Hispanic Heritage Month

The 2026 season of Momentos Musicales gets underway with the history of Mexico's Himno Nacional.

San Antonio celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with events ranging from mariachi and folklórico performances to historical programs and neighborhood festivals. The city and its cultural organizations have scheduled dozens of events during the season.

KPAC's James Baker shares songs from south of the Rio Grande that would make great additions to our "Great Americas Songbook."

This season's offering of Momentos Musicales on KPAC 88.3 FM takes the idea of growing the Great American Songbook into the Great Americas Songbook through songs and melodies from Central and South America that influenced composers in America and elsewhere.

Residents are enjoying a wide range of events, including poetry readings, film screenings, performances, art exhibits and shopping.

The 2024 series of "Momentos Musicales" on KPAC 88.3 FM will explore indigenous languages of Latin America still in use, while also giving attention to the songs and musical instruments spawned by Nahuatl, Quechua, Aymara, Guarani, and Yucatecan Maya.

"El Gato Negro" was born into a family full of musicians and has carried that torch forward for more than seven decades.

A new exhibit that is literally on wheels at San Antonio International Airport is in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

TPR's James Baker shares his personal connection to the late composer Daniel Catán, and looks forward to a performance of the opera "Florencia en el Amazonas" this fall, and the Momentos Musicales series on KPAC 88.3 FM, airing weekdays at 2:00 through Hispanic Heritage Month.