Classical

Having helped defeat Nazism in World War II, La Cadena de las Américas ceased broadcasting in 1948.

While covering the 1939 Chilean earthquake, radioman Edmund Chester began wooing his future wife, while CBS radio wooed Edmund, to start La Cadena de las Américas.

By 1943, a network of shortwave transmitters and receivers was strategically located in such a way that a signal originating in New York City could be heard all the way to the tip of Argentina. Music and communication were spread throughout the western hemisphere.

One of Mexicio's greatest composers spent nearly two years in San Antonio, living in a home in the King William area.

Once a year YOSA holds a Music College Fair, which invites colleges to come and meet the students looking at a career in music.

Mexicao's celebration of Diez y seis opens Hispanic Heritage Month, but less commonly known is that El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Guatemala all declared independence on September 15, 1821.

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

TPR's concert series themed to KPAC's Classical Connections continues on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. at TPR's Malú and Carlos Alvarez Theater with a program featuring alternative and pop music from the 1980s and '90s arranged for percussion and classical ensemble.

A concert on Sunday afternoon will feature three different choirs, including the Alamo City Street Choir.

Chamber ensemble Agarita will provide music live at the Carver Center to a Buster Keaton movie.