Dawn Schnake
Finance ManagerDawn joined the staff of KCUR in August 2017.
She received her bachelor's degree from Oklahoma City University in both music and business administration. She went on to earn a Master's in Arts Administration from the University of Wisconsin.
Previously, she has worked for the Kansas City Symphony, the Madison Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Aspen Music Festival, and the Heart of America Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
She lives in Overland Park, Kansas with her husband John and teenagers Amber and Hannah. She rejuvenates by doing anything creative including writing and playing violin.
You can reach her by email at dawn@kcur.org.
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Youth Symphony of Kansas City Artistic Director Kirt Mosier and students Shelby Holst and Charles Wolfe speak with Mike Prucha and Stephen Steigman of Classical KC.
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Members of Kansas City's Landlocked Opera join us to talk about the new company, their education programs, and what they've doing during the pandemic.
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Classical KC speaks with Fountain City Brass Band's Artistic Director Lee Harrelson, Conductor Joseph Parisi, and principal baritone Helen Harrelson.
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Classical KC interviews Ben Spalding and Kayleigh Aytes of Kansas City's Spire Chamber Ensemble.
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Alison DeSimone and Classical KC speak with Lyric Opera of Kansas City about their projects this fall and the upcoming production of Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors."
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Stephen Steigman speaks with Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney and Music Director Ramona Pansegrau about the holidays without a Nutcracker. They discuss music chosen for the 2020 Holiday Show.
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In this episode, Stephen Steigman and Dawn Schnake chat with Elizabeth Suh Lane and Elisa Williams Bickers from Bach Aria Soloists. They share music from their album "Hausmusik," and from a streamed performance recorded in September 2020.
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Stephen Steigman and Dawn Schnake chat with Music Director Charles Bruffy, Soprano Lindsey Lang, and Tenor Frank Fleschner.
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Stephen Steigman speaks with Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney and Music Director Ramona Pansegrau about the holidays without a Nutcracker. They discuss music chosen for the 2020 Holiday Show.
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In this episode, Stephen Steigman and Dawn Schnake chat with Elizabeth Suh Lane and Elisa Williams Bickers from Bach Aria Soloists. They share music from their album "Hausmusik," and from a streamed performance recorded in September 2020.