Local music

On this week's Sound Currents, explore music that is influenced — in a variety of ways — through jazz, tango, and improvisatory music. Guest Jeremy Harman joins host Sascha and Laurel for a show that'll help you get your groove on!

Classical KC speaks with Jennifer Owen and Brad Cox, the married couple behind the Owen/Cox Dance Group. We'll learn about their commitment to performing new works to live music, and finding inspiration in the individual artistry of the dancers and musicians with whom they work.

Michael Stern returns as co-host for a program featuring music for our time, a classic concerto and a requiem for the living. We'll hear anthemic music by Jessie Montgomery and a concerto by Max Bruch with violinist Augustin Hadelich. Also, find out why Brahms' "A German Requiem" is a "desert island" piece for Michael Stern.

Experience a full day through music on Sound Currents. Start in slumber with a piece for cello quartet before awakening with a piece by this week's guest, Paul Rudy — dubbed “The High Priest of Sound" — and watch the sun rise and fall with two different female composers.

Today we’ll be exploring the string quartet...with friends! On this episode of Sound Currents, discover new ways in which the string quartet is being used by contemporary composers, and hear from guests Akshaya Tucker and Saili Oak.

Bach, Beethoven and Brahms are known as "The Three B's," but this week we'll hear music from five other B's: Borodin, Bartók, Barber, Busoni and Johann Christian Bach. These performances are led by five guest conductors and include solo turns from pianist Alessio Bax and then-Kansas City Symphony concertmaster Noah Geller.

Classical KC speaks with Matt Levy and Zach Shemon of the Grammy Award-winning Prism Quartet on this week's Local Feature. We'll find out how a gig with Prism set Shemon on the road towards teaching at the UMKC Conservatory, plus we'll hear the ensemble perform music by Jennifer Higdon, Chen Yi, Libby Larsen and more.

Lawrence, Kansas, bluegrass band Unfit Wives had one of KCUR and 90.9 The Bridge's favorite songs in the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.

Kansas City rapper The Royal Chief served up one of KCUR and 90.9 The Bridge's favorite songs in the 2021 Tiny Desk Contest.

You may think you know what string quartets sound like, but prepare to be surprised! Hosts Laurel and Sascha welcome violinist Jannina Norpoth as the guest on this week's episode of Sound Currents, featuring the string quartet in a way you've never heard before.

Lucy Wijnands recently beat 64 other submissions and four fellow finalists to clinch the top spot.

This week, the Kansas City Symphony on Classical KC explores oceans and fountains with works by Wagner, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Debussy, plus the world premiere of Daniel Kellogg "Water Music."