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KCUR | American Wild Ensemble
Your Heart In Mine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFiM7Az3R0&feature=emb_title I didn't have very much to do with this, other than play a few trombone licks, but it is lovely to make music with the people you love. Shout out to the 5 year old who made up the song and the dad who put it all together.
When We All Come Together
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVh_s3Tu13k KC-based musician David George wrote a new tune to raise awareness and funds for out-of-work artists for the KC Bands Together fundraiser for the Midwest Music Foundation, an organization that supports healthcare for musicians. It's both a fund- and spirit-raiser and the line-up over the two nights of the event (May 15 and 16, 8:30... Continue Reading →
KC STUDIO REVIEW | newEar “Dislocation + Defiance”
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KCUR | Suite for the Passersby
I did a very fun audio story on a new app that plays music based on GPS location in the Nelson-Atkins Sculpture Park. The app (and the composition) is Suite for the Passersby, by Christina Butera. The process was pretty hands-on, doing an in-studio interview (actually two, because the audio got messed up...), attending the... Continue Reading →
A YEAR WITHOUT BEETHOVEN
Da Da Da Duuuuuuum. The entire classical music world is gearing up for Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th anniversary in 2020. We'll hear even more Beethoven than we would in a typical year, which is a feat in and of itself. After considering what's coming, I started imagining what the opposite would be - would it... Continue Reading →
KCUR: Julia Wolfe’s “Anthracite Fields”
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KCStudio: Sept/Oct 2018
New issue out now and wow--sit down, everybody--you'll need to spend some time with this magazine and your calendar because you do not want to miss a thing happening in KC. But--real talk--you may have to make some hard choices. It's a crazy season. Enjoy. A Stimulating Season for Music Lovers Concert to Come: Beethoven's... Continue Reading →
KCUR: Central Standard
Live from Swope Park! I joined Gina Kaufman and guests for a live broadcast of KCUR's Central Standard to talk all things Open Spaces. It's the first year for the festival, which opened today, and I think we've all had a difficult time wrapping our heads around the event(s). It's two months+ of art and... Continue Reading →
The Pitch: KC VITAs
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Proust Eats a Sandwich 