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Music

This year, Leawood resident Gabriel Decker is ending high school on a high note. A longtime musician himself, Decker said he wants other kids to have the chance to play music — even if they don’t have access to instruments,...
This year marks 25 years since children's musician Jim Cosgrove officially became "Mr. Stinky Feet" on stage. And Cosgrove is celebrating that milestone anniversary this week with the release of his first original album in more than a decade. In addition...
The Overland Park Orchestra is planning on going out with a bang this weekend.  The ensemble will put on one last performance on Saturday before it closes for the season.  Details: The orchestra will put on an opera-themed performance at 7:30...
The Kansas City Horn Club hosted its first virtual concert earlier this month as a replacement for the live concert it had planned this spring. The horn club brought 24 French horn players from five states into one virtual space...
As part of his mission to bring orchestra music to underserved communities, Overland Park conductor Shah Sadikov has introduced music education to schools in Brazil. Sadikov and his wife, Véronique Mathieu, a violist and music instructor, have volunteered their music...
The Overland Park Orchestra has a new conductor. Raffaele Cipriano, an Italian musician, music director and conductor by trade, took over the leadership of the city’s symphonic group in mid-October. Cipriano replaced Shokhrukh ‘Shah’ Sadikov, a professor of violin and...
With the goal of creating a gathering space to enjoy music, the Shawnee Mission Unitarian Universalist Church in Lenexa plays host to a music series featuring nationally renowned musicians as well as local talent. Green Guitar series Here’s a preliminary list...
An amateur chorus of senior singers has just debuted its first season in northeast Johnson County — and is already gearing up for its second. The chorus, EncoreKC!, organized earlier this year and began rehearsals in February. So far, EncoreKC!...
When the music director of the Overland Park Orchestra heard Qi Qi playing a Tchaikovsky piece, he knew she was “absolutely brilliant” for the part. Shah (Shokhrukh) Sadikov, music director of the orchestra, heard the 17-year-old playing under the direction...
An Overland Park resident who delighted hundreds of Shawnee Mission school children over the years with her performances on the hammerer dulcimer will soon be inducted into the Missouri Music Hall of Fame. Esther Kreek, 88, will be recognized Nov....
Music is a big part of SM East junior Bhavish Dinakar's life. He and his brother are violin virtuosos, and at various points in his young life he's played the flute, oboe, tenor sax and jazz piano. So when it...
SM East's jazz program got a big pat on the back earlier this month at the 37th Annual KU Jazz Festival in Lawrence. Both of SM East's jazz bands, the Blue Knights and the Blue Notes, received First Division ratings...