KPAC Blog

The KPAC Blog features classical music news, reviews, and analysis from South Texas and around the world. Scroll down for feature writings about the music played on air as well as other interviews and essays about classical music. To listen to KPAC 88.3 FM, simply click the "Listen Live" player at the top of this page and choose KPAC: Classical Music.

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Opera Star Kiri Te Kanawa Has Retired

By • Sep 13, 2017

One of the world's best-known opera stars, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, has announced that she will never sing in public again — bringing a long, storied career to a close.

Join SOLI Onstage At Jazz, TX!

By • Sep 6, 2017
SOLI Chamber Ensemble

Have you been toiling away at your instrument, waiting for your moment to shine? Are you a fan of modern music? Well then, your opportunity is now, as Texas Public Radio and SOLI Chamber Ensemble team up to present the first annual SOLI OPEN MIC. NIGHT at Jazz TX, on Monday, November 6!

SOLI will warm up the crowd for you, and then its’s your turn on stage as we listen to the many talented performers that South Texas has to offer.

Turn It Down: Morton Feldman's Silent Revolution

By • Sep 6, 2017

The intrepid pianist Marc-André Hamelin has a reputation for embracing the toughest, strangest music. His new recording of For Bunita Marcus by Morton Feldman is a fine example. For nearly 75 minutes the music never rises above a whisper and the damper pedal is always pressed down, allowing single notes to ring out into vast, silent spaces.

A Swan Song For Some Military Bands: Budget Cuts Stop The Music

By • Sep 6, 2017

The military has more than 130 bands with more than 6000 musicians. But their cost – about a half-billion dollars a year – has made them a target for budget cutters in Congress and at the Pentagon.

OPERA San Antonio Takes Stage For 'Macbeth'

By • Sep 5, 2017
OPERA San Antonio

OPERA San Antonio is about to stage its first production in the upcoming season.  

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