Classical KC speaks with organists Jan Kraybill and Joshua Hearn about how they started playing the pipe organ and their work with the Kansas City chapter of the American Guild of Organists. We'll hear a diverse program or music featuring the organ, including music from J.S. Bach, Maurice Duruflé, César Franck and more.

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.

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.

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.

Explore folkloric and genre-bending music from Chiapas, Mexico, courtesy of Kansas City's Marimba Sol de Chiapas. Artistic director John Currey will explain the roots of this traditional style of playing and how it came to Kansas City. We'll also learn about an upcoming collaboration with Ensemble Iberica from artistic director Beau Bledsoe.

Classical KC host Dan Margolies takes you inside Helzberg Hall for a special broadcast of "Stanislav and Friends" presented by Park University’s International Center for Music. We’ll hear performances by Behzod Abduraimov, Maria Ioudenitch, Kenny Broberg and others, plus Stanislav will perform Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand with Bruce Sorrell and the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra

On this special Kansas City Local Feature, we'll hear music to celebrate Classical KC's second birthday as chosen by Classical KC listeners. Be transported to a musical oasis through these selections.

Classical KC speaks with legendary bassist and pedagogue François Rabbath as well as KC Bass Workshop founder Johnny Hamil about the respect they share for each other and their young students. Plus, we'll learn what artists are coming to Kansas City to teach and perform. We'll hear music that features the double bass from Rabbath, Xavier Foley, Marcos Machado and more.

Celebrate Pride month with Classical KC by listening to meaningful music selected by queer Kansas City artists, including Lee Hartman from the Mid America Freedom Band, singer and harpist Calvin Arsenia, and members of the Kansas City Women’s Chorus. Hear music by John Corigliano, Caroline Shaw, Julius Eastman and more.

Classical KC speaks with pianist Ilya Shmukler about his first musical inspiration, studying at Park University's International Center for Music, preparing for competitions like the Van Cliburn and playing ping pong. We'll hear Ilya perform music by Bach, Haydn, Scriabin and Stravinsky.