The William Baker Festival Singers Perform Vision of Peace
3 p.m. Nov. 2 at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Tickets available at the door or visit www.festivalsingers.org
Read Patrick Neas’s preview of this serene concert.
Before there was The Cure or Dead Can Dance, the spirit of Goth was captured in all its morbid glory in various works of classical music. With themes of death, despair and existential dread, Classical Goth sounds especially good this time of year, when darkness descends and the smell of damp decay fills the air. So here are Top Five Pieces of Classical Goth because sometimes it’s good to explore the dark side in order to appreciate the light.
This year, it seems like fall will never arrive. If you love autumn like I do, temperatures in the mid-80s in the middle of October are depressing. Here’s some music to put you in an autumnal mood until the cooler, damper weather arrives. And it will arrive, won’t it?
The Kansas City Ballet performs Swan Lake
for only eight performances at the Muriel Kauffman Theatre Oct. 17 to 26.
Read Patrick Neas’s preview of Tchaikovsky’s psychologically potent masterpiece.
Spire Chamber Ensemble Presents Reflections
7:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at Redemptorist Catholic Church, 3333 Broadway Blvd.
3 p.m. Oct. 5 at Visitation Catholic Church, 5141 Main St.
Read Patrick Neas’s Preview of this Fascinating Concert
Te Deum Conducted by Matthew Christopher Shepard Performs Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil
Sept. 27 at Village Presbyterian Church and Sept. 28 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Read Patrick Neas’s Preview of this Sacred Masterpiece
Kansas City Chamber Orchestra
Announces Its 39th Season
Read Patrick Neas’s Preview of the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra’s New Season
Village Presbyterian’s New Season Overflows with Music
Read Patrick Neas’s Preview of Village Presbyterian’s 2025-2026 Season
Bach Aria Soloists Announce 2025-2026 Season
Read Patrick Neas’s preview of their extraordinary new season.
The Friends of Chamber Music Announces Its 50th Anniversary Season
For tickets and more information, 816-561-9999 or chambermusic.org.
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.
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
