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  COVID-19 campus closure poses challenges for lab, studio courses

  By Annie Bolin on March 30, 2020

  With UMKC’s campus now officially closed, lab and studio courses are heading in new directions. The closure of all buildings on campus poses challenges for...

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  UMKC Libraries “Shining a Light” on underrepresented composers

  By Adeta Chareunsab on February 26, 2020

  You’re probably aware of who Mozart, Beethoven and Bach are, but did you know there are many more composers who aren’t just old, white men?...

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  Chancellor responds to hot-button topics

  By Chelsea Engstrom on March 12, 2019

  Chancellor Agrawal paid a visit to U-News staff last Thursday in a press conference to discuss issues the university has encountered in the past and...

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  Students hope for more space, better facilities in new conservatory building

  By Jodi Fortino on February 14, 2019

  Some UMKC Conservatory students are celebrating after Chancellor Mauli Agrawal announced the new conservatory will remain on campus. Others are hesitant to express excitement, due...

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  Conservatory tries its hand at jazz and other works by current composers

  By Cyrus Moffett on January 29, 2019

  The spring semester got off to a boisterous start with UMKC’s Saxophone Studio and Wind Ensemble performing a Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) Preview Concert...

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  UMKC announces new conservatory location

  By Sam Bellefy on January 25, 2019

  Chancellor Mauli Agrawal announced Thursday that the UMKC conservatory will be built on the school’s main campus, adjacent to Olsen Performing Arts Center. This announcement...

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  Mold in Conservatory causes problems for dancers and faculty

  By U-News on November 5, 2018

  Jodi Page Laura Karanevich UMKC Conservatory dancers and faculty members are not optimistic about the condition of a key studio after returning in August to...

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  Theater department merges with conservatory

  By Ben Cottrell on August 21, 2018

  Last spring, UMKC faculty voted to merge the Department of Theatre into the Conservatory of Music and Dance in an effort to enhance both programs....

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  Conservatory choir sings to benefit local non-profit

  By Cyrus Moffett on April 12, 2018

  UMKC Conservatory’s concert choir performed on Tuesday evening, at a benefit concert with proceeds going to Kansas City’s Operation Breakthrough. Operation Breakthrough is one Kansas...

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  A New Conservatory for UMKC?

  By David Basse on March 20, 2018

  Kansas City is in the midst of an arts renaissance. In 2017, the Greater Kansas City Area Chamber of Commerce named UMKC’s Conservatory of Music...

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