Classical Performance

Carmen Ching has just finished her doctoral degree in piano at KU. This is her third visit to the Kansas Public Radio Live Performance Studio.

Relive the fun of last year's Haunting Halloween Sounds concert with Destiny Ann Mermagen and guests; the finale of KPR's Live Day 2023.

Jesse Henkensiefken, founding member and executive director of MAPAA, visits with Cordelia Brown about 2 upcoming concerts in the area.

The Lost Boys found themselves competing in a convention contest at the Lied Center of Lawrence hoping to ascend to the national competition in Denver in July of 2025.

Cordelia Brown hosts Topeka Symphony Orchestra conductor Kyle Wiley-Pickett and Thai musicians Hnugsaran Prukthaisong and Praatchaya Nanthachai and discusses the United States debut of Sound, Echo, and Silence by Thai Composer Dr. Narong Prangcharoen.

KPR's Cordelia Brown and Topeka Symphony Orchestra Conductor Kyle Wiley-Pickett visited with the singers about growing up in a singing family in the Missouri Ozarks, their professional careers and world travel with children.

Cordelia Brown hosted Paul Davidson and pianists Geoffrey Wilckens and John Schaefer. Davidson and Wilckens premiered Wilckens' musical adaptation of the Beatitudes of Luke and John Schaefer accompanied Paul singing Dvorak's Biblical Songs Nos. 6-10.

Celebrating their 15th year, Lawrence Opera Theatre (LOT) lives by the saying, “If music be the food of love, play on” (Shakespeare). Their mission is to fill in the void of opera during the summer season in Lawrence, Topeka, and the KC metro region.

Every summer since about 2011 the Heartland Chamber Music Festival coaches and organizers bring the top performers of the festival. Cellist Lawrence Figg visits with KPR's Cordelia Brown about this year's festival. Jackie Lee and Jesse Henkensiefken are also coaches and long time friends of Kansas Public Radio.

Latitude 39 is a dynamic and innovative collaborative trio comprising world-class musicians: Diana Seitz – violin, Nick May – saxophone, and Maya Tuylieva – piano. Drawing inspiration from both Eastern and Western musical traditions, Latitude 39 transcends boundaries, fusing diverse musical influences into a harmonious tapestry of sound.