Libby Hanssen

May 4, 2022

Shining a Light on Diversity in Classical Music

Pianist and musicologist Samantha Ege brings to life the works of women whose history had long been relegated to the footnotes of classical music.

April 29, 2022

Exhibit and Fundraiser at Leedy’Voulkos Art Center: “Art of the Wish”

Artists Andy Newcom and Marn Jensen created the exhibit “Art of the Wish,” showcasing the wishes of elder Americans, now on display at the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center.

April 13, 2022

Nashville Ballet’s “Lucy Negro Redux”

Nashville Ballet’s “Lucy Negro Redux” is an irrepressible imagining of the “dark lady” from William Shakespeare’s sonnets.

April 4, 2022

Intimate, sensitive “Skin”: Owen/Cox Dance Group and Helen Gillet collaboration

“Skin,” presented by the Owen/Cox Dance Group, was a thoughtful and intimate collaboration with singer/songwriter Helen Gillet.

March 7, 2022

Friends of Chamber Music Beethoven Festival with the Morgenstern Trio

The Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City was finally able to present its long-delayed first annual Beethoven Festival, featuring the Morgenstern Trio.

February 28, 2022

Concert to Come: ‘A Story About Now’

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City presents “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs,” the company’s first full theatrical production back in the Kauffman Center, March 11-13.

February 15, 2022

Artist to Watch: Hannah Collins

Cellist Hannah Collins, assistant professor at the University of Kansas, is a prolific chamber music collaborator.

February 8, 2022

Exploring Identity with newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble

newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble's concert "Tell Me Where You're From" examines identity and origin with a broad range of works.

January 18, 2022

Concert to Come: Collaboration as Imaginative Impetus

In their second collaboration, Bach Aria Soloists and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company are combining Baroque music and modern dance — with a twist.

Author: Libby Hanssen