On April 11, Ebonee Thomas will perform the world premiere of Luis Quintana's "Huraké" for solo flute as part of UMKC Conservatory's América Festival. Learn more about this work and its influences.

UMKC leaders are halfway toward a $35 million fundraising goal for expanding the conservatory's home for music, theater and dance programs. UMKC plans satellite campus for dental school Historic UMKC ...

Kansas City, Missouri, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory unveiled a significant expansion Tuesday of its campus home for music, dance and theatre.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The University of Missouri – Kansas City launched a campaign Wednesday to expand its campus home for music, dance and theatre. The university said in a news release that it plans to ...

The nominations for the 64th annual Grammy Awards include an album performed by Sandbox Percussion, a quartet that teaches at the UMKC Conservatory, and the duo 123 Andrés. Nominees for the 64th ...

Abendmusik at First-Plymouth will host the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory Singers in “Transformation: Times Are Changing” at 7 p.m. today, Jan. 14, at First-Plymouth Church, 20th and ...

The Conservatory Singers from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory will present “Legacy: Cathedral Classics and the African American Spiritual” Saturday, Jan. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at ...

Plans for creating a downtown arts campus for the University of Missouri-Kansas City received a major boost Wednesday.The Muriel McBrien Kauffman Foundation pledged $20 million toward funding for the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A UMKC student was confirmed to be the victim hit by a car while crossing Troost Avenue on her scooter on Thursday around noon. Yuxi Wu, a conservatory pianist, later died in ...

BOTH ROSTERS WERE FULL OF CHIEFS PLAYERS AS WELL. A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY IS COMING TO AN END FOR A UMKC GRAD STUDENT. SHE’S WORKING ON TWO DEGREES ONE IN COLLABORATE PIANO, ONE IN TEACHING PIANO AND ...

Conrad Herwig is going Latin again. And no one's complaining. The septet opened with their take on the Miles Davis classic tune "Seven Steps to Heaven." This particular arrangement stayed close to ...