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Guest host Robert McNichols Jr. speaks with pianist and composer Evangelos Spanos about growing up in Larissa, Greece, his versatility and compositional style, and some Greek composers we need to know about.

When drag and classical music intersect, it allows for artistic and gender expression that redefines both artforms. This week on Sound Currents, embrace the world of drag with guest Stacy Busch.

The song "Brandy" by Looking Glass was No. 1 in 1972. For singer-songwriter Todd Snider, the song is a reminder of happy times. He was 6 years old when he first heard the song, but it left a lasting impression.

Classical KC speaks with Jeff Nelson and Achilles Liarmakopoulos of the legendary quintet, the Canadian Brass, about their origin story, new music, Christmas music and bringing their sense of silly fun and virtuosity to stages for over fifty years.

Summerfest is a sunny Kansas City tradition. On this Classical KC Concert Hall broadcast, enjoy selections from Summerfest's 2023 season including works by Charles Martin Loeffler, Henriëtte Bosmans, Joseph Bologne and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Last year, Mark Wheat of The Current proclaimed the album dead. So instead of creating a list of top 10 full-length records, he's documenting the year in music with the perfect 10-song mixtape playlist.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Young Steinway Artist and Overland Park, KS native Haley Myles about studying abroad, learning to love piano through the music of Frédéric Chopin, and how her digital marketing skills help to amplify her musical ones.

Classical KC speaks with bass-baritone Jonathan Woody and Spire Chamber Ensemble founder and artistic director Ben Spalding about collaborating together and working to expand the choral cannon. We'll hear works by composers ranging from Palestrina to Stephen Paulus and Ken Burton.

For this special spooky episode of the Kansas City Local Feature, we tromped through leaves and knocked on the doors of Classical KC and KCUR staff to uncover their favorite music that gives them the chills, creeps, and shivers. We'll unwrap their selections and gorge ourselves on music from Mike Oldfield, Antonín Dvořák, Ennio Morricone and more.

Five of the world’s greatest conductors came together in Berlin, 1929. In the third of five shows paying tribute to these extraordinary musicians we profile Erich Kleiber. He was a master interpreter and superlative musician. He left a prominent post in Germany in protest of Nazi racial policies and lived in Buenos Aires for years while conducting opera and symphonic concerts wherever he could. After World War II he was embraced and revered as one of the world’s great conductors. We’ll hear his legendary recording of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony which still inspires many decades later.