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Mon, Mar 16, 2009
What held an audience’s attention in nineteenth-century opera houses works just as well for the twenty-first: love, loyalty and loss, combined with miscommunication and betrayal, are still the ticket.
Wed, Mar 11, 2009
This orchestra was reconstituted from a fractured assortment of professional ensembles in Dublin in 1997. Their roots date all the way back to the mid 1800s, when Dublin was considered a close second to London as the most vibrant metropolis in the British Isles.
Wed, Mar 18, 2009
The Academy of Ancient Music created superb cutting-edge chamber music last Friday night at the Folly Theatre with their performance of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos for The Friends of Chamber Music.
Wed, Mar 04, 2009
Classical Review: Following hot on the heels of violinist, Julia Fischer, who wowed Kansas City last weekend with her spellbinding leadership of the St. Martin in the Fields orchestra, Ms. Balsom staked her claim as Fischer's brass player equivalent in this sizzling new generation of women concert artists.
Thu, Mar 05, 2009
UMKC/Village Church Continues Collaboration with Excellence
Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Brad Cox talks about an upcoming performance of the Owen/Cox Dance Group.
Mon, Mar 23, 2009
...a continuation and culmination of an article published in last week’s edition. Capping one of Kansas City’s busiest months of choral music performances in recent history, the William Baker Festival Singers will present one of the most respected and cherished choral works in western music history, the Mass in B Minor of Johann Sebastian Bach
Mon, Mar 16, 2009
The Kansas City Chamber Orchestra performed a strings-only concert with music by the four B’s, Beethoven, Bach, Belmont and Britten (well, Kansas City composer Jean Belmont now goes by “Jean Belmont Ford,” but it was too good a coincidence to pass up).
Mon, Mar 09, 2009
...continuation and culmination of an article published last week, presented in two installments. Later this month, the KC Chorale will present a concert of music for double chorus. Looking forward to that concert, Artistic Director Charles Bruffy gave a rare interview to our choral/vocal writer R. Douglas Helvering.
Wed, Mar 18, 2009
Special Feature: KCM's Lee Goodman recently went on a four-day culture packed trip to New York. Read about his artistic and muscial experiences and recommendations for Broadway shows and opera.
Mon, Mar 16, 2009
Vocal Preview: Capping one of Kansas City’s busiest months of choral music performances in recent history, the William Baker Festival Singers, along with distinguished guest soloists and members of the Kansas City Symphony, will present one of the most respected and cherished choral works in western music history, the Mass in B Minor of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Mon, Mar 02, 2009
Laurie Arbore interviews conductor and master lecturer, Rob Kapilow on his internationally acclaimed series, "What Makes it Great?
Mon, Mar 02, 2009
Bruffy, Kansas City Chorale, Right at Home in Kansas City: Part 1 Interview: Later this month, the KC Chorale will present a concert of music for double chorus. Looking ahead to that concert, Artistic Director Charles Bruffy gave a rare interview to our choral/vocal writer R. Douglas Helvering.
Sat, Mar 07, 2009
La Traviata (The Strayed One) Opera Preview: Giuseppe Verdi (Joe Green) was the biggest composer of Italian opera from around 1840 until his death in 1901. While some may disagree, for consistent high quality music, plots, character, suspense, entertainment - Verdi was the greatest opera composer who ever lived.
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