The UMKC Conservatory Hour - Twisted trees and Transylvania tunes.

By Rodrigo Camargo,

Published October 29, 2026 at 9:19 AM CDT

Members of the UMKC Conservatory Orchestra performing at Kauffman Center on Spring 2025

This week on the UMKC Conservatory hour, we’ll hear a haunted piano quintet by Edward Elgar, dances by Béla Bartók inspired by Transylvanian folk tunes, and Debussy’s prelude to modernity.

Host

Rodrigo Camargo
Rodrigo Camargo is a Brazilian composer currently pursuing his DMA in Composition at the UMKC Conservatory.

Program

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
by Claude Debussy
UMKC Conservatory Orchestra
Conducted by Christopher Kelts

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
by Béla Bartók
Joseph Genualdi, violin; Karen Savage, piano

Piano Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84
by Edward Elgar
Benny Kim, violin
Jun Iwasaki, violin
Scott Lee, viola
Eric Kim, cello
Sean Chen, piano

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