I reviewed Parsons Dance, presented by the Harriman-Jewell Series as the culminating performance for their 50th anniversary season, for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony for The Kansas City Star. Violinist Augustin Hadelich performed an invigorating Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 and the whole orchestra brought sensitivity to Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht and vitality to Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe Suite no. 2. For a brief time, read the review here.

I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony in performance with Pinchas Zukerman for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time read the review here.

I reviewed Kansas City Ballet's "Dances Daring (Then and Now)" for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I made my first contribution to KC Studio, a local magazine "Covering Performing, Visual, Cinematic and Literary Arts." Alice Thorson, formerly visual art critic for The Kansas City Star , is the new editor. I'm excited to be involved as she evolves this publication. I had two stories in latest issue: International Piano Stars Come... Continue Reading →

I reviewed pianist Emanuel Ax, presented by the Harriman-Jewell Series, in a special performance on the campus of William Jewell College in Liberty, MO, for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, you can read the review here.

I reviewed the Kansas City Symphony's performance of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 4, with Strauss' Don Juan and Steven Lin on Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, you can read the review here.

I reviewed the Lyric Opera of Kansas City's season finale of Puccini's "Tosca" for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time, read the review here.

I wrote a profile on Kansas City's Fountain City Brass Band for The Kansas City Star. As a lapsed trombone player, this was one of my more fun assignments since I got to blast brass-tastic music as "research." Read the story here.

I reviewed the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's performance at Johnson County Community College for The Kansas City Star. For a brief time you can read the review here.