Entertainment, Arts & Culture
Disney’s animated classic, “Fantasia,” prominently features Leopold Stokowski’s lush orchestration of Bach’s famous Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, and likewise, Hindemith’s Symphonic Metamorphosis converts earlier music (in this case, by Carl Maria von Weber) into an orchestral tour-de-force. The Symphony also…
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Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G minor is one of his most energetic and uninhibited pieces with a wild gypsy dance at the end. In Schoenberg’s technicolor arrangement of the chamber work for orchestra, the Quartet emerges as a thrilling showpiece.…
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Mahler described his epic Third Symphony as “a gigantic musical poem [with] all the phases of evolution.” Scored for numerous vocalists and a huge orchestra, his Third embraces the miracles of creation, nature and humankind’s relationship with divinity. As one…
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The International Quilt Market is set to take place at KC Convention Center's Bartle Hall from May 16 to 19. More details are to be announced.
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Sunday, February 25, 2018 | 4:00 - 6:30 PMThe Blitt Family Creative Arts Center at Synergy's Youth Campus2001 NE Parvin Road | Kansas City, MO Sip cocktails & enjoy mingling. | Savor soup from local chefs. | Support Synergy's art…
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THE ONE TIME HELPING AT-RISK KANSAS CITIANS IS A LAUGHING MATTER. Over the last 12 years, the money raised at Stand Up for Synergy has benefited Synergy Services by providing thousands of hours of therapy for abused children, hundreds of…
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Over the years, Itzhak Perlman has shared his love of music with everyone, from connoisseurs to Oscar the Grouch. His warm personality and the rich, burnished tone of his violin have made him a favorite performer across the globe. Pianist…
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Long hailed as one of the most popular and downright FUN social events in Kansas City, the Fur Ball is Wayside Waifs' largest fundraiser, raising significant funds that directly support life saving programs and services. Featuring a different theme each…
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This is Kansas City Ballet’s must-see dance event of the season with the works of three of America’s most recognized and acclaimed choreographers brought together on stage at the Kauffman Center! Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room is a tour-de-force of athleticism,…
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I heard it through the grapevine that The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra is closing the season with a stone cold stunner; great Motown hits pouring out of our sizzling big band. It’s going to be a Heat Wave! It will…
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