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Kansas City is full of talented musicians … and talented musical couples. In honor of Valentine's Day, we asked several of them to pick some music that is meaningful to them as couples in this special episode of the Kansas City Local Feature.

After nearly 50 years, the Grammy-Award winning Emerson String Quartet is embarking on its farewell tour. Before their Friends of Chamber Music performance in Kansas City, Classical KC's Brooke Knoll spoke with violinist and co-founder Eugene Drucker about the group's history and future. We'll hear Emerson recordings of music by Tchaikovsky and Schubert.

Residents who attended the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Summit said they feel empowered and ready to take actions to reduce their carbon footprints.

Attendees will include national and international guests sharing strategies from around the world to address climate change.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Keith Stanfield about choosing the violin over a professional soccer career, forming Kansas City's Opus 76 string quartet, and recording a full Beethoven string quartet cycle during the pandemic.

The Kansas Promise Scholarship will pay the cost of tuition, fees and books for students in dozens of programs at Johnson County Community College and Kansas City, Kansas Community College.

Guest host Robert McNichols Jr. speaks with pianist and composer Evangelos Spanos about growing up in Larissa, Greece, his versatility and compositional style, and some Greek composers we need to know about.

The lower cost, and the need for retraining, has often meant bad economic times translated into more community college students. But not in this coronavirus-driven downturn.

Three area community colleges see changes in enrollment for the fall semester. Each has complex considerations in making decisions for its students and staff.

Online learning was supposed to be the savior of higher education. After schools nationwide were forced into it by the pandemic, how did it go?

Segment 1: Flooded fields and fallout from trade wars could mean another rocky year for farmers.Climate change, flooding, and bankruptcies are just a few…

A Johnson County Community College trustee faces censure after an emailed letter detailing a lack of oversight at the school was shared with board…