Classical Connections is made possible by a generous grant from the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts, and by the San Antonio Mastersingers.
There’s so much great music going on in San Antonio, and the whole area. It’s an exciting time to be a classical music lover around here.
Every weekday afternoon, you can find out more about it. Classical Connections brings you the best classical music from around town, around the state, and around the world. Great performances from music’s biggest names — and great performances you can only hear on Texas Public Radio.
You’ll hear exclusive recordings our TPR engineers have made at concerts and events in the area. You’ll hear directors and artists who drop in to the studio to talk about coming events. You’ll even hear performers playing live on the air right then and there.
Tune in to KPAC 88.3 FM, or at tpr.org, and meet us in South Texas classical music’s most exciting space.
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"Put as many creative people you can in a space, and have panels, have art talks," and opera, lots of opera! Nathan Felix's Opera Austin Festival is back this Saturday, Nov. 15. -
Musical Offerings is back with another stellar weekend of chamber music, in both Austin and San Antonio. Hear more about it at the link, along with performances live from the KPAC Performance Studio. -
The contemporary music ensemble is spending 10 days with composer Edna Alejandra Longoria, workshopping music at area high schools and colleges, and culminating with a concert on Nov. 11 featuring a World Premiere of music by Longoria. -
Lovers of Handel's "Messiah" can get on board early with the San Antonio Choral Society's 11th Annual Charity Messiah Singalong at the Chapel of the Incarnate Word, this coming Sunday, Nov. 9. Hear a preview by listening to mezzo-soprano Jacquelyn Matava singing in the KPAC studio, at the link! -
"[Bells] are our earliest timepieces. They’re our earliest form of mass communication. Bell towers signal the start and end of everything," says Trinity University's Stevie Berryman, who leads the TU Handbell Ensemble. Hear the beautiful tintinnabulation in our KPAC Performance Studio at the link. -
“The energy that you get from this group is incredible." Troy Peters conducts the YOSA Philharmonic on Sunday night at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts for a program that features movie music and classical melodies featured in great films. Hear students perform on KPAC 88.3 FM at the link. -
Texas composer Nathan Felix's new album was recorded at the studios of KMFA in Austin. -
SungEun Park and Martin Kesuma drove all the way down from San Marcos to visit with Barry Brake on KPAC's Classical Connections, and performed live on the radio. You can hear their beautiful music at the link! -
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. -
Hear pianist Daniela Liebman perform music by Robert Schumann and Philip Glass as she and the San Antonio Philharmonic's Music Director, Jeffrey Kahane, preview their season-opener.
