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HauskonzerteFrench violinist and social media influencer Esther Abrami releases her new album, Women, featuring music by female composers in a bid to redress historic biases. -
The Kansas City ChoraleThe Kansas City Chorale has been exploring music inspired by the 13th century journey of Marco Polo from Italy to China for the past several years. Now, the Grammy Award-winning choir has compiled the repertoire into a new album. -
Vatican LibraryLike a classical music Indiana Jones, one Kansas musicologist brought to light a piece of music not heard since the Renaissance. Now, the Kansas City Chorale has recorded the work for the first time. -
Maiestatis Pontificiae Dum in Capella Xisti Sacra Peraguntur Accurata Delineatio. Museum no. E. 2801-1991/Copyright Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonThis article was first published in 2019.In search of gold, the first Spanish conquistadors arrived in Kansas in 1541. Though they were disappointed, the… -
Courtesy of Artists/Jim Barcus/Artist Websites/UMKC/KC StudioFrom Jazz to Classical and everything in between, women from Kansas City have created enduring compositions and have had a major impact on the music world. -
Camille Farrah Lenain for NPRMorgiane, perhaps the oldest opera by a Black American, finally receives its full public performance, shedding light on the forgotten heyday of opera in New Orleans.
