Music (Blog)

Pianists Ka Man Carmen Ching and Yi Chang recently visited the KPR Live Performance Studio to preview their upcoming concert at the Lawrence Arts Center, set to take place this Sunday, Sept. 10.

Lawrence Opera Theatre arrives in the KPR Live Performance Studio to highlight their summer season, including a collection of performances at Theatre Lawrence.

On August 3, KPR was thrilled to welcome a group of students from the Heartland Chamber Music Festival to preview content from the conclusion of their summer concert series. Listen to their KPR Live Studio session here.

Susie Yang and Meredith McCook, of the Kansas City duo 2CellosKC, recently brought their talents to the KPR Live Performance Studio, where they previewed their recent Charlotte House recital series concert.

During Trail Mix's Sunday installment, sit back with Bob McWilliams and his special guests Christena Graves and John Flynn, as they treat listeners to a pairing of folk guitar.

Guitarist Rod Fleeman has been a mainstay of the Kansas City jazz scene for decades. He joins Bob McWilliams in the KPR Live Performance Studio for a session of solo guitar and conversation about his career in music.

We take a look back on Evening Classical host Destiny Ann Mermagen's performance from the KPR Live Performance Studio, alongside world-renowned pianist Hyunsoon Whang, on June 23.

KPR jazz host host, David Basse, returns to the Sunflower Music Festival in Topeka on June 19 for Jazz Night, highlighting the works of Black female composers alongside pianist Angela Ward and vocalist Angela Hagenbach.

Relive the excitement of our annual day of classical music, Live Day, which fell on the station's 70th Anniversary on September 15, 2022 with newly produced audio and video.

On Friday, May 5, the KPR Live Performance Studio welcomed a trio of flute, violin and piano to highlight Turkish music featured in a recent benefit concert in response to the devastating earthquake affecting Türkiye and northwest Syria earlier this year.