Gospel

"Winter Soulstice" includes an almost all-Kansas City cast of musicians, including saxophonist Todd Wilkinson, singers Allena Ross and Wanda Jae, and trumpeter Chris Van Leeuwen.

Composer, conductor, and multi-genre musician Damien Sneed joins Classical KC to discuss his career so far and highlight his Kansas City performance of "Our Song, Our Story - The New Generation of Black Voices." We'll hear music by Sneed, Harry T. Burleigh, Wynton Marsalis and Margaret Bonds.

Classical KC speaks with composer, conductor and pianist Isaac Cates about his growing influence in the world of choral music. We'll feature a selection of music showcasing his unique blend of sacred and secular choral sounds with modern gospel and other musical genres.

Carl Butler can quote chapter and verse of the Bible, but he’s equally comfortable citing "the great theologian" — a country singer named Tom T. Hall —…

To underline that music really is the universal language, a classically trained violinist from Kansas City, Kansas, has blended musical languages on her…

Segment 1: Kansas City mayoral candidates face future voters in student-hosted debate. Last December students at Kansas City East High School asked…

A Grammy-nominated singer and pianist who has traveled the world performing blues and gospel music has a pretty simple answer for the question of why she…

Kansas City's music scene has a long tradition of hardworking artists who turn out great, original songs. Last year was no different. Today,…

The group: Isaac Cates and the OrdainedThe song: "Hold On"The story: Kansas City gospel singer Isaac Cates grew up hearing his grandparents hum to the…

The Phantastics describe themselves as “dance floor activators.”For the last six years, they’ve been activating local dance floors with songs that meld…

Meet the creative forces behind some of the exciting art stuff going on in September. We talk to the director of a play where ten manly explorers are…

Thirty years. That's how much experience the trio of actors starring in a new Kansas City Actors Theatre production have ... each. They tell us about the…