Category: Performing

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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.
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March 3, 2022

New Opera Showcases its Promise at the Blue Room with Funding from Opera America

The $12,500 OPERA America IDEA award made possible a workshop reading of "God • Sib’s Tale: A Folk Opera" on Saturday, Jan. 8, at The Blue Room by Nedra Dixon and Pamela Baskin-Watson.
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March 2, 2022

Bob McWilliams: A Dual Love Affair with Jazz and Folk

Bob McWilliams, the veteran DJ for Kansas Public Radio, doesn’t really see himself as part of the Kansas City folk scene.
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March 1, 2022

Music Theater Heritage: A 20th Anniversary Reinvention

With a revised name and expanded focus, Music Theater Heritage celebrates its 20th anniversary with a full slate of productions and a new Ruby Room performance space.
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February 28, 2022

Fishtank’s “Collective Rage” Is a Creative, Provocative Marvel

"Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties" is the story of five characters named Betty with a complex web of relationships between them.
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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.
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February 17, 2022

KC Melting Pot’s “Barbecue” Is a Wildly Compelling, Challenging Satire

“Barbecue” at KC Melting Pot begins with a simple premise and turns out to be anything but.
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February 15, 2022

Artist to Watch: Hannah Collins

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