
Kansas City Local Feature
Archived Episodes
Classical KC features Kansas City musicians, ensembles and personalities
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Whether it's leading top orchestras or hosting his nationally syndicated radio show Exploring Music, Bill McGlaughlin is a passionate advocate for music and public support for the arts. Bill speaks with Classical KC's Sam Wisman about his time conducting the Kansas City Symphony and some of his favorite classical repertoire.
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There are many classical music fans whose passion for the music began as children in music lessons. For RadioActive raffle winner Kara Kezios, the love of the music has endured long after the piano lessons have stopped. Kara has curated an hour of great music to get in touch with the inner-piano-student in all of us.
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Whether it's admiring fresh blooms or a vigorous weeding session, enjoy an hour of music to be paired with gardening curated by Classical KC Ovation Circle member Alleen VanBebber. We'll hear works by Gabriel Fauré, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ralph Vaughan Williams and more.
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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.
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From the Top is America’s largest national platform celebrating young, classically trained musicians. In a special Kansas City episode, we'll hear performances by five area musicians.
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From cathedral organs to carol sing-a-longs, The City Come Again is a uniquely Kansas City performance from inside Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral. Host Ian Coleman will be your guide through music and poetry for the holiday season presented by William Jewell College.
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Summerfest is the annual series of concerts that brings some of the best chamber musicians in the region to Kansas City to perform together each July. Brooke Knoll speaks with Summerfest musicians and artistic advisors Jane Carl and Evan Halloin about the upcoming season. We'll hear music from Ludwig van Beethoven and Olivier Messiaen.
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Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with outgoing Kansas City Symphony music director Michael Stern about a brand new album for the group called "Brahms Reimagined" that features orchestral arrangements of Brahms' music by Virgil Thompson, Bright Sheng and Arnold Schoenbeg.
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'The community supports me': Award-winning pianist Kenny Broberg reflects on his time in Kansas CitySince his time at Park University's International Center for Music in his adopted home of Kansas City, Kenny Broberg's career has been thriving. Classical KC's Brooke Knoll catches up with Kenny and they discuss his upcoming performances and new albums.
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From Paraguay to Kansas City and Great Bend, KS, this musician is working to uplift local guitaristsAleia Gonzalez came to Kansas City to study guitar at the UMKC Conservatory but shortly after graduation, the classical guitar program was dissolved. While holding teaching positions in Great Bend, KS, she is active with the Kansas City Guitar Society and performs in Kansas City. Celebrate guitar month by listening to performances from Aleia and another local guitarist, Beau Bledsoe, with music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brad Cox and more.