio? One heck of a jam session, that's what. Check out this segment from KPAC's Classical Connections featuring some unique arrangements of classical and folk melodies for harmonica and piano.

Celebrating the summer solstice, Make Music Day, and the 60th anniversary of Terry Riley's "In C," a group of 30 musicians came together to perform at the TPR studios on June 21, 2024. Hear the ensemble at the link!

In this episode of Momentos Musicales, TPR's James Baker listens to the mambo, popularized by Pérez Prado and incorporated by Leonard Bernstein into West Side Story.

“I always fall into South American rhythms, I don't know why." So said Stephen Sondheim of his wordplay and songwriting, the focus of this episode of KPAC's Momentos Musicales, examining the Latin influence on classical and popular music of America.

Natalia Lafourcade is among the contemporary writers creating memorable songs that would merit entry into our Great Americas Songbook. TPR's James Baker also looks to music of Gloria Estefan, and the Harlem String Quartet.

As we add to our "Great Americas Songbook," TPR's James Baker listens to the music of Consuelo Velasquez and María Grever. Listen to KPAC 88.3 FM each weekday at 2:00 p.m. for Momentos Musicales, during Hispanic Heritage Month.

James Baker traces the history of the rumba and other Latin rhythms in early Broadway musicals on this episode of "Momentos Musicales" our special series for Hispanic Heritage Month on KPAC 88.3 FM.