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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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    The Engines of Our Ingenuity 2375: Hitler’s Copyright

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 3:50


    Episode: 2375 The Copyright on Hitler's Book Mein Kampf.  Today, a twisted case of copyright.

    Episode 220: Texas Music Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 77:40


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

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    Episode 219: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 94:24


    Mercury performs works by Mendelssohn and Brahms.

    Episode 218: Aperio, Music of the Americas

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 73:28


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

    Episode 217: Ars Lyrica Houston

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 93:39


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

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    Episode 216: Houston Chamber Choir

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 67:20


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

    Episode 215: Kinetic Ensemble

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 93:16


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

    Episode 214: ROCO

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 75:06


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

    Episode 213: Apollo Chamber Players

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 67:21


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

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    Episode 212: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 74:22


    Mercury performs music by Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann.

    Episode 211: Asia Society Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 66:30


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

    Episode 210: MUSIQA

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 87:55


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

    Episode 209: Loop38

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 86:07


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

    Episode 208: Bach Society Houston

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 79:11


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

    Episode 207: Houston Brass Quintet

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 74:34


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

    Episode 206: Ars Lyrica Houston

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 86:12


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

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    Episode 205: Houston Chamber Choir

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 69:44


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

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    Episode 204: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 90:47


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

    Episode 203: Apollo Chamber Players

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 74:33


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 74:22


    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, violin Tonya Burton, viola David Dietz, cello Austin Lewellen, double bass Blake Wilkins, percussion Yvonne Chen, piano Eiki Isomura, conductor Performance date: 1/20/2023 Originally aired: 11/4/2023 New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.

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    Episode 201: Kinetic Ensemble

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 75:01


    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.

    Encore Houston, Episode 200: Texas Music Festival Highlights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 89:47


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 199: ROCO

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 82:39


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

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    Encore Houston, Episode 198: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 72:13


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 197: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 67:15


    Encore Houston, Episode 196: Round Top Music Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 70:33


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 68:58


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 194: Houston Chamber Choir

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 74:14


    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.

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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 69:52


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 192: Apollo Chamber Players

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 78:41


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 191: Houston Chamber Choir

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2023 70:15


    The Houston Chamber Choir performs Brahms's German Requiem

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    Encore Houston, Episode 190: Houston Jazz Collective – Jalen Baker Group

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 69:31


    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.

    Encore Houston, Episode 189: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 87:43


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 188: KINETIC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 70:52


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 187: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 66:09


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

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    Encore Houston, Episode 186: Round Top Music Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 86:08


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 185: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 66:10


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 184: Houston Brass Band

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 82:56


    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 March Originally aired: 7/2/2022 New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.

    Encore Houston, Episode 183: Aperio, Music of the Americas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 87:10


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 182: Ars Lyrica

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 71:19


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

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    Encore Houston, Episode 181: KINETIC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 72:28


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

    Encore Houston, Episode 180: Houston Jazz Collective – Mike Moreno

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 79:33


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

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