Local music

On this episode of Sound Currents, explore a retrospective of the ever-evolving career and recordings of cellist Fred Sherry.

In the second episode featuring works that had their premieres in Paris, we'll hear music by Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Debussy. Plus, co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies will take listeners inside the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées for the legendary 1913 premiere of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring."

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with two winning composers from the Charlotte Street Foundation's 2021 New Music Composition Competition about expanding their musical and personal palettes. Plus hear their winning compositions. Tim Harte, founder of the competition, talks about its successes and challenges alongside finding a home for experimental music in Kansas City.

Dive into the depths of winter with guest JD Daniel as we explore ice and snow on this week's Sound Currents.

Classical KC's Brooke Knoll speaks with Serena Canin of the Brentano Quartet about the group's guiding principles, finding inspiration in Beethoven's "Immortal Beloved," and working with Kansas City-native Joyce DiDonato. We'll hear one of Beethoven's last works as well as contemporary music by Jake Heggie and Steven Mackey.

In the first of two episodes featuring works that had their premieres in Paris, we'll hear music by César Franck, Édouard Lalo and Claude Debussy. Plus, co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies get all wound up discussing Maurice Ravel's show-stopping musical experiment "Boléro."

Ring in the New Year with Sound Currents! Anthony Maglione joins us as the first guest of 2022, sharing music that will amaze and delight.

Since 1982 William Jewell College has partnered with Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral to present "The City Come Again" as a gift in music and word to Kansas City. Dr. Ian Coleman, Chair of the Department of Performing Arts at William Jewell College, hosts this program of students and faculty presenting seasonal music, poetry, and more.

Michael Stern and Dan Margolies close out a year of Kansas City Symphony broadcasts with famous concertos by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, Dvorak's "Scherzo capriccioso" and a few surprises.

On this episode of Sound Currents, viola da gambist Carolyn Surrick and lutenist Ronn McFarlane join us for a celebration of the winter solstice, with music from several faith traditions.

Co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies present a diverse selection of music exploring the darkness of the world's deepest cave, the rugged beauty of the Finnish countryside, the lush possibilities of a 100-year old concerto and the power of a modern orchestral showpiece.

Revisit your childhood on Sound Currents, where we explore the wacky world of toys with this week's guest, composer Brad Cox.