Carlos Moreno
After a 40 year career as music director and organist at Kansas City's Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, John Schaefer attends as many classical concerts as anyone in Kansas City and honors the legacy of his late wife by writing weekly concert recommendations.
Alex Lee
/
Victor Caccese
Provided by ArtsKC - Kansas City's Regional Arts Council
-
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. -
Annie-Beth Photography/Under the CoversWhat's better than a captivating romantic story? Well, a romantic story about music and musicians of course! Classical KC asked local book experts to share their music-related love story recommendations -
Courtesy of Walter BryantWhen owner Lamar Hunt moved the Dallas Texans to Kansas City in 1963 and changed the name to the Chiefs, he was urged by then-Mayor Roe Bartle to feature a live band at home games. The tradition lasted more than four decades.
