Music

Cellist Nicholas Canellakis is a serious classical musician, but as a content creator he has made millions laugh and offered a new perspective on an artist's life. Classical KC speaks with Canellakis ahead of a Kansas City performance.

The Kansas City Symphony said the new 4,600 seat venue will host live music events, expand the organization’s artistic reach and support long-term growth for the group. Administrators see the move as a way to secure the symphony’s financial future.

Authentic nautical folk songs help drive the tale of a man’s obsession with a great white whale in a world premiere at Music Theater Heritage. The musical features 19th-century shanties passed down generations of sailors.

The 16,000-capacity Morton Amphitheater welcomes its first crowds to Riverside, Missouri, this summer. Project leaders took a tour of the active construction site, and offered a glimpse of the fan and artist experiences the venue aims to deliver.

Music is a part of many peoples’ everyday lives but the benefits of listening aren’t just recreational. A professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center is researching new ways to use music to ease that incessant ear-ringing, concussion symptoms and more.

A group of Kansas City musicians has been tasked to review a city-wide music strategy and draft recommendations for how to implement it. One of the goals is to enhance Kansas City’s music economy — and that includes possibly standardizing much musicians get paid for live performances.

Grammy award-winning opera singer Joyce DiDonato brings her latest album tour home to Kansas City. “Emily – No Prisoner Be,” explores the work of one of America’s greatest poets, Emily Dickinson.

The Band That Fell to Earth marks each anniversary of the performer’s death — and the band’s own founding — with two weekends of shows. The concert series at recordBar has become an annual tradition for fans of the glam rock pop star.

Streaming platforms like Spotify are now pushing users to music generated by artificial intelligence. Kansas City musicians question the necessity of these platforms altogether, while pushing for more regulations and urging consumers to support their music by buying it directly.

The beer and music festival debuted as a two-day event in the West Bottoms, and grew into one of the region’s signature events, moving to the Stockyards District then Crown Center. Organizers say the festival will not return for another season.

Foxing is a pillar of the Midwest emo revival movement. After 14 years, the St. Louis band announced a hiatus from performing and recording music. Guitarist Eric Hudson and the group's fans share their memories over the past decade.

Lawrence violist Mary Tuven and composer and bassist Charles Kelso Hoag often brought their daughter, Andrea Hoag, to their wintertime performances when she was just a small child. Now all grown up, Hoag brings those decades-old memories to life in her short story “The Christmas Musicians.”