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KCUR and Classical KC were given just over a month to vacate our longtime offices. Here's what we know so far about the move, and what we don't.
Provided by ArtsKC - Kansas City's Regional Arts Council
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JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images/AFPThe Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra's recording of Ravel's Boléro is up for a Grammy nomination for best orchestral performance. The recognition comes at a turbulent moment for Venezuela, but the orchestra remains focused on the music. -
Elias Williams for NPRMezzo-soprano Denyce Graves is retiring from the stage after a last performance as Maria in the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera, and looking ahead to directing and mentoring. -
Sam WismanComposer and UMKC Conservatory student Rodrigo Camargo is working with Classical KC to showcase the best performances from the Conservatory’s archives. -
A trio of amazing young musicians, from ages nine to 18, give jaw-dropping performances that will bolster your faith in the future of great music making. -
Nicola Dove/Sony Pictures ClassicsA northern English town loses its best choral singers to fighting in World War I but finds new hope in a time of loss through music in Nicholas Hytner's new film "The Choral," featuring Ralph Fiennes. -
John Springer Collection/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty ImagesThe tune crooned by Bing Crosby is still one of the most popular Christmas songs of all time. It's endured as a favorite — despite a complicated and controversial history.
