See you tonight

First, we'll be at Antonio Strad to meet Anne Akiko Meyers and have our cd signed by the Austin-based violinist:

Please join KPAC at 6pm for a meet & greet with Anne Akiko Meyers for her new cd, Seasons...Dreams.

Then it is off to the Tuesday Music Club and their presentation of the Perlman/Schmidt/Bailey Trio:

Tonight at Laurel Heights United Methodist Church, music by Beethoven and Brahms!

Classical Spotlight: Voices

We touch base with lots of voices in the community on today's Classical Spotlight!

First we hear from Stephanie Key and Ertan Torgul from Soli, about a concert tonight at Blue Star Art Center's Main Gallery at 7:30pm.

Then Karem Sezen, conductor with the Vienna Boys Choir talks about their tour and performing at Laurie Auditorium Friday night at 7:30pm.

The Tuesday Music Club presents Opera to Broadway with Alissa Anderson, mezzo soprano; Marianne Cope, soprano; and Christopher DeVage, baritone. The concert is November 18th at Laurel Heights United Methodist Church, 2:00 pm.

Tuesday night at Bjorn’s a cd release party is scheduled for Voci di Sorelle from 7 to 8:30pm. Their second cd is called Magnificat, Early Christmas Music.

Also, violinist Craig Sorgi plays a recital Tuesday night at 7:30 in Ruth Taylor Recital Hall on the Trinity University campus. More info at 999-8406.

From the tip top

There was a wonderful recital last night at Travis Park United Methodist Church in San Antonio, Carter Brey played three cello sonatas with pianist Christopher O'Riley.

The program of Richard Strauss, Francis Poulenc and Frederic Chopin was well attended, and showcased great music and friendship. O'Riley quipped after the Strauss that despite Brey being over the age of 18, he did pretty well (a joke referencing O'Riley's NPR and PBS show From The Top that features young musicians under the age of 18, heard on KPAC and KTXI Saturday mornings at 10am)

There was also an encore, Astor Piazzolla's Grand Tango, which Brey explained had been sent to him from the composer after their interaction at a music festival in Santa Fe as well as time spent together in New York, a piece originally written for the great Mstislav Rostropovich. A friend in the audience commented it was so appropriate as Brey's playing evoked the late Russian cellist, and I have to agree.

See an interview with O'Riley at the TPR studios here.

The recital was presented by the Tuesday Music Club, one of the oldest musical organizations, and continues next month with “OPERA TO BROADWAY” at Laurel Heights United Methodist Church on November 18 at 2pm. They'll also feature the Zephyr Trio (Lady Jeanne Galway, flute; Jonathan Feldman, piano; Darrett Adkins, cello) and also pianist Jon Nakamatsu next year.

Classical Video: Interview with Chris O'Riley

While pianist Chrisopher O'Riley was in San Antonio, he stopped by the Texas Public Radio studios to talk with host John Clare.
The two discussed many things, including From the Top, Radiohead and his upcoming performance with cellist Carter Brey for the Tuesday Music Club on October 20th.

(See the video in a larger window here)
Listen for the music and interview for Classical Spotlight on Thursday, October 16th on KPAC and KTXI.