Classical Connections is made possible by a generous grant from the Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts.
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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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. -
"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 -
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. -
The fast-paced comedy and still relevant subject matter help make "The Barber of Seville" an enduring classic that never seems to grow old. Opera San Antonio presents the Rossini opera at the Tobin Center on Thursday and Friday. Hear a preview from our studio at the link! -
'Wherever Fiesta is, so is the Air Force band,' says 2nd Lt Drew Eary, who joined the Mission Winds as they performed live on KPAC 88.3 FM. At the link, hear all about their free concerts for Fiesta, and see them perform in our studios. -
The pianist is in San Antonio this week to perform for Musical Bridges Around the World, and also shared some performance tips with area students — like, eat a banana for stress relief before going on stage! -
Camerata San Antonio's resident pianist, Viktor Valkov, presents a concert on Sunday at 2 p.m. featuring music by J.S. Bach, Robert Schumann, and more. TPR's Barry Brake gets some insight into the music with the artist. -
Crystal Jarrell Johnson and Angela Malek, as the vocal duo Deux, perform the 'Stabat Mater' by Giovanni Pergolesi this Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church. The free concert begins at noon, and includes a lunch following. Hear a preview from KPAC 88.3 FM at the link. -
After its invention in the 1800s, the saxophone earned itself a starring role in every 20th century music genre but one. But fear not, classical sax is very much with us! Hear a performance recorded live in our studios at the link. -
Great Hearts Monte Vista already has a choir program, but these eight students wanted to do something just for themselves, so they formed an octet! Hear their on-air performance at the link.
