The Conservatory is pleased to announce that several Conservatory alumni and students have been named as Charlotte Street Foundation Studio Resident Art...

Conservatory assistant professor of modern dance Gary Abbott travels to Durban, South Africa to participate in

The Conservatory's Concert Choir, led by professor Chuck Robinson is invited to perform January 2014 at the MMEA (Missouri Music Educator's Association) annual con...

The UMKC Conservatory is pleased to announce that it has teamed with the beautiful Folly Theater for a delightful miniseries featuring our excellent faculty and students.  The series, tit...

Pulitzer Prize winning composer Zhou Long's opera Madame White Snake is performed in Taipei, Taiwan at the National Theater Concert Hall, October 25 and 26...

The Conservatory is sad to announce that Kerry Strayer (MM saxophone performance, 1985) passed away, August 1, 2013.

Here is an extended quote from Robert Trussell's article in the Kansas City Star.

"Strayer was consi...

Conservatory composition doctoral student Tatevik (Tatev) Amiryan has won the Armenian General Benevolent Union Performing Arts Fellowship $4000 for Academic year 2013-2014. It is one of the most prestigious awards for Armenian students majoring i...

Erin Fly is named temporary instructor of music therapy at the Conservatory.  She holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and the Conservatory (M.A. '10, music therapy). A board certified therapist (MT-BC), Fly previously...

The UMKC Conservatory is pleased to announce its exciting 2013--14 Conservatory Artist and Music Alliance Series, plus a new miniseries with the Folly Theater.  Our first concert is September 28,...

Conservatory alum John Jenkins (DMA, trombone performance, 2012) has been appointed Assistant Professor of Music, orchestra/band conducting, applied low brass, and brass methods for music education majors, at Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklaho...