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March 12, 2024

Concert to Come | Hello, Goodbye: Michael Stern’s final season celebrates good friends and exceptional talent

April concert brings Ravel's "Bolero," Xavier Foley's "Soul Bass" and a world premiere by Angel Lam.
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March 6, 2024

Arts News: Former Nerman Museum executive director Bruce Hartman co-curates important New York City exhibition of Native American art

In January, Bruce Hartman co-curated an exhibition by more than 60 contemporary Native American artists at Phillips auction house Park Avenue headquarters in New York City.
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February 26, 2024

Artist to Watch: Elisa Williams Bickers

She's principal organist and interim co-director of music at Village Presbyterian Church, keyboardist with Bach Aria Soloists and has a roster of solo performances across the country.
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January 18, 2024

Heartfelt: Kansas City Symphony and Joyce DiDonato bring it home

It was a big weekend in Kansas City, especially in Helzberg Hall, where a cozy crowd of friends, family and fans enjoyed the effervescent joys of mezzo soprano Joyce DiDonato with the Kansas City Symphony.
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January 3, 2024

Concert to Come: International group Rosamunde Trio performs in Kansas City for the first time

The acclaimed chamber ensemble with ties to Park University's ICM takes the stage at the 1900 Building in January.
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December 27, 2023

One is Silver, the Other Gold

Kansas City's classical music and dance organizations greet new friends and bid farewells in 2024.
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December 21, 2023

Te Deum Chamber Choir and poet Natasha Ria El-Scari reinterpret tradition with “Lessons and Carols for Today” 

In “Lessons and Carols for Today,” Te Deum Chamber Choir and poet Natasha Ria El-Scari deftly balanced the comfort of traditional Christmas songs with 21st century concepts.
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December 6, 2023

Taking the show on the road

When local musicians travel, they burnish KC's reputation as a cultural hotbed.
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