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Get tuned up for a musical school year as Classical KC honors music students and educators with a listener curated special. In part one, explore band and orchestral music. Hear music from Gustav Holst, Paul Hindemith, Frank Erickson, John Philip Sousa and more. Plus, 'Tubby the Tuba' might even make an appearance.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll catches up with KC VITAS Artistic Director Jackson Thomas to learn about past and upcoming projects, plus we'll get to know composer-in-residence Kota Hayton and hear about their text inspired works written for KC VITAS. We'll hear works by Hayton, JD Daniel, Sarah Lianne Lewis and Kris Magnuson.

Get tuned up for a harmonious school year as Classical KC honors music students and educators with a listener curated special. In part two, explore choral music and hear works from Palestrina, Maurice Duruflé, John Tavener, Elaine Hagenberg and more. Also, hear traditional choral works from Cuba and South Africa.

Classical KC speaks with organists Jan Kraybill and Joshua Hearn about how they started playing the pipe organ and their work with the Kansas City chapter of the American Guild of Organists. We'll hear a diverse program or music featuring the organ, including music from J.S. Bach, Maurice Duruflé, César Franck and more.

Classical KC catches up with Dmitri Atapine, new co-artistic director for the Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, for an exploration of the music and artists that will be a part of this upcoming season. We'll hear performances from the Verona and Emerson string quartets and a diverse set of music by Maurice Ravel, Ernő Dohnányi, Samuel Barber, Franz Schubert and more.

Host Brooke Knoll explores the inspiration behind Louis Andreissen's "Worker's Union," George Antheil's "Ballet Mécanique," and more music for Labor Day from composers Frederic Rzewksi, Stephen Flaherty, Ruth Crawford Seeger and more.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Te Deum founder and artistic director Matthew Shepard about how the group has developed and where it's headed. We'll hear works from their upcoming season by renaissance composers like Thomas Tallis and Claudio Monteverdi, as well as a modern work from Gabriel Jackson.

We invite you to celebrate Mexican Independence Day with Classical KC, the Consulado de México en Kansas City, and guest host Leo Prieto. We'll learn about holiday traditions, regional styles of Mexican music, and hear compositions by Blas Dimas Galindo, Silvestre Revueltas, Carlos Chávez, Pablo Garcia José Moncayo, and Arturo Márquez.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Turtle Island Quartet founder, composer, and violinist David Balakrishnan. We'll hear music from their Oct. 2 performance in Kansas City with Terence Blanchard as well as works from throughout the group's history.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with conductor Marin Alsop about her early career, growing under the mentorship of Leonard Bernstein and her upcoming performance in Kansas City with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra. We'll hear Marin's recordings of music by Christopher Rouse, James Lee III, Leonard Bernstein and Sergei Prokofiev.