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Enjoy an hour of music curated by Classical KC Ovation Circle member Linda Mitchell. We'll hear music from the 17th through 21st century.

Experience some of Kansas City's best classical musicians in performance with Classical KC's broadcast of Stanislav and Friends 2025: "Echoes of Spain," presented by Park University's International Center for Music. Park ICM faculty, students and distinguished alumni perform.

Composer Max Reger wrote that Bach’s music is “powerful and inexhaustible medicine.” This week we have JS Bach suites for orchestra, solo cello, and solo piano. They are masterfully performed and are indeed a tonic for our hectic lives.

Music has always been able to transport us to another place. In the 19th and early 20th century when travel was difficult, people became fascinated with exotic locations via literature, and composers were inspired to write about them and give their musical impressions of these faraway lands.

Many compositions originally composed for piano have been transformed into works for full orchestra. We’ll hear two splendid examples, both by Russian composers, including an unexpected setting of Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”

Gustav Mahler’s first symphony is now one of his most popular works, but at its premiere he was flogged by critics for the symphony’s unconventional style. This thrilling ode to nature remains a work of sheer genius and shows how ahead of his time he was.

For centuries composers have been inspired by birds – their songs and their grace. This week we have masterful examples by Haydn, Saint-Saëns, Respighi, and Rossini, each of whom represent birds in their own unique way.

It’s Easter weekend and an appropriate time to feature some of the wonderful music inspired by this ancient celebration. It’s even better when the music is by two of the greatest composers in history.

String quartets have been an integral part of the classical repertoire for centuries and were a staple of home music making. Listen to two late-19th century quartets that build on that tradition and incorporate new, original ideas with impressive results.

Many composers have taken folk and national melodies and given them the full orchestral treatment. Enjoy music from Sweden, Ireland, Wales, and Norway in lush, creative orchestral settings that reveal the music in all its glory.