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Feb
10
A group of about 400 invited subscribers and friends of the Kansas City Symphony gathered at Helzberg Hall Wednesday for a most interesting and enlightening experience, a preview concert of a new recording of the Symphony by Reference Recordings. Gone forever, it seems, are the days when the major orchestras of the US and Europe Read More »
Feb
8
They say no one likes a show-off, but can we make an exception for the Kansas City Symphony? When you have a fine new venue such as Helzberg Hall you just have to show everyone what it can do. A work tailor made for showing what a hall and ensemble can do was the sole Read More »
Jan
31
Posted by KCPT Our crew officially began production for the upcoming PBS Arts documentary, “Homecoming,” featuring Mezzo Soprano and Kansas City native Joyce DiDonato, Maestro Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony. The first seconds of footage were caputured in New York City where Joyce is finishing her run at the Met in the opera Read More »
Jan
21
Jan
19
Presumably, when a concert featured a piano or violin concerto in, let’s say, 1760, the soloist was the composer and had written the piece for himself. Very likely, the composer/soloist would also conduct the orchestra. Such was the case of Mozart who wrote most of his early concerti (1-13) for himself. After the 13th, written Read More »
Dec
16
By Jeffrey Kail Principal Bass, Kansas City Symphony Asst. Adjunct Professor of Double Bass, UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance Last Tuesday the UMKC double bass studio held its final master class of the year on stage in Helzberg Hall. It was a great opportunity for students to step out of the practice room and Read More »
Dec
13
Roger Kelley, Director of Fine and Performing Arts at the Paseo Academy and former Fine Arts Director for Liberty Public Schools, comments on the November 8 Support School Music concert at Liberty North High School. The sold-out performance was the first event in the new facility and raised over $9,000 for Fine Arts programs in Read More »
Dec
5
Over 600 Tubas and Euphoniums participated in Tuba Christmas today in front of a FULL HOUSE in Helzberg Hall. Merry Tuba Christmas! _ _ _
Nov
23
Alexander Ringer, my most influential music history professor at the University of Illinois, felt strongly that one must study the educational pedigree, so to speak, of a composer to really understand their music. Who were their teachers? Who were their teachers’ teachers? For example, one of Bohuslav Martinu’s favorite students was songwriter Burt Bacharach. I Read More »
Nov
17
The Kansas City Symphony’s Education Series invites schools to attend a Symphony Concert that is intended to introduce students to a symphony orchestra while incorporating core subject matter catered to different age groups. We received a packet of thank-you letters from Red Bridge Elementary in Center School district yesterday and wanted to share an extra Read More »
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