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Encore Houston

by Houston Public Media

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

  1. Episode 220: Texas Music Festival

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

  2. Episode 219: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

    Mercury performs works by Mendelssohn and Brahms.

  3. Episode 218: Aperio, Music of the Americas

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

  4. Episode 217: Ars Lyrica Houston

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

  5. Episode 216: Houston Chamber Choir

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

  6. Episode 215: Kinetic Ensemble

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

  7. Episode 214: ROCO

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

  8. Episode 213: Apollo Chamber Players

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

  9. Episode 212: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

    Mercury performs music by Bach, Vivaldi, and Telemann.

  10. Episode 211: Asia Society Texas

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

  11. Episode 210: MUSIQA

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

  12. Episode 209: Loop38

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

  13. Episode 208: Bach Society Houston

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

  14. Episode 207: Houston Brass Quintet

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

  15. Episode 206: Ars Lyrica Houston

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

  16. Episode 205: Houston Chamber Choir

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

  17. Episode 204: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

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

  18. Episode 203: Apollo Chamber Players

    The Apollo Chamber Players present music by Copland, Thomson, and a pair of world premieres from Allison Loggins-Hull and Mark Buller.

  19. Episode 202: MUSIQA

    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,...

  20. Episode 201: Kinetic Ensemble

    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...

  21. Encore Houston, Episode 200: Texas Music Festival Highlights

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

  22. Encore Houston, Episode 199: ROCO

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

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

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

  24. Encore Houston, Episode 197: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

    Mercury performs music by Vivaldi and Handel.

  25. Encore Houston, Episode 196: Round Top Music Festival

    Faculty from the Round Top Music Festival perform works by De Falla, Dutilleux, and Dvořák.

  26. Encore Houston, Episode 195: Chamber Music Houston – Apollon Musagète Quartet

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

  27. Encore Houston, Episode 194: Houston Chamber Choir

    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...

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

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

  29. Encore Houston, Episode 192: Apollo Chamber Players

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

  30. Encore Houston, Episode 191: Houston Chamber Choir

    The Houston Chamber Choir performs Brahms's German Requiem

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

    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…

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  32. Encore Houston, Episode 189: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

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

  33. Encore Houston, Episode 188: KINETIC

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

  34. Encore Houston, Episode 187: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

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

  35. Encore Houston, Episode 186: Round Top Music Festival

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

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

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

  37. Encore Houston, Episode 184: Houston Brass Band

    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…

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

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

  39. Encore Houston, Episode 182: Ars Lyrica

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

  40. Encore Houston, Episode 181: KINETIC

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

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

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

  42. Encore Houston, Episode 179: River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

    ROCO performs works by Aaron Jay Kernis and Modest Mussorgsky.

  43. Encore Houston, Episode 177: Mercury Chamber Orchestra

    Mercury performs music by Bach, Holst, and Grieg.

  44. Encore Houston, Episode 176: Asia Society Texas

    The Asia Society Texas presents music from Turkey and South Asia.

  45. Encore Houston, Episode 175: St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society

    The St. Cecilia Chamber Music Society presents duos for violin and cello.

  46. Encore Houston, Episode 174: Aperio, Music of the Americas

    Aperio, Music of the Americas presents a summer concert from Miller Outdoor Theatre.

  47. Encore Houston, Episode 173: MUSIQA Highlights

    Excerpts from MUSIQA performances with works by contemporary composers.

  48. Encore Houston, Episode 172: KINETIC

    KINETIC performs works by living American composers, including Higdon, Adams, and Abels.

  49. Encore Houston, Episode 171: Houston Chamber Choir

    The Houston Chamber Choir performs world premieres by Mark Buller, Marcus Maroney, and Pierre Jalbert.

  50. Encore Houston, Episode 170: Aperio, Music of the Americas

    Aperio and New American Voices present music by David Lang and a world premiere by Shawn Crouch.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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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Houston Public Media

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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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Encore Houston publishes regularly with 215 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.

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