I reviewed Lyric Opera of Kansas City's Eugene Onegin for The Kansas City Star.
Is The Kansas City Star’s Clickbait Headline Real Journalism?
Of all the disrespectful, small minded... I won't even link to community engagement editor Derek Donovan's "opinion piece," so here's a screen shot of this appalling tweet. Short answer: uh, no? Not at all. Never, nada, nyet. Is this what The Star's arts coverage looks like, now? Geesh. The article has nothing to do, really,... Continue Reading →
New Dance Partners
The 4th New Dance Partners project at Johnson County Community College; four world premiere works commissioned by the Carlsen Center featuring the best local dance companies and four national-level choreographers. Artistic advisor Michael Uthoff, organized by Emily Berhmann, and funded with local support. This is a notes version response. Störling Dance, performing Heather C. Gray's... Continue Reading →
BRAVA: a [fantasy] symphonic season
Our hometown Symphony opened their Classical Series with an all-Russian program: two Russian composers, Russian-born soloist, and an American piece based on extra-musical Russian associations. This is also the fifth season in which a piece by a female composer has not been included in the Classical Series. Since moving to Helzberg Hall, the Classical Series... Continue Reading →
KC Studio Sept/Oct
For this issue of KC Studio, I interviewed Van Cliburn silver medalist Kenny Broberg, a graduate student at Park University's International Center for Music; the Kansas City Symphony's 2017-2018, including the Century of Bernstein festival; and Mid America Freedom Band's diverse and challenging season.
July/August Review Round-Up
Summer is fading and the season is on the horizon. Reviews for The Kansas City Star. Summerfest Concert 1 Summerfest Concert 2 - with exceptional Ravel Piano Trio KC Baroque "Silence & Beauty" KC Fringe Fest KC Baroque "Music & Dance"
Sidetracked by Netty Simons
Now, if the Internet doesn't immediately give you everything you ever wanted to know about someone (true or imagined) that's quite the goldmine in the research world. That's when it gets fun. While going through a set of old periodicals for an unbelievably dull, but necessary, task, I came across the 1972 cover for Music... Continue Reading →
HARMONY OF THE SPHERES: Soundtrack for the 2017 Solar Eclipse
Panels I made for a display at the Music/Media Library.
KC Studio July/August 2017
This issue of KC Studio comes with a retrospective about Kansas City's public art initiative. I wrote about Kansas City Baroque Consortium's summer series, "Between Silence and Light," and about "The Classical Challenge," the classical music radio show on KKFI 90.1 FM Kansas City Community Radio.
June Review Roundup
Busy June, reviews for The Kansas City Star: KCS with Emanuel Ax Bach Aria Soloist's "Don Quixote" Quixotic's Firebird Kansas City Symphony Finale Concert
Proust Eats a Sandwich 