writing by Libby Hanssen
Literally the best screen shot I could get, but I was honored to contribute a few words about Ludwig van Beethoven to the Opus 76 string quartet virtual performance, just one of the ways they are commemorating Beethoven during this 250th anniversary year. This was the first time I've been asked to do this sort... Continue Reading →
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I reviewed the final concert of Opus 76's The Kansas City Beethoven Cycle. "It’s extraordinary that he was able to create this music, fueled by his imagination, his perseverance, and his audacity to challenge everything that had every happened before him: conventions, rule, history and society.It is challenging to play and requires a level of... Continue Reading →
Honors: Stacy Busch Arts in Brief Fall Lookahead
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Profile of Sarah Tannehill Anderson Arts News: Colectiva Huehuecoyotl, interview with Liz Cruz
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.
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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 →
