Encore Houston
217 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsEncore Houston is a weekly show featuring a concert recording from a local ensemble or performance organization in Houston. Each episode features the concert and brief commentary from host Joshua Zinn, with a preview of an upcoming performance by the featured organization at the end of the program.
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Episodes
Episode 220: Texas Music Festival
June 21, 2024 18:26 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe Texas Music Festival Orchestra performs works by Nielsen, Britten, and Bartók.
Episode 219: Mercury Chamber Orchestra
June 18, 2024 16:02 - 1 hour - 130 MBMercury performs works by Mendelssohn and Brahms.
Episode 218: Aperio, Music of the Americas
April 15, 2024 19:56 - 1 hour - 101 MBAperio performs works by Manuel Ponce, Clarice Assad, Pablo Borras, and Samuel Zyman.
Episode 217: Ars Lyrica Houston
April 10, 2024 19:37 - 1 hour - 129 MBArs Lyrica performs works by Scarlatti, Vivaldi, and Purcell.
Episode 216: Houston Chamber Choir
March 29, 2024 16:22 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBThe Houston Chamber Choir performs Sarah Kirkland Snider's Mass for the Endangered.
Episode 215: Kinetic Ensemble
March 19, 2024 19:03 - 1 hour - 128 MBKinetic celebrates women in music with works by Amy Beach, Gabriela Lena Frank, and a world premiere by Nicky Sohn.
Episode 214: ROCO
March 08, 2024 22:16 - 1 hour - 103 MBROCO performs works by Beethoven, Stravinsky, Ferrenc, and Vivian Fung.
Episode 213: Apollo Chamber Players
March 04, 2024 18:44 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBThe Apollo Chamber Players perform works by Stamitz, Janáček, and Dvořák.
Episode 212: Mercury Chamber Orchestra
February 28, 2024 15:20 - 1 hour - 102 MBMercury performs music by Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann.
Episode 211: Asia Society Texas
February 22, 2024 17:01 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBThe Asia Society Texas presents the workshop premiere of a new work by Shih-Hui Chen.
Episode 210: MUSIQA
February 14, 2024 21:42 - 1 hour - 121 MBMUSIQA presents world premieres by Todroki, Eric Estrada Valdez, and Kyle Rivera.
Episode 209: Loop38
January 11, 2024 20:09 - 1 hour - 118 MBLoop38 presents new music by Theo Chandler and Martha Horst, along with other works by contemporary composers.
Episode 208: Bach Society Houston
January 10, 2024 17:51 - 1 hour - 109 MBThe Bach Society Houston performs a holiday-appropriate work for orchestra and chorus.
Episode 207: Houston Brass Quintet
December 22, 2023 17:34 - 1 hour - 102 MBThe Houston Brass Quintet performs music by British composers and sea-inspired tunes.
Episode 206: Ars Lyrica Houston
December 15, 2023 17:32 - 1 hour - 118 MBArs Lyrica Houston performs Handel's Clori, Tirsi e Fileno.
Episode 205: Houston Chamber Choir
December 13, 2023 18:21 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBThe Houston Chamber Choir performs holiday music at Houston's Villa de Matel.
Episode 204: Mercury Chamber Orchestra
December 08, 2023 14:37 - 1 hour - 125 MBMercury performs music by Baroque-era composers from Mexico and Spain.
Episode 203: Apollo Chamber Players
December 01, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour - 102 MBThe Apollo Chamber Players present music by Copland, Thomson, and a pair of world premieres from Allison Loggins-Hull and Mark Buller.
Episode 202: MUSIQA
November 17, 2023 15:46 - 1 hour - 102 MBOn 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 Jaco...
Episode 201: Kinetic Ensemble
November 02, 2023 14:32 - 1 hour - 103 MBOn 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 aire...
Encore Houston, Episode 200: Texas Music Festival Highlights
July 21, 2023 14:04 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBMusicians from the Texas Music Festival perform music by Rachmaninoff and Rimsky-Korsakov.
Encore Houston, Episode 199: ROCO
June 08, 2023 16:47 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBROCO performs new works by Derek Bermel, Marcus Maroney, Michael Abels, and others!
Encore Houston, Episode 198: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society
May 15, 2023 14:45 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBThe St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society presents music by Poulenc, Mozart, and Fauré
Encore Houston, Episode 197: Mercury Chamber Orchestra
April 24, 2023 16:19 - 1 hour - 61.6 MBMercury performs music by Vivaldi and Handel.
Encore Houston, Episode 196: Round Top Music Festival
April 03, 2023 14:05 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBFaculty from the Round Top Music Festival perform works by De Falla, Dutilleux, and Dvořák.
Encore Houston, Episode 195: Chamber Music Houston – Apollon Musagète Quartet
March 29, 2023 14:09 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBThe Apollon Musagète Quartet performs works by Bach, Penderecki, and Shostakovich.
Encore Houston, Episode 194: Houston Chamber Choir
March 23, 2023 16:55 - 1 hour - 102 MBOn 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...
Encore Houston, Episode 193: Houston Jazz Collective – Nellie McKay
February 01, 2023 17:50 - 1 hour - 64 MBThe Houston Jazz Collective and Nellie McKay perform classics at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
Encore Houston, Episode 192: Apollo Chamber Players
January 04, 2023 17:45 - 1 hour - 108 MBThe Apollo Chamber Players perform works by Jerod Impchchaachaaha' Tate, Jake Heggie, and Erberk Eryilmaz
Encore Houston, Episode 191: Houston Chamber Choir
January 03, 2023 19:31 - 1 hour - 96.5 MBThe Houston Chamber Choir performs Brahms's German Requiem
Encore Houston, Episode 190: Houston Jazz Collective – Jalen Baker Group
November 09, 2022 19:36 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBOn 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...
Encore Houston, Episode 189: Mercury Chamber Orchestra
October 25, 2022 15:38 - 1 hour - 120 MBMercury performs works by Haydn, CPE Bach, Mendelssohn, and Mozart.
Encore Houston, Episode 188: KINETIC
October 21, 2022 14:27 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBKINETIC performs works by Mendelssohn, Anthony Brandt, and Miklós Rózsa.
Encore Houston, Episode 187: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
September 29, 2022 18:56 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBROCO performs works by Piazzolla, Debussy, and a U.S. premiere by Anna Clyne.
Encore Houston, Episode 186: Round Top Music Festival
September 15, 2022 16:15 - 1 hour - 118 MBRound Top Music Festival musicians present music by Mahler, Bruckner, and Dvořák.
Encore Houston, Episode 185: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society
August 01, 2022 15:28 - 1 hour - 90.9 MBThe St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society performs works by Bach, Bartok, and Prokofiev.
Encore Houston, Episode 184: Houston Brass Band
July 29, 2022 17:13 - 1 hour - 114 MBOn 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 Mortim...
Encore Houston, Episode 183: Aperio, Music of the Americas
July 19, 2022 16:44 - 1 hour - 75.2 MBAperio performs music by Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Lena Frank, and others.
Encore Houston, Episode 182: Ars Lyrica
June 22, 2022 16:47 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBArs Lyrica presents three works by J.S. Bach.
Encore Houston, Episode 181: KINETIC
June 01, 2022 17:18 - 1 hour - 99.5 MBMusicians from KINETIC perform works by Schulhoff, Klatzow, and Higdon.
Encore Houston, Episode 180: Houston Jazz Collective – Mike Moreno
May 20, 2022 14:37 - 1 hour - 109 MBJazz guitarist Mike Moreno performs tracks from his albums and tunes by Wayne Shorter and Victor Young.
Encore Houston, Episode 179: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
May 16, 2022 16:02 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBROCO performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Modest Mussorgsky.
Encore Houston, Episode 177: Mercury Chamber Orchestra
April 07, 2022 20:25 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBMercury performs music by Bach, Holst, and Grieg.
Encore Houston, Episode 176: Asia Society Texas
January 13, 2022 15:25 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBThe Asia Society Texas presents music from Turkey and South Asia.
Encore Houston, Episode 175: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society
November 17, 2021 15:34 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBThe St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society presents duos for violin and cello.
Encore Houston, Episode 174: Aperio, Music of the Americas
November 08, 2021 16:31 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBAperio, Music of the Americas presents a summer concert from Miller Outdoor Theatre.
Encore Houston, Episode 173: MUSIQA Highlights
November 01, 2021 14:29 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBExcerpts from MUSIQA performances with works by contemporary composers.
Encore Houston, Episode 172: KINETIC
October 14, 2021 22:02 - 1 hour - 99.1 MBKINETIC performs works by living American composers, including Higdon, Adams, and Abels.
Encore Houston, Episode 171: Houston Chamber Choir
September 16, 2021 14:25 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBThe Houston Chamber Choir performs world premieres by Mark Buller, Marcus Maroney, and Pierre Jalbert.
Encore Houston, Episode 170: Aperio, Music of the Americas
July 22, 2021 22:15 - 1 hour - 110 MBAperio and New American Voices present music by David Lang and a world premiere by Shawn Crouch.