Encore Houston

215 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Encore 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 218: Aperio, Music of the Americas

April 15, 2024 19:56 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Aperio 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 MB

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

Episode 216: Houston Chamber Choir

March 29, 2024 16:22 - 1 hour - 92.5 MB

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

Episode 215: Kinetic Ensemble

March 19, 2024 19:03 - 1 hour - 128 MB

Kinetic 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 MB

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

Episode 213: Apollo Chamber Players

March 04, 2024 18:44 - 1 hour - 92.5 MB

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

Episode 212: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

February 28, 2024 15:20 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Mercury performs music by Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann.

Episode 211: Asia Society Texas

February 22, 2024 17:01 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

The 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 MB

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

Episode 209: Loop38

January 11, 2024 20:09 - 1 hour - 118 MB

Loop38 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 MB

The 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 MB

The 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 MB

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

Episode 205: Houston Chamber Choir

December 13, 2023 18:21 - 1 hour - 95.8 MB

The 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 MB

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

Episode 203: Apollo Chamber Players

December 01, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour - 102 MB

The 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 MB

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 Jaco...

Episode 201: Kinetic Ensemble

November 02, 2023 14:32 - 1 hour - 103 MB

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 aire...

Encore Houston, Episode 200: Texas Music Festival Highlights

July 21, 2023 14:04 - 1 hour - 82.2 MB

Musicians 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 MB

ROCO 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 MB

The 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 MB

Mercury performs music by Vivaldi and Handel.

Encore Houston, Episode 196: Round Top Music Festival

April 03, 2023 14:05 - 1 hour - 64.6 MB

Faculty 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 MB

The 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 MB

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...

Encore Houston, Episode 193: Houston Jazz Collective – Nellie McKay

February 01, 2023 17:50 - 1 hour - 64 MB

The 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 MB

The 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 MB

The 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 MB

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...

Encore Houston, Episode 189: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

October 25, 2022 15:38 - 1 hour - 120 MB

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

Encore Houston, Episode 188: KINETIC

October 21, 2022 14:27 - 1 hour - 97.3 MB

KINETIC 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 MB

ROCO 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 MB

Round 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 MB

The 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 MB

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 Mortim...

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