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Tue, Apr 13, 2010
Melissa Dunphy's new composition, "What do you think I fought for at Omaha Beach?" has been selected as the winning work for the 2010 Simon Carrington Chamber Singers Composition Competition. The Philadelphia-based composer's choral work sets excerpts of public testimony given before the Maine Senate by Phillip Spooner in a hearing to discuss the Marriage Equality Bill on April 22, 2009.
Tue, Apr 13, 2010
Last week, the Senate Appropriations Committee did preliminary mark-up for the budget and Chairman Rob Mayer asked that the line item for the Missouri Arts Council and the four Cultural Partners - public broadcasting, humanities, historic preservation, and libraries be cut to ZERO and closed for further debate. YOU can make a difference - contact your Senator and tell them "the arts are good for the economy and for the citizens of Missouri."
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
An amazing collection of guest artists will join Music Director Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony for the 2010-11 season, including Andre Watts and Markus Groh. The season opens October 8-10 with Stravinsky's Firebird plus Hilary Hahn performing Sibelius' Violin Concerto.
Mon, Apr 12, 2010
The Friends of Chamber Music is pleased to announce its 35th Anniversary season. With its theme of "Where the intimate voice becomes the conversation..." The Friends is celebrating with grand style, supplemental programming and stellar programming from some of the biggest artists in the industry.
Tue, Apr 06, 2010
The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City's public awareness campaign, "Lost-and-Found" Art, entered its second phase on April 5 by posting hand-painted billboards designed by local artists, Michael Toombs and Jose Faus. The colorful "Found" Art billboards replace the stark, white "Lost" Art billboards that have been displayed since March 1. The campaign's slogan, "If We Don't Support Artists, There Is No Art," remains on both the "Lost" and "Found" billboards.
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