Local music

On this week's episode of Sound Currents, we're reminiscing on notions of Thanksgiving with composer Cole Reyes.

Bryan Andrews went from welding pots and pans to seeing his song hit number six on the iTunes country chart.

Harp virtuoso Bridget Kibbey and Camden Shaw, cellist with the Dover Quartet, speak with Classical KC about their early days, winning bets, and joining forces for an all-Bach performance in Kansas City.

Renowned soprano and arts advocate Renée Fleming speaks with Classical KC about her upcoming Harriman-Jewell Series performance in Kansas City, blurring musical lines, and the meaningful mind-body connection that studying the arts can create.

This week we'll hear major musical statements by Gustav Mahler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Dimitri Shostakovich that showcase symphonic form in full bloom. Co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies will put each work in its artistic and historical context.

Host Brooke Knoll speaks with Steve Lewis and Kathryn Hilger of the Midwest Chamber Ensemble about finding new ways to connect with audiences and still finding encouragement in post-performance phone calls with mom. We'll hear the ensemble, in various configurations, perform music by Robert Schumann, Ernö Dohnányi, Claude Debussy and more.

Celebrate the crisp and cool sounds of fall with Sound Currents. Composer Don Freund joins us for works that pay homage to the autumnal time of year.

This week co-hosts Michael Stern and Dan Margolies highlight works that feature multiple soloists. We'll hear music by Jennifer Higdon, Zoltán Koldáy, Antonio Vivaldi, Franz Joseph Haydn and Johann Sebastian Bach. These pieces include solo turns from members of the Kansas City Symphony, violinist Pinchas Zukerman, and the chamber ensemble Eighth Blackbird.

This weekend, Lyric Opera of Kansas City celebrates opera's greatest moments in the movies with "Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood." Hear our conversation with two of the featured vocalists on this weekend's concerts — soprano Talise Trevigne and tenor Limmie Pulliam — as they preview some of their favorite moments from the program.

Continue the journey into the dark side of music with a show focusing on mystery and murder. This week's guest, Hans Bridger Heruth, will share music from his opera 'A Certain Madness' alongside other gory contemporary works.

Cozy up and enjoy a Kansas City Symphony performance of Gustav Mahler's epic Symphony No. 3. You'll also hear from music director Michael Stern and special guest Kelley O'Connor, the featured mezzo-soprano, on what it's like to perform such an enormous work.

Calvin Arsenia, a Kansas City-based singer, harpist and composer, has a new book about coming to terms with his evangelical Christian upbringing and being queer. Plus, Willa Robinson went from selling books on the street to operating Kansas City’s largest collection of vintage African American books.