On this episode of The KC Arts Beat Report, Patrick Neas speaks with Spire Chamber Ensemble Founder and Artistic Director Ben Spalding about the ensemble’s seventeenth season and its opening program, Ring in the Thousand Years of Peace.
Spalding discusses Spire’s recent international recognition from Gramophone magazine and the artistic vision behind the season opener. He explores the music and themes of the program, including works by Jonathan Dove, Johannes Brahms, Henk Badings, Dale Trumbore, Lili Boulanger, and Eric Whitacre.