Sam Wisman
Producer, Classical KCSam started listening to jazz on his local NPR affiliate when he was just 13 years old, and his life as a musician and radio guy continues to intertwine. Son of a merchant and a classical musician, he came to Kansas City to attend the UMKC Conservatory. During school, he shelved a lot of records and played “drop the needle” at The Marr Sound Archives, working with KCUR’s own Fish Fry host Chuck Haddix. After graduating Cum Laude with a degree in Percussion Performance, Sam became a versatile fixture in Kansas City’s music scene. He has hosted Jazz Afternoon on 90.1 FM KKFI for over 10 years as well as working behind the scenes as a producer, data & traffic specialist, and community marketing representative. Sam lives with his family in Roeland Park, and has yet to measure the volume of his kids with a decibel meter — but he has thought about it.
Email him at samwisman@classicalkc.org.
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Words and music go hand in hand for composer Kate Soper. On this week's Sound Currents, enjoy music that has been inspired by the written word. -
Get tuned up for a harmonious school year as Classical KC honors music students and educators with a listener curated special. In part two, explore choral music and hear works from Palestrina, Maurice Duruflé, John Tavener, Elaine Hagenberg and more. Also, hear traditional choral works from Cuba and South Africa.
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Join hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies as they highlight Kansas City Symphony performances of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's final symphony, the "Jupiter," Joan Tower's rhythmic "Tambor" and Edward Elgar's noble Symphony No. 1.
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Get tuned up for a musical school year as Classical KC honors music students and educators with a listener curated special. In part one, explore band and orchestral music. Hear music from Gustav Holst, Paul Hindemith, Frank Erickson, John Philip Sousa and more. Plus, 'Tubby the Tuba' might even make an appearance.
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Judith Markovich found composing after an illness halted her clarinet career. On this week's Sound Currents, hear music from composers that persevered against all odds.
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This week, hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies highlight the otherworldly musical invention of Anton Bruckner and Leonard Bernstein's portrait of wartime New York, along with Anton Webern's early romantic explorations. We'll hear Webern's "Passacaglia," Bernstein's "Fancy Free" and Bruckner's towering "Symphony No. 7."
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From hymns and spirituals to familiar folk melodies, explore works that are new arrangements and compositions based on old traditions.
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Classical KC's Brooke Knoll catches up with KC VITAS Artistic Director Jackson Thomas to learn about past and upcoming projects, plus we'll get to know composer-in-residence Kota Hayton and hear about their text inspired works written for KC VITAS. We'll hear works by Hayton, JD Daniel, Sarah Lianne Lewis and Kris Magnuson.
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Classical KC presents another grab bag of amazing Kansas City Symphony performances led by accomplished guest conductors. Music by Dvořák, Debussy and Gerónimo Giménez, plus Beethoven's Concerto No. 4 in G Major featuring pianist Andrew Watts.
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Take a sonic journey and enjoy music from Puerto Rican composers including this week's guest, composer and multi-instrumentalist Angélica Negrón.
