Kerrville, TX / 40
About
We travel to Texas Hill Country this week, where we feature some of the Lone Star’s brightest young musicians, including a championship-winning bagpipe band from Houston, a 12-year-old pianist from Boerne, and an 11-year-old violinist from San Antonio.
Performers and Repertoire:
Violinist Amber Hruska, 11, from San Antonio, TX, performs Tempo de Minuetto by Fritz Kreisler
Flutist Amanda Austin, 13, from San Antonio, TX, performs Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré
The St. Thomas’ Episcopal School Pipe Band from Houston, TX, performs a pipe band medley
Pianist Christopher O’Riley performs Farewell to Stromness by Peter Maxwell Davies
Cellist Martin Torch-Ishii, 17, of San Antonio, TX, performs Prayer by Ernest Bloch
Pianist Ronald Thompson, 12, of Boerne, TX, performs Sparks by Moritz Moszkowski
Release Dates
- Monday, August 13, 2001
- Monday, April 16, 2001
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