Local music

On this week's Sound Currents, explore music from Vietnamese and Vietnamese-American composers.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Turtle Island Quartet founder, composer, and violinist David Balakrishnan. We'll hear music from their Oct. 2 performance in Kansas City with Terence Blanchard as well as works from throughout the group's history.

Enjoy music that explores the changing seasons on this week's Sound Currents.

The new exhibit, "Sound and Story: 25 Years at the American Jazz Museum," will include the four pillars of the American Jazz Museum’s mission: exhibition, performance, education and research.

Roger MacBride, the captain of The Kansas City Lady, wants more people to engage with the river he loves. The boat has become a friendly space for friends, artists, musicians and just about anyone hanging around onshore.

Hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies continue their celebration of September birthdays with the Sinfonia in G Minor by J.C. Bach, Robert Schumann's cello concerto, two short works by Charles Tomlinson Griffes, and "The Planets" by Gustav Holst in a performance led by the late Bramwell Tovey.

The trumpet player, considered a "must watch" act by jazz fans because of his unique talent, credits local musicians for helping develop his style.

After immigrating to the U.S., Jorge Sosa refined his musical voice. On this week's Sound Currents, hear works from Mexican and Mexican-born composers.

ARQuesta Del SolSoul takes inspiration from jazz, hip-hop, Afrobeat, spoken word — even science fiction writing.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Te Deum founder and artistic director Matthew Shepard about how the group has developed and where it's headed. We'll hear works from their upcoming season by renaissance composers like Thomas Tallis and Claudio Monteverdi, as well as a modern work from Gabriel Jackson.

Hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies celebrate the September birthdays of Darius Milhaud, Arnold Schoenberg and Antonín Dvořák. We'll listen to the Kansas City Symphony perform some of their most beloved works.

One artist spent his early years in Panama and the other used the Spanish language as a tool to connect with the community.