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Listen to this concert from The Orchestra San Antonio to hear "a single musical story unfolding across time," according to conductor Leonardo Pineda.

Start your Thursday evenings in May with a free concert at St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Catholic Church, just off Broadway in the Alamo Heights area.

This week’s concert from SOLI Chamber Ensemble ties in to the 250th birthday of our country, and features all-American music.It’s part of the “America/Beautiful” project, started by pianist and composer Min Kwon, who commissioned 76 composers to create what she called “a musical snapshot” of America in the early 21st century.

"We really want our young musicians to engage with these landmarks of the classical repertoire, and to play these things they're gonna remember for the rest of their lives." — Troy Peters, YOSA

Three kids with amazing pipes joined us live on KPAC 88.3 FM, along with Jaselyn Blanchard, Executive Director of the Majestic Empire Foundation, to preview the Joci Awards. The annual event will be held on May 17 at the Majestic Theatre.

Pianist Jimmy Cheung and friends present two free concerts on Saturday and Sunday in Canyon Lake, and San Antonio. Hear their preview performance from KPAC 88.3 FM at the link.

The current era of hyper-partisan politics was started by Newt Gingrich over 30 years ago. Tactics from his playbook can be seen in rise of the Tea Party, the Trump presidential campaign and the Freedom Caucus.

“Pass the Politics Pappy” explores the remarkable political rise of W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, a flour salesman who used his popular radio show and catchy slogans to rocket into becoming Texas Governor and then U.S. Senator in the late 1930s and 1940s. Part 2 of the series focuses on O'Daniel's time as governor and delivered very little on his grand promises. Ultimately O’Daniel’s story serves as a cautionary tale of media-driven political populism.

W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel was a flour salesman turned broadcaster who mastered early mass media to build a political machine. As host of a hugely popular radio show featuring his Hillbilly Boys band, he blended homespun entertainment with relentless self-promotion. He converted his audience into votes, winning the Texas governorship in 1938 and later a U.S. Senate seat. O’Daniel’s radio fame let him bypass party elites and critics, turning airtime into personal power and profit.

Members of the chorus stopped in and sang some show-stoppers for us live on-air, led by Dr. Carolyn Cruse.