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The National Civil Rights Museum will mark the life and death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 53 years after his assassination in Memphis, with a special virtual remembrance Sunday evening.   The museum, which will be closed Sunday — though guests are welcome to pay tribute to King in the courtyard of the building — will go live at 5 p.m. Central time with a multi-faceted online event titled, "Remembering MLK: The Man. The Movement. The Moment."  According to the programming notes, the bro...

Iris Orchestra, that unique hybrid organization headquartered at the Germantown Performing Arts Center (GPAC), yet made up of stellar classical players from across the country...

Michael Stern Named Music Director of National Repertory Orchestra (c) Kansas Symphony The National Repertory Orchestra (NRO) has announced the appointment of Michael Stern as its third Music Director in the organization’s 61-year history. The National Repertory Orchestra in Breckenridge, Colorado, is an intensive performance and education summer festival for young professional musicians, ages 18-29. Stern, 61, is Music Director of the Kansas City Symphony and the Stamford Symphony in Con...