Classical

A WWII-era story with Viennese threads and the world of Japanese Noh performance will take the stage at the Tobin Center's Carlos Alvarez Theater on Friday and Saturday. Preview the unique music at the link, as heard on KPAC 88.3 FM's Classical Connections.

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!

On March 8, the vocal ensemble Cantus performed at San Fernando Cathedral for Musical Bridges Around the World. At the link, hear their full performance, a program almost exclusively comprised of music written by composers who are first and second generation immigrants.

The Illharmonic Orchestra blends hip-hop and classical music during live performances. Its leaders tell NPR's Juana Summers how they build community with their shows, which feature all-Black musicians.

The free concert at Covenant Baptist Church will feature young singers performing music in multiple languages.

The new album from Consonari is a bewitching collection of nocturnes and tales, often feeling like magic itself being conjured out of the night sky. Hear excerpts, and Barry Brake's interview with the duo, at the link.

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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.

Recorded last summer on July 4, celebrate America with this program of inspiring favorites featuring the Heart of Texas Concert Band, the River City Ringers, and the Cedar Mountain Chorale.