Encore Houston

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 C

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!