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December 20, 2018

All Upstanding for an Outstanding Handel’s “Messiah” from Spire Chamber Ensemble and Baroque Orchestra

It’s humbling to realize that when George Frederic Handel wrote “The Messiah,” Kansas City didn’t even exist yet. In 1712, as Handel was settling into..

December 9, 2018

“Wonderful Life” Succeeds With Simplicity and Charm

Annual holiday shows are a tradition in Kansas City, but only this year did I make it to “It’s a Wonderful Life,” now in its..

December 8, 2018

“A Winter’s Tale in Words and Song”: A Lively Collaboration by Bach Aria Soloists and Heart of America Shakespeare Festival

“This is winter, which nonetheless brings its own delights.” Antonio Vivaldi, from “The Four Seasons” sonnets “A Winter’s Tale in Words and Song” exchanged “brrr”..

December 5, 2018

DON’T MISS CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE! One Performance Only – Saturday, December 15

What an embarrassment of riches! There are hundreds of holiday concerts in the Kansas City area, ranging from school programs to the finest professional performances. ..

December 2, 2018

Girls on the Brink: “The Wolves” Captures Strength and Vulnerability on the Soccer Field

The stage has never been a comfortable home for sports stories — mainly because you can’t really show the fights, games or marathons — but..

November 28, 2018

Aram Demirjian Returns to KC to Conduct Handel’s ‘Messiah’

Aram Demirjian, now in his third year as music director of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, returns to Kansas City to lead the Kansas City Symphony..

November 27, 2018

Good Tidings of Great Joy

Q: What do you call 158 trombonists playing holiday tunes? A: A blast! Now, it’s not often that I get to toot my own horn, but last November, when I learned about the inaugural Trombone Christmas Kansas City concert at Union Station, I roused my instrument out of hibernation and signed up before you could finish saying fa-la-la-la la la-la la la.

November 21, 2018

‘On Shoulders Now’

Vernon and Eddie are survivors of the street. Levon is an Iowa farm boy facing eviction. Noi is a pregnant Jamaican immigrant. It is Christmas Eve, so Vernon, in the spirit of the season, decides to provide shelter to this desperate couple. That shelter is a “house of ill repute,” run by Ms. Lacy and her two companions, Shanel and Carmen. But best laid plans often go awry.

November 20, 2018

The Conservatory Commemorates Armistice Day

This November is the centennial of Armistice Day, and the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance is helping to commemorate the end of the great..

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