At age 60, the Mexican composer has finally won the recognition she deserves, with new recordings, prestigious residencies and a star conductor championing her music.

As a gathering place for all classical music lovers in Kansas City, Classical KC shares as many upcoming performance seasons by local groups as we can get our hands on.

As one of the most-performed living composers, the Pulitzer winner and former Composer Laureate for the UMKC Barr Institute, insists that her music communicate to everyone — from farmers to children to the classical music intelligentsia.

The bells rang out recently in Lawrence as the country’s top carillon players flew in to play the carillon at the University of Kansas.

Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit often go home sooner when they have access to music therapy. UMKC is one of only a few institutions nationwide that offers training to students in music therapy for premature babies.

Kansas City’s noncommercial stations provide critical pipelines for new and local artists. But if Congress rescinds federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public radio such as KCUR, Classical KC, KKFI, KPR and The Bridge would have diminished capacity to deliver the same quality and variety of music.

Just like the classical masters before them, Kansas City composers use local landscapes as inspiration for their work. And, as temperatures warm up, local musicians find new, open-air venues for their performances.

The rescission request by President Trump reflects a heightened threat to existing and future federal funding for NPR, PBS and local public media stations. Both Classical KC and KCUR would take an immediate financial hit if Congress approves the request.

Anxiety and panic attacks crippled pianist Simone Dinnerstein on stage, despite a stellar career. She shares how one common device helped her overcome the fear.

The UMKC Conservatory announced a planned expansion for its facilities that will aim to increase "performance, classroom and collaboration opportunities for students and the Kansas City community." The first phase is estimated to cost $35 million.