Classical

Over 100 years old, the group offers young musicians from grades 1-12 opportunities to perform and develop their skills in a supportive setting. Hear some of their KPAC performances live at the link.

Stephen Sondheim took American musical theater to places it had never gone before through harmonic invention, and of course, in his lyrics. The Library of Congress recently acquired materials from Sondheim's estate—and TPR's James Baker interviewed the man tasked with overseeing the collection, Mark Horowitz.

The quartet says they approach “the established as if it were brand new, and the new as if it were firmly established.” This concert for the San Antonio Chamber Music Society was recorded on May 4, 2025.

Plano-based guitarist Andrew Flory stopped by our studio on Friday to perform beautiful music on the theorbo, an instrument developed in Italy during the late 16th century. Hear his performance at the link. Flory will be performing in Boerne and at Mission San Jose in San Antonio this weekend.

"Nothing short of wonderful," said tenor Josh Corey about his time in San Antonio performing and learning with CMI and Opera San Antonio. Hear beautiful melodies by Mozart, Robert Schumann, Claudio Monteverdi and more in this concert recorded on June 21, 2025.

Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” form the through-line of this program recorded in June, 2025. Interspersed between the variations are selections from Erik Satie, Arvo Pärt, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, and Thomas Adès.

On her latest album, Alice Sara Ott shares the hidden gems that are John Field's piano nocturnes. The Irish composer invented the genre, which draws on twilight and nighttime reflection for inspiration. In this interview, Ott talks to TPR's Nathan Cone about Field's pieces, and also shares how music videos can express the many moods of classical music.

On Friday, June 13, young performers from the Classical Music Institute and Opera San Antonio joined together to perform some beautifully arranged vocal works at San Francesco di Paola Church. Hear the full recital at the link.

Argentine pianist and composer Lalo Schifrin, best known for his scores for Mission: Impossible and more than 200 other films and TV shows, including Bullitt, Mannix and Cool Hand Luke, has died.

After two weeks of concerts in beautiful Hill Country locations, the Fredericksburg Music Festival is wrapping up with two more performances, Friday and Saturday.