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Opus 76 is proud to present two of Mozart’s greatest operas in a unique format! We’ll perform the greatest hits (some beautiful arias) from The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni alongside some talented KC-area vocalist...

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Click below to read Keith's recent interview with the Kansas City Star! Keith and Patrick chatted about Bridgerton, \"Music of Regency,\" performing chamber music \"in the round,\" and more.

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Opus 76 is thrilled to announce our 2023/2024 season!

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Keith Stanfield, Artistic Director and violinist of Kansas City's Opus 76 Quartet, joined Christy L'Esperance at Classical KC to chat about our current collaboration with the Kansas City Ballet, the KC arts scene, and mo...

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We're thrilled to announce that after the immense success of our first Kansas City Ballet collaboration in October 2021 and continued partnership with Kansas City Ballet director Ramona Pansegrau, we're back with another...

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Where do we even begin?

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We're thrilled to present our season finale performance at the Midwest Trust Center on March 12, 2023, with an esteemed guest artist: pianist Ramona Pansegrau!

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As we announced at the end of last season, we've partnered with the Youth Symphony of Kansas City to create the YSKC Academy, an educational outreach program for the young musicians of KC.

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/yskc-academy-an-opus-76-outreach-program","title":"YSKC Academy: an Opus 76 Outreach Program","summary":"As we announced at the end of last season, we've partnered with the Youth Symphony of Kansas City to create the YSKC Academy, an educational outreach program for the young musicians of KC. ","date_modified":"2023-01-03T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/20222023-season-opener-glass-beethoven-mendelssohn","html_content":"

Announcing our 2022/2023 season at the Midwest Trust Center!

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One of our most exciting announcements to date!

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NEW for the 2022/2023 season!

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We're excited to perform the Brahms Piano Quintet live at the Midwest Trust Center with Julie Coucheron THIS Sunday, March 20th!

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/brahms-and-haydn-with-julie-coucheron","title":"Brahms and Haydn with Julie Coucheron!","summary":"We're excited to perform the Brahms Piano Quintet live at the Midwest Trust Center with Julie Coucheron THIS Sunday, March 20th!","date_modified":"2022-03-16T18:58:46Z"},{"id":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/the-opus-76-quartet-presents---mozart-music-for-friends","html_content":"

In case you missed it, back in November of 2021, we released a new album!

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Thank you, thank you to Paul Horsley at the KC Independent magazine for one of our favorite features to date!

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We're delighted to announce that our two most recent recordings, Mendelssohn's String Quartet No. 3, Op. 44, and Brahms' Piano Quintet featuring pianist Julie Coucheron, are available NOW on iTunes (and will be in our sh...

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Thanks to the KC Independent and Paul Horsley for the feature in the most recent Best of Fall 2021! You can view the full \"Best of\" list here:

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/the-start-of-a-new-season-were-in-the-news","title":"The Start of a New Season: We're in the News! ","summary":"Thanks to the KC Independent and Paul Horsley for the feature in the most recent Best of Fall 2021! You can view the full \"Best of\" list here: ","date_modified":"2021-08-26T15:47:48Z"},{"id":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/fond-farewells-and-warm-welcomes","html_content":"

The Opus 76 Quartet - 

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Recently, we had the amazing opportunity to collaborate with the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas and Ray Lustig on his revolutionary new piece, Latency Canons!

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/opus-76-collaborates-with-sona-for-latency-canons-by-ray-lustig","title":"Opus 76 Collaborates with SoNA for \"Latency Canons\" by Ray Lustig","summary":"Recently, we had the amazing opportunity to collaborate with the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas and Ray Lustig on his revolutionary new piece, Latency Canons! ","date_modified":"2021-05-13T20:54:41Z"},{"id":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/were-being-featured","html_content":"

We have an announcement! 📣

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/were-being-featured","title":"We're Being Featured!","summary":"We have an announcement! 📣 ","date_modified":"2021-03-30T18:16:02Z"},{"id":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/eat-drink-play-episode-3---family-fun","html_content":"

The Midwest Trust Center and Opus 76 Quartet kick off 2021 with their second “Eat, Drink, Play!” episode – winter recital “Family Fun!” – at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 4. Tickets are $15/household. After purchase, a link ...

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/eat-drink-play-episode-3---family-fun","title":"Eat, Drink, Play Episode 3 - Family Fun! ","summary":"The Midwest Trust Center and Opus 76 Quartet kick off 2021 with their second “Eat, Drink, Play!” episode – winter recital “Family Fun!” – at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 4. Tickets are $15/household. After purchase, a link ...","date_modified":"2021-03-04T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/eat-drink-play-episode-2","html_content":"

📷📷 This is going to be our BEST production yet! A Viennese Valentine: Stay in In Style with Sculptures, Soufflés & Schubert!

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/eat-drink-play-episode-2","title":"Eat, Drink, Play: Episode 2! ","summary":"📷📷 This is going to be our BEST production yet! A Viennese Valentine: Stay in In Style with Sculptures, Soufflés & Schubert! ","date_modified":"2021-02-10T21:52:07Z"},{"id":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/announcing-the-2020-sunrise-program-winners","html_content":"

We're so excited to announce the winners of our 2020 Sunrise Program residency!

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/announcing-the-2020-sunrise-program-winners","title":"Announcing the 2020 Sunrise Program Winners!","summary":"We're so excited to announce the winners of our 2020 Sunrise Program residency! ","date_modified":"2021-01-28T16:33:52Z"},{"id":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/we-have-a-new-home","html_content":"

The Opus 76 Quartet is delighted to announce that we have a new home in Kansas City! We're excited to be based at the Midwest Trust Center at JCCC (formerly the Carlsen Center) in Kansas City, and we'll be working with t...

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/we-have-a-new-home","title":"We have a new home!","summary":"The Opus 76 Quartet is delighted to announce that we have a new home in Kansas City! We're excited to be based at the Midwest Trust Center at JCCC (formerly the Carlsen Center) in Kansas City, and we'll be working with t...","date_modified":"2021-01-21T19:38:18Z"},{"id":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/introducing-eat-drink-play","html_content":"

The Opus 76 Quartet and the newly renamed Midwest Trust Center at Johnson County Community College will present a new virtual chamber music series, “Eat, Drink, and Play!”

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Here you'll find brief statements concerning our latest news, partnerships and innovations as we work to Change the Culture around Classical Music, one performance at a time!

","url":"https://societyofmusicalfriends.org/news/f/another-test","title":"Welcome to our News Section","summary":"Here you'll find brief statements concerning our latest news, partnerships and innovations as we work to Change the Culture around Classical Music, one performance at a time!","date_modified":"2021-01-03T01:46:49Z"}]}