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The acclaimed British vocal ensemble VOCES8 is bringing its mix of Bach and Radiohead to Kansas City. Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Artistic Director Barnaby Smith and soprano Andrea Haines about their origins, how singing improves health and their unique choice of repertoire. We'll hear the group sing works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Emeli Sandé, Eric Whitacre and yes, even Radiohead.

Anyone can join the Liberty Community Chorus, where amateur singers sit next to classically trained vocalists. “Without them sitting next to those other singers, they never know how good they can become,” says Artistic Director Bryan Taylor.

Peter Phillips, the founder and director of the famed Tallis Scholars, joins Classical KC for a program highlighting the English vocal group's award winning career. We'll find out more about their Kansas City performance, explore their catalog, including a selection of music for the Christmas feast season, and learn how they plan to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Join co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies as they honor the birthdays of Giuseppe Verdi and Einojuhani Rautavaara. We'll hear Rautavaara's Fantasia for Violin and Orchestra in a world premiere performance featuring violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, Verdi's Overture to La forza del destino and Verdi's Requiem.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Anthony Maglione from the local choir Cardinalis and Neil Higginbotham from KC Aerial Arts about their collaboration "Our True Colors: A Tapestry of Love, Loss and Acceptance." We'll hear beautiful music ranging from George Frideric Handel and Gabriel Fauré to Jennifer Lucy Cooke and Cyndi Lauper.

Rick Fisher has served as the executive director of Heartland Men's Chorus since 1997 — before it was officially out as a gay chorus. Now, Fisher says he's ready to move at a slower beat.

Classical KC speaks with bass-baritone Jonathan Woody and Spire Chamber Ensemble founder and artistic director Ben Spalding about collaborating together and working to expand the choral cannon. We'll hear works by composers ranging from Palestrina to Stephen Paulus and Ken Burton.

Join co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies as they explore Gustav Mahler's monumental Symphony No. 2 in C minor, known as the "Resurrection." We'll also hear the trumpet blasts and celebratory bells of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Overture led by guest conductor Carlos Miguel Prieto.

The Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts Chamber Choir will be packing their bags for the Big Apple this April.

Cozy up and enjoy a Kansas City Symphony performance of Gustav Mahler's epic Symphony No. 3. You'll also hear from music director Michael Stern and special guest Kelley O'Connor, the featured mezzo-soprano, on what it's like to perform such an enormous work.

Charles Bruffy, the director of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus and Kansas City Chorale, joins Dan Margolies as guest host for an all-choral program featuring the chorus. We'll learn about his rehearsal process and hear his insights into works by Mark Hayes, Gabriel Fauré, Alexander Zemlinsky, Francis Poulenc and Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Classical KC speaks with Emily Marrin and Uli Schneider from The Kansas City Women's Chorus about the group's origins, performances, and how they fight for equality and social justice through art and action.