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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.

The song is many things: comforting, manipulative, cathartic, a little threatening. Most importantly, it is a vessel, which empties out at the chorus to accommodate whatever a listener brings to it.

The rap mogul has been accused of sexual misconduct in a growing number of different civil suits since November 2023, dating back to the beginning of one of hip-hop's most influential careers.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, about their 1989 hit "Closer to Fine" being featured prominently in the Barbie movie, which is up for eight Oscars.

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.

Where heavy metal, heady psych, dreamy ambient, furious punk and cotton-candy pop music all come to freak out. Curated by Lars Gotrich.

Sandbox Percussion, ensemble-in-residence at the UMKC Conservatory, performs a Tiny Desk Concert. The quartet uses everything from plumbing pipes and rice bowls to vibraphones and one big bass drum to make mesmerizing music that you have to see to believe.

This article was first published in 2019.In search of gold, the first Spanish conquistadors arrived in Kansas in 1541. Though they were disappointed, the…

Like 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.

The 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.