Encore Houston

The Texas Music Festival Orchestra performs works by Nielsen, Britten, and Bartók.

Mercury performs works by Mendelssohn and Brahms.

Aperio performs works by Manuel Ponce, Clarice Assad, Pablo Borras, and Samuel Zyman.

Ars Lyrica performs works by Scarlatti, Vivaldi, and Purcell.

The Houston Chamber Choir performs Sarah Kirkland Snider's Mass for the Endangered.

Kinetic celebrates women in music with works by Amy Beach, Gabriela Lena Frank, and a world premiere by Nicky Sohn.

ROCO performs works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Ferrenc, and Vivian Fung.

The Apollo Chamber Players perform works by Stamitz, Janáček, and Dvořák.

Mercury performs music by Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann.

The Asia Society Texas presents the workshop premiere of a new work by Shih-Hui Chen.

MUSIQA presents world premieres by Todroki, Eric Estrada Valdez, and Kyle Rivera.

Loop38 presents new music by Theo Chandler and Martha Horst, along with other works by contemporary composers.

The Bach Society Houston performs a holiday-appropriate work for orchestra and chorus.

The Houston Brass Quintet performs music by British composers and sea-inspired tunes.

Ars Lyrica Houston performs Handel's Clori, Tirsi e Fileno.

The Houston Chamber Choir performs holiday music at Houston's Villa de Matel.

Mercury performs music by Baroque-era composers from Mexico and Spain.

The Apollo Chamber Players present music by Copland, Thomson, and a pair of world premieres from Allison Loggins-Hull and Mark Buller.

On this episode of Encore Houston, two concerts from MUSIQA showcase an eclectic repertoire of new music from composers near and far. Music in this episode: FLANNERY CUNNINGHAM: as a ghost before you on the road Tyler Martin, flute Tonya Burton, viola David Dietz, cello Flannery Cunningham, electronics WILL HEALY: Small Spaces Tyler Martin, flute Tonya Burton, viola David Dietz, cello Blake Wilkins, percussion BENJAMIN HORNE: I Remember You Maiko Sasaki, clarinet Jacob Schafer, violin David Dietz, cello Chelsea de Souza, piano Performance date: 10/14/2022 BADIE KHALEGHIAN: Turbulent Prelude James Palmer, piano OLIVIA BENNETT: Prelude to the Afterlife James Palmer, piano ROBERT HONSTEIN: Juno - II. still Amanda Galick, flute Maiko Sasaki, clarinet Jacob Schafer, violin David Dietz, cello Blake Wilkins, percussion Yvonne Chen, piano ALEX BERKO: Erupt/Erode James Palmer, piano PIERRE JALBERT: All Is Now Amanda Galick, flute Maiko Saski, clarinet Connor Landers, horn Mary Grace Johnson, violin Jacob Schafer,…

On this episode of Encore Houston, the Kinetic Ensemble presents a pair of world premieres--one by Nicky Sohn that reflects the winter storm of February 2021, and a string orchestra version of Patrick Harlin's The Wilderness Anthology. Music in this episode: NICKY SOHN: What Happens if the Pipes Burst? PATRICK HARLIN: The Wilderness Anthology PAUL NOVAK: a string quartet is like a flock of birds LEO WEINER: Pastorale, Fantasy, and Fugue Performance date: 10/9/2022 Originally aired: 10/27/2023 New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.

Musicians from the Texas Music Festival perform music by Rachmaninoff and Rimsky-Korsakov.

ROCO performs new works by Derek Bermel, Marcus Maroney, Michael Abels, and others!

The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society presents music by Poulenc, Mozart, and Fauré

Mercury performs music by Vivaldi and Handel.

Faculty from the Round Top Music Festival perform works by De Falla, Dutilleux, and Dvořák.

The Apollon Musagète Quartet performs works by Bach, Penderecki, and Shostakovich.

On this episode of Encore Houston, the Houston Chamber Choir and KINETIC present the world premiere performance of Two Streams, a cantata by Daniel Knaggs based on the writings of Saint Faustina. Music in this episode: DANIEL KNAGGS: Two Streams Caitlin Aloia, soprano Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano Christopher Bozeka, tenor Mark Diamond, baritone Robert Simpson, conductor Performance date: 11/6/2021 Originally aired: 1/28/2023 New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.

The Houston Jazz Collective and Nellie McKay perform classics at Miller Outdoor Theatre.

The Apollo Chamber Players perform works by Jerod Impchchaachaaha' Tate, Jake Heggie, and Erberk Eryilmaz

The Houston Chamber Choir performs Brahms's German Requiem

On this episode of Encore Houston, Kinder HSPVA graduate Jalen Baker and other young jazz artists perform for the Houston Jazz Collective, presenting some original works and a few classics featuring jazz vibraphone. Music in this episode: SAM RIVERS: Cyclic Episode JALEN BAKER: Healing BAKER: Don't shoot BAKER: Praise BAKER: We Regret to Inform you BAKER: Obey/Disobey OSCAR PETTIFORD: Blues in the Closet DIZZY GILLESPIE: Bebop Jalen Baker, vibraphone Gavin Moolchan, drums Sam Reid, piano Corey Dozier, bass Performance date: 3/21/2021 Originally aired: 10/29/2022 New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.

Mercury performs works by Haydn, CPE Bach, Mendelssohn, and Mozart.

KINETIC performs works by Mendelssohn, Anthony Brandt, and Miklós Rózsa.

ROCO performs works by Piazzolla, Debussy, and a U.S. premiere by Anna Clyne.

Round Top Music Festival musicians present music by Mahler, Bruckner, and Dvořák.

The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society performs works by Bach, Bartok, and Prokofiev.

On this episode of Encore Houston, we introduce the Houston Brass Band to the program! We feature highlights from some of their recent concerts. Music in this episode: JAMES CURNOW: Fanfare and Flourishes PHILIP SPARKE: Jubilee Overture WILLIAM REMMER: Punchinello March DEREK BOURGEOIS: Fantasia on Tico-Tico GIUSEPPE VERDI, arr. Denis Wright: Grand March from Aida CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG, arr. Darrol Barry: "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables SAMUEL BARBER, arr. John Mortimer: Adagio for Strings JOHN WILLIAMS, arr. Stephen Bulla: Suite from Star Wars: The Force Awakens RANDY EDELMAN, arr. Andrew Duncan: Reunion and Finale from Gettysburg MYKHAILO VERBYTSKY: "Ukraine has not yet perished" TRADITIONAL: Scotland the Brave St. Thomas Episcopal School Pipe Band ARTHUR SULLIVAN: The Lost Chord Bryan Anderson, organ HARRY M. WOODS, arr. Magne Rutle: Side by Side FREDDIE MERCURY, arr. Darrol Barry: Bohemian Rhapsody TOM DAVOREN: Diversions on Calon Lan Ryan Rongone, trombone KENNETH J. ALFORD: Colonel Bogey…

Aperio performs music by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Lena Frank, and others.

Ars Lyrica presents three works by J.S. Bach.

Musicians from KINETIC perform works by Schulhoff, Klatzow, and Higdon.

Jazz guitarist Mike Moreno performs tracks from his albums and tunes by Wayne Shorter and Victor Young.

ROCO performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Modest Mussorgsky.

Mercury performs music by Bach, Holst, and Grieg.

The Asia Society Texas presents music from Turkey and South Asia.

The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society presents duos for violin and cello.

Aperio, Music of the Americas presents a summer concert from Miller Outdoor Theatre.

Excerpts from MUSIQA performances with works by contemporary composers.

KINETIC performs works by living American composers, including Higdon, Adams, and Abels.

The Houston Chamber Choir performs world premieres by Mark Buller, Marcus Maroney, and Pierre Jalbert.

Aperio and New American Voices present music by David Lang and a world premiere by Shawn Crouch.