Ladysmith Black Mambazo Comes To Kansas City
For more than forty years, Ladysmith Black Mambazo has married the intricate rhythms and harmonies of the native South African musical traditions. The ten member vocal ensemble has recorded forty...
View ArticleMezzo Soprano Joyce DiDonato Returns Home After Grammy Win
Prairie Village native Joyce DiDonato just won a Grammy for best classical vocal solo and travels the world performing in opera houses far and wide as one of this planet's best-loved mezzo sopranos.»...
View ArticleMillion Dollar Quartet
On December 4, 1956, a twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together.Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” who was responsible for launching the...
View ArticleBernadette Peters: From NY's Broadway To KC's 16th & Broadway
She's won Tony Awards. She's won Drama Desk Awards. She's starred on TV, on CD, in concert and in the movies with Burt Reynolds, Clint Eastwood and Steve Martin.Bernadette Peters is one of Broadway's...
View ArticleMezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato Becomes A 'Drama Queen'
Opera superstar Joyce DiDonato won a Grammy this year for Best Classical Vocal Solo.The Prairie Village native and mezzo-soprano was the star of a TV special titled "Homecoming" produced by Kansas...
View ArticleThe Touring Musical 'Hair' Performs In Kansas City
Back in the 1960s, long hair, political protests and nudity on stage were all taboo subjects to appear in the theater, but that changed when the musical» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleYoung Musicians Take The Stage At The Kansas City Symphony
In the second part of Wednesday's Central Standard , we'll talk with Stephanie Brimhall , Education Manager at the Kansas City Symphony , about the Young» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleAudra McDonald: From Broadway To Kansas City
She’s won Tony awards and dazzled Hollywood, and now Audra McDonald is blending her voice with the Kansas City Symphony. On Friday's Up to Date, we talk...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleKelley Hunt Brings Her Sound To Kansas City
Kelley Hunt sings across many genres. Part of her heart may be in R&B but it's the Kansas City Jazz Orchestra she'll partner with this week for a...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNational Geographic Photographer Captures Hidden Worlds
National Geographic photographer Jodi Cobb travels great distances to discover the secret realms of world culture. She has documented fascinating...» E-Mail This
View ArticleOrganist Promotes Versatile Sounds For Instrument
You hear organs all the time-- at the ballgame, in a spooky Halloween movie-- but it's also a classical music instrument. On Friday's Up to Date, we...» E-Mail This
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