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Welcome to Take Note, your monthly newsletter from 91.9 Classical KC, where we bring you the latest in classical music from Kansas City and beyond.
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Director Charles Bruffy leads the Kansas City Chorale at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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Kansas City has a strong vocal tradition, displayed prominently in our impressive array of choirs.
But these aren’t just groups of pleasantly blended timbres — local choirs gather and sing to build community, raise awareness for social issues and celebrate our hometown talent.
Whether you're hoping to join in on Handel's "Messiah" or experience premieres of newly written works, Classical KC's Libby Hanssen rounded up a sampling of upcoming events from Kansas City's vibrant choral music scene.
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| UMKC Conservatory holds 27th Crescendo
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The UMKC Conservatory is celebrating the 27th anniversary of Crescendo, its annual gala supporting student scholarships, on Friday, November 3rd. Classical KC is the official media sponsor of the the program taking place at 6:30 p.m. in Helzberg Hall.
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| A new choral work acknowledges a racial reckoning at William Jewell College
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Composers Nicholas Reeves and KC-based Isaac Cates have co-written a brand new choral work, “The Canon For Racial Reconciliation,” which is part of a broader effort at William Jewell College to reckon with the historical and moral truth of the institution's racial history.
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| Experience Sonic Sights at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
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Bring art to your ears with Sonic Sights, a collaboration between Classical KC and Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art! When visiting the museum, scan the QR codes next to select works on view and experience curated songs that encourage new discoveries.
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- Programming Highlight -
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| Classical KC Concert Hall
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This week on the Classical KC Concert Hall,
we bring you a “best of” from some of Ensemble Iberica’s many performances, curated by its founder, Beau Bledsoe. Listen to the fusion of classical and folkloric sounds on Saturday, November 4 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 5 at 1 p.m.
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| Kansas City Symphony on Classical KC
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Happy Birthday, Paul Hindemith! This week on the Kansas City Symphony on Classical KC, hear a recent performance of his "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd: A Requiem for those we love," a work based on a Walt Whitman poem. Listen this Thursday, November 2 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, November 5 at 4 p.m.
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Kansas City native Robert Russell Bennett was the most respected arranger/orchestrator of theater music in the golden age of Broadway. In the first of three shows about him, explore a sampling of the scores he crafted on this week's From the Archives. Listen Saturday, November 4 at 11 a.m. and Sunday, November 5 at 6 p.m.
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| - Upcoming Events from our Arts Partners -
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