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Hidden Talents: A Singer, A Critic and an Artist Reveal Their Creative Alter Egos
For 33 years with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City, chorister Mary Lou Pagano has thrived on the transcendental potential of two-way communication. “When you’re performing, you’re communicating with an audience, and that audience is communicating back with their laughter and clapping,” Pagano says.
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Harlem Quartet Comes to Carlsen Center as Ensemble-in-Residence for Heartland Chamber Music Festival
The Harlem Quartet debuted in 2006, named to honor the Harlem Renaissance of 100 years ago. The ensemble was founded by the Sphinx Organization, which uses classical music to further social justice. It has traveled the world promoting diversity in classical music and engaged young audiences by presenting both traditional string quartet repertoire and a variety of styles by underrepresented composers.
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No Flyover Town: Kansas City Joins Google Arts & Culture
Since 2011, the mission of Google Arts & Culture has been to make the world’s cultural information accessible online. And, this spring, Kansas City became the first city in North America to get its own dedicated page on the far-reaching website and app. Suddenly, the Heart of America has a significantly higher profile in the digital ether.
