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Che si può fare by Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Victoria Botero, Kansas City Baroque Consortium
Laudate Dominum from Vesperae solennes de confessore by Mozart
Victoria Botero, Baker U. & Grace Cathedral choirs led by R. Paul Crabb
Unreal City by Lansing McCloskey - newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble
Victoria Botero-Soprano, Michael Kirkendoll-Piano, Christopher Larson-percussion

NPR FEATURES & INTERVIEWS

With her Cecilia Series, soprano Victoria Botero has worked to feature female musicians and writers
By Brooke Knoll, 91.9 Classical KC, October 4, 2023
Why these Kansas City musicians are inspired by a Ukrainian poet born in the 1880s
Feature story on "Dissident: Songs for Anna Akhmatova" by Julie Denesha, KCUR, May 13, 2022
Why don't sopranos ever play normal, boring characters?
Interview on "The Cult of the Soprano" with Gina Kauffman, KCUR Central Standard, January 14, 2020
How The Words Of A Late Kansas City Poet 'Sang' To A Composer Who Set Them To Music
Feature story on "The Music of Susan Kander" by Anne Kniggendorf for KCUR, January 25, 2019
KCUR Central Standard Interview with Gina Kauffman
Interview on "La Serenissima: The music of Barbara Strozzi & Benedetto Ferrari" by Gina Kauffman

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Honors: Victoria Botero - KC Studio - The lauded soprano is recognized with a cultural producer grant from the Charlotte Street Foundation for her The Cecilia Series of concerts.

Concert to Come: Victoria Botero presents ‘The Music of Susan Kander’ - KC Studio, Libby Hanssen, December 28, 2018 - Feature Article. “The concert, on Jan. 25 at the 1900 Building, is part of a larger cycle of music by women conceived, produced and performed by Victoria Botero.”

Sister, Sing: Songs of Women Reveal Commonalities, Not Conflicts - The Independent, Paul Horseley, July 14, 2017   - Feature article. "The Victoria Botero Ensemble bravely takes on three sets of songs, some dating back more than a millennium, traditionally sung by women in Muslim, Sephardic and Armenian cultures"

KC soprano Victoria Botero’s transcultural ‘Morena’ program tells tales of persistence - The Kansas City Star, Patrick Neas, July 16, 2017   - Feature article. "Ever since moving to Kansas City in 2002, soprano Victoria Sofia Botero has made a mark on the local music scene."

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How have women survived almost unimaginable circumstances? Morena, an immersive concert program featuring three distinct and intertwined song traditions, attempts to answer with ~The passionate songs Sephardic Jewish women have passed down to their daughters since their expulsion from 15th century Spain. ~The ethereal Arabic Muwashshah song tradition that spread across the ancient Muslim world by exalted female singers. ~From Christian Armenia, a centuries old repertory of songs portraying the stages of life through a woman’s eyes. Morena is an independent production by The Cecilia Series, Victoria Botero, Artistic Director. For booking: admin@victoriabotero.com

Can a TED event be scored as an operetta utilizing the night's talks? Composer and conductor J. Ashley Miller answers the question beautifully with this wonderfully eclectic performance. The piece was performed live at TEDxKC 2015 as the evening's finale.

Music by Susan Kander Recorded in concert January 25, 2019 The 1900 Building. Victoria Botero, soprano; Jacob Ashworth, violin; Michael Compitello, percussion. Presented by The Cecilia Series and The 1900 Building. Commissioned by Thomas Stroik and Steve Paul. In Memoriam, Michelle Boisseau.