Author: Libby Hanssen

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May 23, 2016

Honors: Jay Carter

When charged with voicing angels, kings and gods, call countertenor Jay Carter. The Liberty, Mo.-based singer is an artist in demand. In April he performed with Ars Lyrica Houston; on May 15 he joins the Bach Society of St. Louis for a performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor.
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April 8, 2016

New and Improvised Music Foundation: Helping Musicians Cut Through Funding Red Tape

Staying low and lean, a new arts organization aims to cut through the fog of non-profit arts funding. The New and Improvised Music Foundation of..
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March 1, 2016

Making the World a Better Place

Voices in unity have a profound force. The members of the Heartland Men’s Chorus (HMC) have raised theirs for 30 years, serving as a positive force for a community that suffers, still, from prejudice, abuse and loss. They are, and are proud to be, Kansas City’s Gay Men’s Chorus.
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January 11, 2016

Fun, Free, Eclectic, Experimental

KC Symphony scores a hit with free chamber music concerts. [block pos=”right”]The chamber music concerts draw a different and more diverse crowd than typically attends..
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December 9, 2015

A Nutcracker Reminiscence

While Kansas City Ballet’s new production is renowned New York designer Holly Hynes’ first full-scale Nutcracker costume design, it isn’t really her first experience creating..
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October 29, 2015

Fresh Take on a Beloved Classic

Kansas City Ballet lights the season with a reimagined Nutcracker.
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October 14, 2015

Artist to Watch: Lamin Pereira Dos Santos

Every day is like an audition,” said Lamin Pereira dos Santos, company member of the Kansas City Ballet. “You have to show good work.” In..
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July 22, 2015

Summerfest Celebrates 25 Years of Chamber Music Performance

Growing up in Emporia, Kan., Mary Grant loved taking violin lessons, but she didn’t think of violin playing as a job option. That changed in high school, when she attended Interlochen Arts Camp in northwest Michigan. “It occurred to me that … I could do something I really enjoyed for a living,” she said in a recent interview.
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May 8, 2015

Kansas City Dance Season Closes with Enticing Performances

The 2014-2015 Kansas City dance season is winding down, but the coming months continue to offer an array of high-caliber dance performances. This past season featured many plot-based balletic works, but the finale performances concentrate primarily on non-narrative pieces, highlighting movement, choreographic invention and performance ingenuity.
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