chamber music

The long-running San Antonio chamber group, Olmos Ensemble, releases a new album, 'Made in Germany,' this week.

Hornist Jeff Garza opens the Olmos Ensemble's summer concert series on Sunday afternoon at 3:00, at First Unitarian Universalist Church. The program is free and open to the public. Hear a preview at the link!

For the past three weeks, these young musicians have been going to work every day with an intense study of chamber music alongside professional musicians. It all culminates in a free concert this Friday evening.

"We The People" serves up story after story, meditation after celebration, of all the vast variety of people who make up America and have come to it to expand their own stories. Hear the full album, and more from the Houston-based Apollo Chamber Players, at the link.

This concert from January, 2026 featured two works by the American composer Amy Beach, plus Maurice Ravel's classic String Quartet. The Balourdet Quartet performs for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society.

On May 13, five talented members of the U.S. Air Force Band of the West surprised an enthusiastic audience at TPR by showing off the multi-faceted sounds of many clarinets, with a program of new music by composers from around the world. Hear the full show at this link!

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.

This all-American program, recorded for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society, includes music by Philip Glass, Kenji Bunch, and a unique arrangement for six performers of George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue." Hear the concert at the link.

The rejuvenated band, sporting three new members, is having more fun than ever. And it shows in these vigorous performances of pieces that are whimsical and socially conscious.

This program includes music by Manuel de Falla, Johann Sebastian Bach, Franz Schubert, and many more passionate sounds, all performed live on Feb. 13 by mezzo-soprano Cecilia Duarte, guitarist Isaac Bustos, and cellist Mihai Marica.