Horsley Backed the Arts; Now the Arts Community Backs Horsley

By JEN CHEN

Nobody was a bigger backer of the symphony than Horsley.

The local arts community is still riled up about the firing of Paul Horsley, The Kansas City Star’s classical music critic. Horsley was part of the mid-June purge by the Star‘s parent company, McClatchy. Horsley’s firing has inspired outrage and threats of canceled subscriptions.

Now comes a letter-writing campaign by Jeffrey J. Bentley, executive director of the Kansas City Ballet.