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January 22, 2024

Honors: Isaiah Petrie

Th young Kansas City vibraphonist, a 2023 Riff Generation Resident Artist with the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, has been hailed as "a rising star."
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May 22, 2023

Leading KC cellist organized ‘Help for Turkey’ concert at The Ship

In a performance with Ensemble Ibérica, Ezgi Karakus rallied support for her devastated country.
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February 2, 2023

Honors: Leah Sproul

The Kansas City musician is enjoying a jam-packed schedule composing and performing an inventive repertoire from classical to country.
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November 16, 2022

2022 Holiday Events

This holiday season is filled with great concerts, performances and exhibits by local, national and international artists.
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October 20, 2022

2022 Crescendo Gala Spotlights Alumni and Student and Faculty Performances

The Conservatory’s annual benefit, Crescendo, will be Friday, Nov. 4 at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. Crescendo is the Conservatory’s largest fundraising event for student scholarships.
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October 3, 2022

Events in KC feature Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Raven Chacon

The Nerman Museum, KCAI and UMKC are coming together to host Pulitzer Prize winning artist Raven Chacon for a duo of events in KC.
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September 20, 2022

Honors: Jessica Andrews

Critics and colleagues are impressed by the UMKC Conservatory-trained actress, who played Juliet in this year's Heart of America Shakespeare Festival production of "Romeo and Juliet."
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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 3, 2022

Bharatanāṭyam Dance at UMKC’s Cockefair Chair Lecture Series

UMKC's Cockefair Chair Lecture Series hosted a vital but all-too-brief demonstration of the Bharatanātyam classical dance of South India.
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