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Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Brad Cox talks about an upcoming performance of the Owen/Cox Dance Group.
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Dame Emma Kirkby is still spritely at sixty
Tue, Nov 03, 2009
Dame Emma Kirkby reminds me of Shakespeare's Queen Mab, that mythological fairy that makes mischief in people's dreams. Taking the Polsky Theatre stage at Johnson County Community College last Friday night with lutenist Jakob Lindberg, she presented the music of John Dowland and Henry Purcell.
New Kansas City Symphony CD to be released November 10
Tue, Nov 03, 2009
The Kansas City Symphony, led by Music Director Michael Stern, will release their second CD for award-winning audiophile label Reference Recordings on November 10, 2009. Titled Britten's Orchestra, this project explores the compositional genius of British composer Benjamin Britten's music. Recording sessions were held in June in the outstanding acoustics of the Community of Christ Auditorium in Independence, Missouri.
Kansas City Symphony commissions and premieres new piano concerto: Lost Souls by Avner Dorman
Tue, Nov 03, 2009
The Kansas City Symphony will present the world premiere of "Lost Souls" - A Piano Concerto by Israeli composer Avner Dorman on November 20-22. "Lost Souls" tell the haunting story of a séance summoning ghosts of concertos past, ending in an exorcism. Praised by Gramophone Magazine as "a fresh, young voice, worth following," Avner Dorman is a rising star composer whose orchestral works were recently performed by the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Music and Dance through November 11
Mon, Oct 26, 2009
Performances coming up this week include the Lyric Opera’s H.M.S. Pinafore opening on November 6 and two outstanding string quartet recitals, the Cypress String Quartet at the Lied Center in Lawrence and the St. Lawrence String Quartet with The Friends of Chamber Music at the Folly Theater. For fans of contemporary music this is the high season – the NewEar Contemporary Music Ensemble features the compositions of Steven Hartke, and the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is presenting an entire festival devoted to the music of octogenarian composer George Crumb.
Met Opera's 2009/10 HD Broadcasts
Mon, Oct 05, 2009
The Metropolitan Opera will again broadcast many of this season's operas in high def directly into your local movie theaters. These broadcasts have been very successful over the past few years, not only for their artistic values, but attendance has been uniformly excellent. If these were actual Hollywood movies, many of the broadcasts would have outsold all but the biggest offerings. I expect similar results this season.