Just as nuclear fusion combines two nuclei to release massive amounts of energy, the Kansas City Ballet is combining four distinct ballets to create the dance equivalent of a nuclear reaction. Read all about it in Patrick Neas’s preview.
THE MIDWEST TRUST CENTER 2025-2026
Next season, the Midwest Trust Center has it all, from Broadway to classical to world class theater and even true crime. Read it all in Patrick Neas’s preview.
On May 1, the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra presents SPRING GLORIES, a concert to celebrate the season at Country Club Christian Church. Patrick Neas provides a preview.
April 29 is the birthday of Indian conductor ZUBIN MEHTA (B. 1936).
Mehta is probably the world's most famous Zoroastrian. One of the most ancient religions, Zoroastrianism can be dated as far back as 1200 BCE. After centuries of persecution, mostly by Islam, it now has only has about 200,000 members world-wide.
Mehta "is music director emeritus of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) and conductor emeritus of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Mehta's father was the founder of the Bombay Symphony Orchestra, and Mehta received his early musical education from him. When he was 18, he enrolled in the Vienna state music academy, from which he graduated after three years with a diploma as a conductor. He began winning international competitions and conducted the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic at the age of 21. Beginning in the 1960s, Mehta gained experience by substituting for celebrated maestros throughout the world.
Mehta was music director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra from 1961 to 1967 and of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 1962 to 1978, the youngest music director ever for any major North American orchestra. In 1969, he was appointed Music Adviser to the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and in 1981 he became its Music Director for Life. From 1978 to 1991, Mehta was music director of the New York Philharmonic. He was chief conductor of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in Florence from 1985 to 2017." (Wikipedia)
The Midwest Trust Center has announced its 2025-2026 season, and it’s bursting with variety. On this episode of The KC Art Beat Report, Patrick Neas and Stacie McDaniel, executive director of the Midwest Trust Center, give you a guided tour.
The Kansas City Chorale has released a brand new album that combines hauntingly beautiful music from the Silk Road with a first-ever recording of a Renaissance Mass. Listen to Charles Bruffy, artistic director of the Chorale, discuss the album with KC Arts Beat’s Patrick Neas.
To purchase a CD or download of the album, visit www.kcchorale.org.
THE CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION WILL PRESENT A SPECIAL LENTEN PROGRAM, INTERLUDE IN THE DESERT, MARCH. MARCH 28. THE CATHEDRAL’S MUSIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL ORGANIST, MARIO PEARSON, SPEAKS WITH PATRICK NEAS ABOUT THE SPECIAL MUSIC ON THE PROGRAM.
GEMMA NEW FROM NEW ZEALAND RECENTLY CONDUCTED THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY. LISTEN TO HER FASCINATING CONVERSATION WITH PATRICK NEAS ON THE KC ARTS BEAT REPORT
