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It’s Father’s Day this week, and we're celebrating the fathers and father figures in our lives through music. Hear music by this week's guest, Mike Moreland, alongside works by Judd Greenstein, Gabriel Kahane and more.

Sascha and Laurel continue their Women's History Month celebration and go in depth with composer and librettist, Susan Kander. We'll explore the music and stories of this New York-based composer with Kansas City roots.

Artist Virginia Jaramillo will have a retrospective art exhibit at the Kemper Museum of Art all summer long. The Kemper will also have a variety of special events, including two specially curated concerts by newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble on June 10 and July 15 to accompany her paintings. Explore music inspired by her artwork in the first of two episodes.

Explore the concept of new life and blooming on Sound Currents, as we explore music about flowers and plants with guest Keith Kirchoff.

newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. To honor this milestone, explore music from Kansas City composers — like guest AJ Harbson — in another episode of a series of shows highlighting artists with local connections.

We're continuing our ode to women and celebrating Women's History Month on Sound Currents with an episode about music and motherhood. Hear music and conversation with this week's guest: Stacey Barelos.

Leandro Espinosa joins us on Sound Currents to talk about composing music for the Vatican, cultivating a sense for composition through different instruments and the significance of pursuing classical music in Mexico.

Honor the majesty and mystery of trees through music with this week's guest: Composer/percussionist John Bacon.

Pianist, radio host/producer and writer Sarah Cahill champions new music in all that she does, and highlights the contributions of female composers to the canon in her new album: 'The Future is Female, Vol. 3, At Play.' Hear our conversation with her and music from that new release on this week's Sound Currents.

Mother's Day means different things to different people. For many, it is a day full of love and celebration, but it can also be hectic or full of melancholy. This week on Sound Currents, we explore a variety of emotions that Mother's Day can bring.