River City Winds is thrilled to be a guest to San Antonio’s First Baptist Church during their very special seasonal fine arts spotlight series. We will be performing works that remember and celebrate the Lenten season.

The First Fine Arts Series is a venture that is dedicated to the idea that art is a gift from God, and that it should be cultivated and celebrated among the people. Concerts throughout the Series will bring together the community and the church to enjoy the gift of music. The spirit of bringing people together is in keeping with our purpose.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 12pm — First Baptist Church - San Antonio

515 McCullough Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78215

Source: https://fbcsa.org/firstfinearts

Our season finale concert will feature the outstanding members of the HCYO joining the symphony in a side-by-side performance of Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. The symphony will also perform Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major featuring our consummate concertmaster, Phil Johnson. Audience members will be amazed by the symphony’s first ever performance of Mahler’s grand Symphony No. 1 “Titan,” followed by the biggest “boom” of classical music, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

Beethoven – Egmont Overture

Bach – Violin Concerto in E Major
     Phil Johnson, violin

Mahler – Symphony No. 1 “Titan”, 1st movement

Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture

www.symphonyofthehills.org/concert-four-bach-beethoven/

Our season finale concert will feature the outstanding members of the HCYO joining the symphony in a side-by-side performance of Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. The symphony will also perform Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major featuring our consummate concertmaster, Phil Johnson. Audience members will be amazed by the symphony’s first ever performance of Mahler’s grand Symphony No. 1 “Titan,” followed by the biggest “boom” of classical music, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

Beethoven – Egmont Overture

Bach – Violin Concerto in E Major
     Phil Johnson, violin

Mahler – Symphony No. 1 “Titan”, 1st movement

Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture

www.symphonyofthehills.org/concert-four-bach-beethoven/

Our season finale concert will feature the outstanding members of the HCYO joining the symphony in a side-by-side performance of Beethoven’s Egmont Overture. The symphony will also perform Bach’s Violin Concerto in E Major featuring our consummate concertmaster, Phil Johnson. Audience members will be amazed by the symphony’s first ever performance of Mahler’s grand Symphony No. 1 “Titan,” followed by the biggest “boom” of classical music, Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.

Beethoven – Egmont Overture

Bach – Violin Concerto in E Major
     Phil Johnson, violin

Mahler – Symphony No. 1 “Titan”, 1st movement

Tchaikovsky – 1812 Overture

www.symphonyofthehills.org/concert-four-bach-beethoven/

River City Winds is making our TMEA debut this season!

We will be performing a showcase highlighting repertoire taken directly from the PML of varying styles and difficultly levels to encourage more small chamber ensembles and acknowledge the fluidity of chamber music!

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM — Fountain View Lobby Area

Find out more about TMEA 2025 HERE.

The Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble is returning to the stages of TMEA!

We will be focusing on clarinet ensemble music selected from the PML, hoping to entertain, inform, and inspire students and educators of the wonderful variety of works available for us in solo and ensemble contests

Friday, February 14, 2025 at 2 PM — West Lobby Area

PricklyPearClarinetEnsemble.com

An annual tradition for River City Winds, we’re headed down to the Quarry to do some caroling at the local Whole Foods Market!

Enjoy some holiday shopping (or take a lunch break at Whole Foods) and listen to classic holiday music performed by your favorite San Antonio wind trio!

Monday, December 23, 2024 starting at 11 AM; no admission or tickets, but donations are greatly appreciated!

Join the Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble and River City Winds in a musical celebration of the Christmas spirit. We are bringing performances of some seasonal favorites, classics, and gems from all over the globe!

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Christmas Around the World

Sunday, December 15, 2024 • 7:30PM

Helotes Hills United Methodist Church

13222 Bandera Rd. Helotes, TX 78023

A non-ticketed event from the Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble and River City Winds—A great event for families!

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Visit us online at PricklyPearClarinetEnsemble.com (or our Facebook/Instagram) or RiverCityWinds.com (or our Facebook/Instagram) with any additional questions!

San Antonio’s River Walk, colorful lights, decorations, holiday carols, pop favorites, and Prickly Pear Clarinet Ensemble! Start your December off right downtown on the Riverwalk listening to some of your favorite carols and holiday songs played on the passing river barges!

Prickly Pear will begin its hour-long trip of the Riverwalk at 9:30 PM on Friday, December 13 (see the link for more information). More info HERE.
Find your favorite restaurant’s patio seating or a perfect spot along the river banks and enjoy the caroling for FREE! Experience the sounds of the season as caroling boats float along the river in the downtown area.

Carols on the River Walk 2024

Friday, December 13, 2024 • 9:30 PM

San Antonio River Walk Downtown

This concert will feature some of the large-scale works of Poulenc, including the violin sonata, solo piano concerto, final scene of the opera Dialogues of the Carmelites, and the Gloria. It will be held in the Diane Bennack Concert Hall on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 3 p.m.

General Admission: $15.00

• Senior, Military, and Child: $10.00

• UIW ID (with valid ID): Free

Unsold tickets are available at the door.

For information, please contact William Gokelman by email at gokelman@uiwtx.edu 

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the power and beauty of Poulenc's larger works!

This concert will feature a variety of Poulenc’s works in smaller forms, including the flute, clarinet, and piano four-hands sonatas, a wind/string nonet, various art songs and the Christmas motets. It will be held in the Chapel of the Incarnate Word on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m.

This event is FREE to attend.

Holiday Concert featuring guest chorus The Hill Country Chorale, Claire Rabson, director, and the Grand Symphony Chorus, Andrea Runnels, director

Our annual holiday concert brings together in music the wonderful exclamation of the words “gloria!” and “hallelujah!” We give thanks to God with those words in religious settings, and yet, one of our country’s greatest national songs shouts “glory hallelujah” to celebrate the victory of truth during a time of national division. The annual sing-along is always a delight. The second half of the concert brings some holiday movie music cheer!

Beethoven – Hallelujah from Christ on the Mount of Olives

Rutter – Gloria

Arr. Wilhousky – Battle Hymn of the Republic

Sing Along

Intermission

Arr. M. Isaacson – Rhythm of the Lights

Silvestri / Arr. Brubaker – Polar Express Concert Suite

Guaraldi / Arr. Pugh – A Charlie Brown Christmas

Anderson – A Christmas Festival

Tickets: https://www.symphonyofthehills.org/concert-two-glory-hallelujah/

The Symphony of the Hills brings the passion of Spain and the thrilling music of some of the world’s greatest composers of Spanish music: Villa Lobos, Rodrigo, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Ravel. Isaac Bustos, a classical guitarist of high reputation who is the new professor at UTSA, will perform Rodrigo’s Concierto Aranjuez, the most popular guitar concerto in the repertoire.

Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileras #5 
       Sarah Davis, soprano solo

Rodrigo – Concierto de Aranjuez.
       Isaac Bustos, guitar

Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio Espagnole 

Ravel – Bolero

SymphonyoftheHills.org/bolero