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KPAC's James Baker shares songs from south of the Rio Grande that would make great additions to our "Great Americas Songbook."

In between the scales and music theory, at Rice University's music school, students are taught to ensure audiences, especially the first-time concertgoers, have "an extraordinary experience." The Shepherd School of Music is celebrating 50 years with a gala on Nov. 8.

Listening to music from and inspired by Latin America as heard in diverse settings as Disney films, or John Huston's "Prizzi's Honor."

TPR's James Baker shares how soprano Ailyn Pérez and composer Daniel Catán brought something new to the world of opera, rooted in Latin American sounds.

On this episode of Momentos Musicales: From Morelia, we learn about Miguel Bernal Jiménez, and see how a beautiful waltz went international with lyrics and a popular rendition by Mario Lanza.

On this episode of Momentos Musicales: As we consider another entry into the Great Americas Songbook, James Baker listens to Violeta Parra's “Gracias a la vida,” a song which easily crosses borders and dresses easily into any number of different genres.

On this episode of KPAC's Momentos Musicales, host James Baker recalls early reactions to "West Side Story" through interviews with the late songwriter Stephen Sondheim.

“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.

Still mostly isolated today, Cuba has a proud musical history that includes cross-cultural pollination with Asia and America. TPR's James Baker hosts this episode of Momentos Musicales on KPAC 88.3 FM.

Hear some beautiful melodies by Camille Saint-Saens, as performed live on KPAC 88.3 FM. Wolfgang Draving and Zachary Ridgway will be in concert this Sunday at 3 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church.