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  • A judge ruled that the Republican-leaning “Missouri First” congressional map will be in effect for the November election. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a lawsuit to stop a referendum effort, claiming that voters don't have the power to overturn the map.
  • She's taken her craft from Barcelona to Beijing, but this weekend Joyce DiDonato will grace a stage much closer to home.Before the Grammy-winning…
  • Enjoy the lush melodic invention and epic love stories in works by Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák and Howard Hanson. Co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies bring the stories behind the music to life.
  • This week we'll hear a performance of Gustav Mahler's epic Symphony No. 7, plus a colorful orchestration of Debussy's En blanc et noir with guest conductor Jun Märkl. Hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies will enlighten each piece with historical context and musical connections.
  • This week, Michael Stern and Dan Margolies begin an exploration of pieces related to London, with music by James MacMillan, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Franz Joseph Haydn.
  • Join co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies as they celebrate the birthdays of Edward Elgar and Richard Strauss. We'll hear Elgar's Concerto in B Minor for Violin and Orchestra featuring Pinchas Zukerman and Strauss' An Alpine Symphony.
  • This week, hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies explore a diverse program evocative of nature, the outdoors and nocturnal adventure. We'll hear the Kansas City Symphony perform works by Haydn, Smetana, Schoenberg, Milhaud, Ives and Ginastera.
  • Steve Kraske talks with University of Kansas film professor John Tibbetts about his new book, Those Who Made It: Speaking with the Legends of Hollywood. A…
  • The Missouri legislative session is already underway in Jefferson City. On this week's Statehouse Blend, we discuss the most important issues for the 2016…
  • When Al-Qaida moved into Timbuktu, Mali, the terror group was bent on enforcing Shariah law, threatening many historical artifacts in the region. That's…
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