The Friends of Chamber Music Announces Its 50th Anniversary Season
For tickets and more information, 816-561-9999 or chambermusic.org.
Read Patrick Neas’s review of Piazzolla’s Four Seasons
performed by Destiny Mermagen and the Prairie Classical String Orchestra
THE MIDWEST TRUST CENTER 2025-2026
Next season, the Midwest Trust Center has it all, from Broadway to classical to world class theater and even true crime. Read it all in Patrick Neas’s preview.
June 3 is the birthday of American-French actress, singer, dancer and French Resistance operative JOSEPHINE BAKER (1906-1975).
"I ran away from home. I ran away from St. Louis, and then I ran away from the United States of America, because of that terror of discrimination, that horrible beast which paralyzes one's very soul and body."
Baker was born in St. Louis and established a career as a singer and dancer, but she moved to France because of U.S. racial discrimination and her refusal to perform for segregated audiences. Baker was a HUGE star in France, performing with the Follies Bergere and starring in several films. She took part in the American Civil Rights movement and eventually adopted children from France, Finland, Venezuela, the Ivory Coast, Algeria, Morocco, Korea and Israel. She referred to them as her "Rainbow Tribe."
The Midwest Trust Center has announced its 2025-2026 season, and it’s bursting with variety. On this episode of The KC Art Beat Report, Patrick Neas and Stacie McDaniel, executive director of the Midwest Trust Center, give you a guided tour.
The Kansas City Chorale has released a brand new album that combines hauntingly beautiful music from the Silk Road with a first-ever recording of a Renaissance Mass. Listen to Charles Bruffy, artistic director of the Chorale, discuss the album with KC Arts Beat’s Patrick Neas.
To purchase a CD or download of the album, visit www.kcchorale.org.
THE CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION WILL PRESENT A SPECIAL LENTEN PROGRAM, INTERLUDE IN THE DESERT, MARCH. MARCH 28. THE CATHEDRAL’S MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL ORGANIST, MARIO PEARSON, SPEAKS WITH PATRICK NEAS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MUSIC ON THE PROGRAM.
GEMMA NEW FROM NEW ZEALAND RECENTLY CONDUCTED THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY. LISTEN TO HER FASCINATING CONVERSATION WITH PATRICK NEAS ON THE KC ARTS BEAT REPORT
