Updates TPR Classical Stay up to date at tprclassical.org Be sure to check your bookmark for the KPAC Blog - it is http://www.tprclassical.org/ That is where we are keeping things up to date, although you can still find great old entries here on blogger. Thank you! 5 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Catan's Il Postino on Itinerarios TPR Classical Daniel Catan, March 2011 I first met Daniel Catan in 1982 when I was called on to play a new piece he had written, a pastorela, or Christmas play. I can't even recall the name, nor could Daniel when I mentioned it to him years later. "Very nice piece," I told him, and it was. There was considerable craft, in the style on that day of Stravinsky. "Oh, I don't write that way any more," replied 6 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

30 Great Violinists TPR Classical Janine Jansen and John Clare This month, KPAC celebrates thirty years in broadcasting. Our hosts are having some fun sharing "30 lists" - artists, music, movies, and recordings you might enjoy and help shape the great sound of your classical oasis. Kicking things off is Afternoon Host John Clare with 30 Great Violinists! (They are in no particular order, and were chosen keeping in mind the 6 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

We're Baaaack ! TPR Classical ? courtesy of Wikipedia ? With the change of the Seasons, longer nights, Halloween and Dias de los Muertos it's not surprising that this time of year as plenty of mystical associations. On the Piano this Sunday, more music for this Spectral time with a Witches Sabbath, marauding trolls and magical collectors of the heroic dead. Even Beethoven gets involved with his ideas of an opera 6 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Halloween premieres TPR Classical Two great works had their world premiere on October 31st: in 1955, Alan Hovhaness' Symphony No. 2 ("Mysterious Mountain"), was played for the very first time by the Houston Symphony, Leopold Stokowski conducting; and in 1970, George Crumb's Ancient Voices of Children, in Washington, D.C. as part of the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation's 14th Festival of Chamber Music. 6 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Smaller Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio T... TPR Classical On Friday October 26th the Chamber Orchestraof San Antonio opens its concert season. No, this is not a branch of the venerable San Antonio Chamber Society nor an extension of the San Antonio Symphony. Then, what is it? It is an extraordinary complement to both, 6 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Vivaldi’s Fanarce, A Revelation TPR Classical Antonio Vivaldi and his titanic opera Fanarce, like George Frederich Handel and his many stage works are the product of a quiet revolution that has been taking place in the classical music repertory and performance practice over the last forty years. Beginning sometime in the late 1960's and early 70's a strange series or recordings began to appear. The George Frideric Handel ; Antonio Vivaldi ; 6 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Orquesta Tipica Sexteto de Diez TPR Classical It would be well beyond facts to make the claim that every comedian is also inherently musical. However, I expect the exceptions would be a meager number when compared to those comedians who are, or in the case of comedians of yesterday, were endowed with significant musical abilities. Consider Steve Martin, today as much musician/banjo player as comedian. Even the recently departed Phyllis Steve Martin ; Steve Martin ; Yesterday ; 6 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

COSA begins TPR Classical Carlos Izcaray, courtesy of the artist The Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio begins Friday night at Pearl Stables with a concert called The Perennial Contest. Classical Spotlight host John Clare posed these questions from conductor Carlos Izcaray. 1. What sort of questions come to mind as you think of this program, “The Perennial Contest”? This is a very interesting question, and quite a first John Clare ; Carlos Izcaray ; 6 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

San Antonio International Piano Competitio... TPR Classical Use this link to watch the San Antonio International Piano Competition, live this weekend from the campus of Trinity University: Watch live streaming video from saipc at livestream.com San Antonio International Piano Competition ; Trinity University ; 7 months ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story