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Mining for masterpieces

Mining for masterpieces

by Megan Browne Helm

Tue, Sep 01, 2009

Octarium's Artistic Director, Dr. Krista Blackwood, enjoys mining for underperformed musical material. Her programs have consistently offered listeners a taste of the obscure. Whether the group is commissioning brand new pieces specifically for their voices, altering existing pieces for eight soloists, or digging the depths of choral libraries for works unknown, the result is always a program with surprises around each turn.

Reviews

The Goombahles at the recordBar’s Alternative Jazz series

by Vi Tran

The Goombahles at the recordBar’s Alternative Jazz series

Tue, Sep 01, 2009

Todd Wilkinson returns to the space that his own jazz joint, the Drum Room, used to inhabit and delivers a night of polished, original jazz compositions.

"Adam" is not your typical romance

by Michael D. Smith

"Adam" is not your typical romance

Tue, Sep 01, 2009

Let's face it, romance on the silver screen often follows a plodding, predictable format that's given a nice, big red bow at the end to help insure that everyone leaves satisfied. It may upset some apple carts, but the new romance "Adam" pushes the crayons outside the lines with a colorful, heartfelt presentation of a complicated relationship.

Golden tones of brass and organ

by Gayle G. Hathorne

Golden tones of brass and organ

Tue, Sep 01, 2009

The combined musical forces of The Missouri Brass Quintet with organist John Schaefer seemed to pop the top off the Gold Dome Cathedral last Sunday afternoon with soaring brilliant tones and sublime musical expression.

Articles : KCM News

KCMetropolis.org goes interactive

by KCM Staff

Tue, Aug 25, 2009

Social medias like Facebook and Twitter are revolutionizing the way we think, feel and view the world. They offer an innovative opportunity to be heard and to participate at a deeper level with our fellow humans. We now invite you to do this on KCMetropolis.org.

Columns : City Classics

Music and Dance for September 2-16

by Don Dagenais

Tue, Sep 01, 2009

We have ballet coming up soon, along with Lang Lang in recital and the opening of the newEar and Lyric Opera seasons. It's enough to whet your appetite for the season to come!

Columns : City Stage

Columns : the STEADY

Giggin' on theSTEADY

by Vi Tran

Tue, Sep 01, 2009

Giggin' on "The Steady" through mid-September. A short list of local talent 'giggin' around the metropolis.