Author: Libby Hanssen

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July 11, 2022

Specializing in Works for Voice by Living Composers, KC VITAs Chamber Choir Presents its Summer Series

Now in its eighth year, KC VITAs Chamber Choir continues to excel at presenting eclectic new work for voice.
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July 5, 2022

UMKC Conservatory Dance Professor Wins Guggenheim Fellowship

Gary Abbott, professor of dance at the UMKC Conservatory, is a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow.
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June 8, 2022

Vibrant and Organic: Kansas City Symphony Performs Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 and Premieres Rogerson’s “The Little Prince”

In a concert of fantasy and excitement, the Kansas City Symphony, led by guest conductor Gemma New, gave a fresh, lively performance, including a commanding world premiere with rising violin star, Benjamin Beilman.
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May 31, 2022

Arts Partnership Donates Computer to Paseo Academy Graphic Design Department

Twenty-four new computers were installed at the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts’ Graphic Design Department this spring.
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May 18, 2022

Paseo Academy Choir Performs at New York’s Famed Carnegie Hall

After months of preparation, the Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts Chamber Choir traveled to New York City last month to perform in the venerated concert venue Carnegie Hall.
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May 17, 2022

Kansas City Symphony Performs New Piano Concerto by Jessie Montgomery

The Kansas City Symphony closes their season with a new work by composer and violinist Jessie Montgomery.
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May 16, 2022

Groundbreaking Exhibit Takes a Panoramic Look at a Century of Southern Black Culture

As part of Crystal Bridges’ 10th anniversary season, the museum presents “The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse.”
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May 13, 2022

Friends of Chamber Music Welcomes New Artistic Directors

The Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City has changed artistic leadership for the first time in the organization’s 45-year history.
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