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Tue, Jun 15, 2010
Gamelan is the orchestral musical tradition of Indonesia and involves a large group of metallophones, gongs and drums that perform alone or with dance. Gamelan Genta Kasturi is an eighteen-member community ensemble that operates in partnership with the UMKC Conservatory's Community Music & Dance Academy.
Tue, Jun 01, 2010
This past Saturday, the Simon Carrington Chamber Singers (SCCS) presented two concerts of "Go, Song of Mine," a program full of high-quality music that focused on British composers. The assembled choir, consisting of singers from around the country - most with Kansas City roots - displayed near-flawless execution and seamless blending. Carrington is an excellent leader whose gestures were an effective blend of clear patterns and shaping that were never self-indulgent or extravagant and always in good taste.
Wed, Jun 02, 2010
A VID rehearsal performance of Melissa Dunphy's winning work for the Simon Carrngton Chamber Singers. The work was premiered last weekend in Kansas City and Lawrence.
Mon, May 31, 2010
Adapted from Elizabeth Spencer's 1960 novella of the same name, MET artistic director Karen Paisley takes center stage as Margaret Johnson, a 1950s mother thrust into "protective mode" when her simple and naïve daughter falls in love with a local boy while vacationing in Italy in "The Light in the Piazza."
Mon, May 31, 2010
This year's Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film doesn't disappoint with a richly written story that combines edgy suspense, perfectly placed humor and unspoken love to create a true masterpiece of cinematic art.
Wed, Jun 16, 2010
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Tue, May 25, 2010
The Charlotte Street Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of two Kansas City generative performing artists to receive unrestricted cash Awards of $6,500 each in 2010. Selected through a competitive, two-phased process by a panel of area performing arts professionals, the recipients are composer/musician Brad Cox and cross-disciplinary director/writer/performer Stephanie Roberts.
Wed, Feb 01, 2012
Looking for something to do this weekend? Click here for the KC Events calendar of theatre, classical music, dance and jazz events through 2011. Highlights of this week's classical music and dance offerings are in Don Dagenais' "City Classics." For current Theatre listings visit Victor Wishna's "City Stage." Enjoy!
Mon, May 31, 2010
The Kansas City Symphony ends their season with one of the monumental works of the symphonic repertoire, the Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 and one of the most popular piano concertos ever written, the Tchaikovsky "Piano Concerto No. 1." To round out the program, the orchestra plays another Russian work, the rarely heard "Overture to Colas Breugnon" by Dmitri Kabalevsky.
Mon, May 31, 2010
The Kansas City Symphony kicks off June with a chamber music performance at Webster House, followed by the final classical series of the season on June 4-5-6 featuring monumental orchestral works by Russian composers Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. For lighter fare, the Symphony performs at the Symphony in the Flint Hills on Saturday, June 12. For orchestra performances in the month of June, the Bach Aria Soloists offer a private Hauskonzert on June 6 in an elegant private home and the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra with the Village Church and St. Paul's Episcopal choirs will perform Mozart's "Requiem" on June 11. Meanwhile, vocal music fans can enjoy a rare treat the same day by Arnold Epley's Musica Vocale, performing unusual works of Honegger and Copland. The Heartland Men's Chorus will be joined by the Portland Gay Men's Chorus on June 12 & 13 for favorites from the American Songbook. There is no classical dance on the schedule for June, but in mid-month the Kansas City-based ensemble Quixotic Fusion offers a high-voltage aerial performance at the Madrid Theatre that incorporates dance and live music.
Tue, May 25, 2010
Becky’s New Car; Lullaby of 42nd Street; Eating Raoul; Souvenir; Rent Live at Union Station; Little House on the Prairie the Musical; Lucky Duckz. Read the reviews...
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