Classical

Youth Orchestras of San Antonio is putting on their annual holiday concert at the Tobin Center for Performing Arts, this Saturday.

Enjoy the amazing piano technique of Yungyung Guo at a free concert on Sunday night at 7:00 at San Fernando Cathedral. The program is presented by Musical Bridges Around the World. At the link, hear Yungyung Guo play music by Robert Schumann and more in the intimate setting of KPAC's Performance Studio.

Orchestra? Not in Havana — Sarah Willis is back with her own 20-piece 'Sarahbanda' for a new album that combines classical horn and the sounds of salsa, mambo, bolero and son to create a new spin on festive holiday classics. TPR's James Baker has an interview with the talented performer.

The San Antonio Philharmonic's Music Director, Jeffrey Kahane, welcomes his son Gabriel to the orchestra's concerts this weekend. Gabriel Kahane will share songs he's written as well as a clarinet concerto for guest soloist Anthony McGill. Learn more, and hear both Kahanes in performance on KPAC 88.3 FM, at the link.

The sparkling music of the baroque period illuminates two concerts this week featuring members of The Orchestra San Antonio. Pieces by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, and more accompany narration of the Christmas story.

At the 18th National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards this month, James Baker won an award for his writing and production of a series of programs that aired on KPAC 88.3 FM during Hispanic Heritage Month.

This is the 61st year of the San Antonio Choral Society.

Once a year, we open the floor to you at KPAC and invite musicians both amateur and professional to share their love of new music and performance at our contemporary classical Open Mic Night. Now in its 9th year, this collaboration with SOLI Chamber Ensemble continues to surprise and delight. Hear the performances at the link.

An email to musicians announced the cancellation. Performances on Dec. 12 and 13 are expected to still continue.

Two shows in San Antonio aren't near enough to contain the Christmas cheer of the U.S. Air Force Band of the West! The band takes their popular Holiday in Blue concerts this month to Houston and the Dallas-Forth Worth area.