Music

Presenting Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300. When published in 1725 nobody could imagine Vivaldi’s Opus 8, Nos. 1-4 (“The Four Seasons”) would become perhaps the most frequently heard music of all time. Yet today, 300 years on, they remain as popular as ever. This program frames these iconic works in a new light. Their overtly…

Vocalists at UMKC perform various selections by Jake Heggie in celebration of the composer's residency at UMKC. They will be performing in White Recital Hall at the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center.

Noted Classical specialist Jane Glover takes the podium for a delightful program of music by Mozart, Haydn and Britten. Quintessentially English composer Benjamin Britten wrote this Suite on English Folk Tunes as a nostalgic homage to the popular songs of his youth, viewing the bygone era through a decidedly modern lens. By turns high-spirited and…