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.

HEALTH PLUS:In these difficult times, we should celebrate if we still have enough, writes MARIE MURRAY. THERE ARE a number of symbols of fine living, of indulgence, of extravagance, even of decadence.

Danse Macabre (translation: Dance of Death) by Camille Saint-Saëns is a tone poem that tells the story of Death making the dead rise from their graves on Halloween and dance to his sinister tune.

Musician Naveen Kumar’s passion for the flute led him not only to create lilting melodies on it, but even invent a new instrument altogether: a flute with strings. “A while ago, I was in a studio in ...