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Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with two winning composers from the Charlotte Street Foundation's 2021 New Music Composition Competition about expanding their musical and personal palettes. Plus hear their winning compositions. Tim Harte, founder of the competition, talks about its successes and challenges alongside finding a home for experimental music in Kansas City.

Lions, tigers, and bears - oh my! Hosts Laurel and Sascha welcome composer Christopher Biggs as the guest on this week's episode of Sound Currents, featuring animal-themed contemporary music.

On the first episode of Sound Currents, hosts Laurel Parks and Sascha Groschang welcome Ted King-Smith for a conversation about contemporary classical music being written and performed right here in the Midwest.

Today we are diving into the music of Missouri! Enjoy new works from the American Wild Ensemble's project that honors and reflects on the state's 200 year history and hear from one of composers included in that collaboration: Ingrid Stölzel.

Today we’ll be exploring the string quartet...with friends! On this episode of Sound Currents, discover new ways in which the string quartet is being used by contemporary composers, and hear from guests Akshaya Tucker and Saili Oak.

This week on Sound Currents, explore music inspired by the sounds of nature. From dappled rays of sunlight to the great wide expanse of the open sky, join guest Hannah Collins as we journey through all our world has to offer.

What instruments do you think of when you think of classical music? The piano? Perhaps the mighty orchestral instruments? On this week's Sound Currents, composer Shelley Washington joins us for a show exploring new music that features unexpected instruments from around the world.

This week on Sound Currents, we get into the spooky spirit with guest Nick Omiccioli. From haunted waters to screaming banshees, creepy vampires and honky-tonk ghosts — it’s about to get creepy with a spine-tingling Halloween episode!

This week on Sound Currents, explore the concept of transition. The only constant that we can count on in this world is change, and we'll navigate the murky waters of this transition between life and death with guest Narong Prangcharoen.

Continue the journey into the dark side of music with a show focusing on mystery and murder. This week's guest, Hans Bridger Heruth, will share music from his opera 'A Certain Madness' alongside other gory contemporary works.