Dan Margolies

Kansas City and Jackson County lifted their orders requiring face masks indoors on Friday. Mayor Quinton Lucas said the mandate was no longer enforceable.

This week will showcase the diverse and exciting world of the percussion section. We will hear music by Tchaikovsky, Carlos Chávez, George Gershwin — including his famous taxi horns — and John Corigliano, the last piece featuring an electric performance by master percussion soloist Martin Grubinger.

This week pianist Alon Goldstein joins hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies for a program of concertos by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Avner Dorman — a world premiere — that starts with Alon sneaking on stage in darkness. We'll also learn about the personal connection between Alon and the Stern family via the America Israel Cultural Foundation.

The attackers were able to obtain some personal health information about deceased donors and organ recipients, including names, dates of birth and types of organ donation or transplantation procedures.

Three years after a teenager was shot and killed by an Overland Park police officer, the city released a 500-page report by the Johnson County Officer Involved Shooting Investigation Team (OISIT).

This week we feature more music from the Kansas City Symphony's return to Helzberg Hall after a year away. We'll hear emotional and cathartic performances of music by Carlos Simon, Michael Abels, Samuel Barber and more. We'll also hear the original chamber version of Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring."

Aviva joined KCUR in 2019, impressing her colleagues with her work ethic and strength of purpose.

Corbyn Jones, now an attorney, was a star quarterback for Mizzou from 1995 to 1998 and was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.

This week we feature the Kansas City Symphony's return to Helzberg Hall after a year away. We'll hear performances of music by Ulysses Kay, Shostakovich, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. We'll also find out what it's like for the Maestro and the musicians to perform in front of cameras instead of an audience.

Principal tuba Joe LeFevre joins hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies for a program of Gershwin, Rachmaninoff, Kernis and Dvořák. Joe describes the excitement of his debut with the orchestra and how much he enjoys playing Dvořák's "New World Symphony," even though he only plays a total of fourteen notes.