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Quality Hill swings through Harry Warren tribute

Quality Hill swings through Harry Warren tribute

by Sarah Young

Tue, May 04, 2010

There are a few things of which one can always be certain when attending a performance at Quality Hill Playhouse: First: the performance will be crisp, clear, impeccably rehearsed and skillfully managed. Second: pianist, singer, director and raconteur Kent Barnhart will charm the socks off the audience and play the keyboard like a house afire. Third: the evening will be full of wonderful familiar standards from the American Songbook.

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Premiere performance by KCCO

Premiere performance by KCCO

by Libby Hanssen

Sun, May 02, 2010

With a program of modern classics for chamber orchestra and a world premiere, the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra performed in the sanctuary of the Old Mission United Methodist Church last Thursday. During the pre-concert talk, director Bruce Sorrell enthusiastically described the program as "lovely....not Baroque and not Classical" and gave the audience some personal insight into the evening's performance.

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Reviews

Flawless endings

by Christopher Guerin

Flawless endings

Tue, May 04, 2010

The Brentano String Quartet was flawless. Now - flawless can be a dangerous and misleading word. In the strictest sense, nothing is ever really flawless. And even after a "flawless" concert if you talk to the performers and ask for a self-critique, there will always (trust me...always) be things they felt weren't quite perfect.

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Another cohesive collaboration for newEar

by Kristin Shafel

Another cohesive collaboration for newEar

Tue, May 04, 2010

newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble ended their season of guest curators with "Regenerations" last Saturday night. Composer James Mobberley, a professor at UMKC's Conservatory, programmed this concert with "compositional lineage" in mind. In addition to one of his own, Mobberley selected works by his teachers and their influences as a look back, and a work by a former student as a look towards the future. The music heard was clearly reflective of connections between teacher and student.

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Visionary "Venice"

by Christopher Guerin

Visionary "Venice"

Wed, Apr 28, 2010

In "Venice," Rosen and Sax manage to deliver a work that feels visionary and ahead of its time. In one fell swoop – and notwithstanding all of the vibrancy that Rosen has already brought to The Rep since 2007 – "Venice" is the quantum leap that has every potential to redraw the map of Kansas City theatre

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Thumb a ride in Becky's New Car

Thumb a ride in Becky's New Car

Tue, Apr 27, 2010

"When a woman says she wants a new car, she wants a new life," explains actress Kimberly King as Becky Foster in the New Theatre's latest production, "Becky's New Car." Directed by Richard Carrothers, the show is a quirky and unique look at love and marriage.

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Articles : Local Arts News

NEA awards $25,000 for ArtsKC Fund Catalyst Grants

Tue, May 04, 2010

The National Endowment for the Arts latest round of funding for fiscal year 2010 includes a first-time ever $25,000 grant to The Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City's ArtsKC Fund.

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Missouri Arts Council zero funded for FY11 budget

Tue, May 04, 2010

The state legislature passed the FY11 state budget with no funding for the Missouri Arts Council or the Cultural Partners (Public Broadcasting, Historic Preservation, Humanities, and State Libraries). The bill now goes to the Governor for his signature, usually in June.

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Six Kansas arts programs receive NEA grants

Tue, May 04, 2010

Last week, the National Endowment for the Arts announced that six Kansas organizations, including the Kansas Arts Commission, will receive $931,200 in federal grants through the National Endowment for the Arts. These grants will support activities in communities throughout Kansas that effect our state's economy, quality of life and educational programs.

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State of the Arts in Kansas

Tue, May 04, 2010

As the Kansas Legislature is shaping its budget bill this week, the Kansas Arts Commission is facing a serious cut to its Fiscal Year 2011 budget. If the House bill passes, the Kansas Arts Commission's reduction of state general funds will be more than 50% since Fiscal Year 2009. That cut will absolutely impact organizations and the people of Kansas -- just when organizations, communities and artists across state badly need support.

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Columns : City Classics

Music and Dance through May 12

by Don Dagenais

Tue, May 04, 2010

Dance aficionados have been waiting for the Kansas City Ballet’s spring production, and it’s here this weekend, with choreography by George Balanchine, Todd Bolender and contemporary choreographers Toni Pimble and Jessica Lang. The music ranges from the classical strains of Vivaldi and Donizetti to the Broadway show tunes of Gershwin. You have five performances from which to choose, so there is no excuse for missing it! Also featured this weekend are two local vocal ensembles, the William Baker Festival Singers and the UMKC Collegium Vocale. The Baker Singers will sing a varied program including arrangements of classic works, spirituals and world premieres by two Kansas City based composers. The UMKC Collegium Vocale and the Kansas City Baroque Consortium will present Baroque and Renaissance music by French and Flemish masters.

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Columns : City Stage

May Theatre Listings

Tue, Apr 20, 2010

Theatre listings for the next two weeks - The Oil Boiler Collective presents "The Oil Boiler" for three nights only. Coterie Theatre Elementary/Family Series’ “Frindle;” KC Rep’s “Venice; “ New Theatre Restaurant’s “Becky’s New Car;” TYA’s “The Monarch’s of KC,” Quality Hill’s “Lullaby of 42nd Street” and the Unicorn's " And Her Hair Went With Her." See the rest of May's listings...

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Columns : Off the Vine

May Events

Tue, Mar 23, 2010

THIS WEEK: Bobby Watson and the 18th & Vine Big Band w/Ernie Andrews on Saturday, May 8 at 8:00 p.m. And other upcoming events at the American Jazz Museum.

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Columns : Auditions

KC Rep to hold general equity auditions

Tue, May 04, 2010

Auditions by Appointment Only. To schedule an audition appointment for Kansas City Rep's Equity General Auditions, please call Sarah Cooper at 816-235-6087 weekdays between 10 am-4 pm.

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