Classical

A contest exclusively for community college students, the Jack Stone Awards present new music each spring on the campus of Northwest Vista College. Hear the Adelante Winds play the winning selections 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.

'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.

This concert from the Mid-Texas Symphony, recorded in Sept. 2025, features music by Igor Stravinsky, and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring soloist Daria Rabotkina. "I could tell the orchestra was lifted up by her playing," said conductor Akiko Fujimoto. You can hear the results at the link.

Hear all about a brand new album of music by the pioneering female, Black composer Florence Price. Barry Brake interviews pianist Michael Clark.

Pianist Yungyung Guo returned to San Antonio in December, 2025 for a concert featuring her talent, along with special guests cellist Bion Tsang and violinist Scott Yoo. The program was presented by Musical Bridges Around the World live at San Fernando Cathedral in front of an audience of hundreds. Enjoy the concert at the link.

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.