Dr. Kimberly Hieb
Program Host, Classical Music AmarilloDr. Kimberly Hieb currently serves as Associate Professor of Music History at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, just south of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle. There she teaches undergraduate music history as well as topical seminars and research methods courses for graduate students. She is the host of the Amarillo Symphony Guild’s pre-concert Lunch and Listen events that take place on Fridays during concert weeks, and she is a frequent guest at Chamber Music Amarillo’s pre-concert talks. While her central research focus is sacred music in seventeenth-century Salzburg, she is also currently at work on a coffee table volume celebrating the Amarillo Symphony’s upcoming centennial in 2024.
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Tune in this week to hear works by two famous German composers: one who lived during the Baroque era and another who worked around the turn of the nineteenth century.
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This week Classical Music Amarillo presents two of Igor Stravinsky's iconic works: The Firebird and The Rite of Spring.
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This week on Classical Music Amarillo you can look forward to hearing music by Christopher Lowry, Quinn Mason, Michael Daugherty, and Aaron Copland as we get ready to celebrate the Amarillo Symphony’s 100th Birthday at their upcoming concerts next week!
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This week Classical Music Amarillo revisits highlights from Chamber Music Amarillo’s 2023-2024 season with an episode of works by Richard Strauss and Robert Schumann!
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This week on Classical Music Amarillo you can look forward to hearing works by composers whose music will be featured at Chamber Music Amarillo’s upcoming season-opening concert on September 27th!
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Tune in this week as we listen to excerpts from a recital given by New York Philharmonic violinist Audrey Wright last semester at WT as well as a faculty chamber music recital from earlier this year.
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Tune in to Classical Music Amarillo this week to hear music by composers whose works will be featured at the upcoming Amarillo Symphony concerts on Friday, September 13th and Saturday, September 14th!
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This week we continue to celebrate the talented students of the West Texas A&M University School of Music with excerpts from the WT Symphonic Band’s Spring 2024 concert!
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This week Classical Music Amarillo will celebrate the return to school with a program of performances by present and former students of the School of Music at West Texas A&M University!
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Tune in this week for a sneak peek at WT School of Music Professor Dr. Choong-ha's recently-released album of music by Franz Schubert!