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January 9, 2020

From Beethoven to The Beatles

Famed Violinist and Dance Company to Celebrate Big Anniversaries on KC Stages The Harriman-Jewell Series will have a little help from good friends to usher..

January 9, 2020

Blue Monday Jams, Lifting up the Next Generation of Jazz Greats

Every Monday evening, The Blue Room stage becomes an epicenter for a quintessential jazz experience: the jam session. Blue Monday jams are integral to American..

December 10, 2019

Lee’s Summit Symphony Concerts are Special Events

The 2019-2020 season of the Lee’s Summit Symphony, its 17th, is proving the most successful yet—both in attendance and musical excellence. Concerts have become “don’t..

December 6, 2019

Kansas City Chamber Orchestra | What’s so Magnificent about this Concert?

Not only is this great Baroque program by the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra full of glorious music for the holidays but it features some of..

November 13, 2019

All Star Holidays with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, Tuesday, December 10th

As the holiday season approaches, the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra would like to extend joy and love and, of course, great big band music to..

November 5, 2019

Forward Momentum Continues at the Conservatory

It has been an exciting fall semester at the UMKC Conservatory! July 1 marked the official merger of the Theatre Department into the Conservatory, as..

November 5, 2019

Queen Nefertari: Eternal Egypt

The One for Whom the Sun Shines. Beautiful Companion. First Royal Spouse. Queen Nefertari. Who was she? One of the most celebrated ancient Egyptian queens..

November 4, 2019

La bohème’s Chaotic Creation

La bohème seems to be the perfect opera. The story is romantic, but full of high-spirited comedy; the libretto poetic, yet concise; the melodies memorable and ideally suited to each situation; the orchestration heartfelt and lush. Bohème caught the public’s interest at its premiere in 1896, and has been a part of the standard operatic repertoire ever since.

November 1, 2019

Jazz, Frankincense and Beethoven: Wynton Marsalis and Sheku Kanneh-Mason Will Make the Season Brighter

The holidays are a time of giving, and the Harriman-Jewell Series has two brightly wrapped packages for Kansas City this December. One is a Christmas..

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