THE COMPOSER IS DEAD AND OTHER MUSICAL MYSTERIES LA MER AND BRAHMS VIOLIN CONCERTO Praised for performances of uncompromising standard, the orchestra is the largest in the region and enjoys a national reputation under the artistic leadership of Music Director Michael Stern. Friday, April 1, 2022 8:00 PM-Sunday, April 3, 2022 2:00 PM Ptrouchka, plus Mozart's Clarinet Concerto Christian Reif, guest conductor Raymond Santos, principal clarinet, Bill & Peggy Lyons Chair Joan Tower Tambor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Clarinet Concerto Igor Stravinsky Ptrouchka, 1947 revision The competition is so fierce, and it doesnt get easier as you get older, so the fact that I was able to continue learning and improving despite a lot of rejection and setbacks is something of which I am very proud. We not only play music together, we have several social nights out as well. No repertoire will be given over the phone. Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 7 p.m. Guitian toured South America with the Youth Orchestra of the Americas in 2017 and was a member of the National Youth Orchestra of the USA on their coast-to-coast tour in 2014. Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 1 p.m. He also performed at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, and the National Orchestral Institute in Washington D.C. Gimme! and many more will have you dancing in the aisles and singing along. Zlatomir Fung, cello, March 4-6, 2022 Hobbies would include cooking (and eating), especially baking. You can select a performance, where you want to sit, and buy tickets on the Kansas City Symphony website (Google it; can't post website addresses on trip advisor) Or you can call the ticket office. Our Ovation Series is presented by Audible Hearing Centers. AARON COPLAND El Saln Mxico Join. PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme Alumni; Current Students; . Facebook. CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL LILI BOULANGER Dun matin de printemps Shortly before graduation, Kaplan was appointed principal trumpet of the Lexington Philharmonic, where he played for two seasons, before being appointed second trumpet of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. Amazing chanteuse Capathia Jenkins and crooner extraordinaire Tony DeSare join the orchestra to recreate the special friendship between Frank and Ella that led to so many exquisite performances together. Musicians of the Kansas City Symphony. Michael Francis, guest conductor Sam Wisman is a Senior Producer for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3. Michael Francis, guest conductor Complementing its full schedule of concerts, the Symphony enriches the lives of Kansas City residents by providing music education opportunities for children and adults, such as KinderKonzerts, Young Peoples Concerts, an instrument petting zoo and concert comments. Michael Stern, conductor While Anna Clyne based This Midnight Hour on two very different poems, by Juan Ramn Jimnez and Charles Baudelaire, she explicitly avoided depicting any specific narrative. When you can get it, Kansas City Rep announces 60th season, spotlighting civil rights and Constitution, Fairyland Park kept out Black Kansas Citians. Jason Seber, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor, Sunday, November 21, 2021 Augustin Hadelich, violin. Midori is a great artist, a supreme violinist, a tireless educator and activist for music, and a generous colleague. He retired as a reporter in December 2022 after a 37-year journalism career. The worlds top ABBA tribute band joins your Kansas City Symphony to perform the iconic songs of a generation. I was a late bloomer, and was fearful of committing myself wholeheartedly to pursuing music as a profession, but I really loved band in high school and initially majored in Music Education when I started my undergraduate work because I thought I would really enjoy being a band director. Expect to enjoy yourself! This dynamic program, led by Guest Conductor Ryan Bancroft, closes with his own reworking of a suite from Tchaikovskys ballet score The Sleeping Beauty. Our Ovation Series is presented by Audible Hearing Centers. I became a member in 2017, but had been performing with the Kansas City Symphony as a full-time substitute since 2014. STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI IN CONCERT: Film + Live Orchestra FRANK AND ELLA, TOGETHER AGAIN Highlights each season include a range of free master classes, events and concerts reaching more than 250,000 community members. Joshua Weilerstein, guest conductor ODE TO JOY: BEETHOVENS NINTH ______________________________________________________________________________________, __________________________________________________________________________________________. The Kansas City Symphony provided a pleasant, uplifting concert Friday in Helzberg Hall, conducted by artistic director Michael Stern. The timeless Prokofiev tale of Peter & The Wolf is just the beginning, as we also perform music from other classic stories and adventures near to far. Friday and Saturday, June 24-25, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 2 p.m. Tony DeSare,vocalist 3 was a fitting introduction in the heroic vein, taken from his rescue opera Fidelio, and the ensemble gave a propulsive reading. Silvio Guitian joins the Kansas City Symphony in the 2019/20 season as associate principal and E-flat clarinet. Brent Havens, guest conductor ANNA CLYNE This Midnight Hour About the Orchestra. Gareth Sever,entertainer 28. email: auditions@kcsymphony.org Do you play an instrument? Beethovens Ninth is the single work most synonymous with a feeling of hope and brotherhood. WILLIAM GRANT STILL Poem for Orchestra To begin, the glowing five fairy tales that comprise Ravels Mother Goose entice the listener into a magical, brilliantly orchestrated world. Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, 2022 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, April 24, 2022 at 2 p.m. 5 Gemma New, guest conductor The division of Instrument Studies offers a Doctor of Music performance degree with a specialization in: violin, viola, violoncello, double bass, harp, guitar, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet . Jason Seber, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 1 p.m. I also very much enjoy the Berlin Philharmonics Digital Concert Hall, and watch it as often as I can to draw inspiration and ideas. Zlatomir Fung, cello. A full rock band joins your Kansas City Symphony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of two iconic Rolling Stones albums, Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed. Hear the Stones hits you know and love, like Gimme Shelter, Midnight Rambler, Brown Sugar and so many others. At 21 years of age, Zlatomir Fung is a rising star, with an already long list of awards and accomplishments to his credit. Christian Reif, guest conductor Not to mention there is something new each time, no matter how many times you have a played a piece. I perform with my chamber music trio, the Lyric Arts Trio (clarinet, soprano, and piano) both in Kansas City and throughout the Midwest as part of the touring programs for the Kansas Arts Commission and the MidAmerica Arts Alliance. Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 7 p.m. John received his Bachelors degree from the University of Oregon, and Masters and Doctorate degrees from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he became a member of the USC Scholarship Woodwind Quintet. Signature Symphony-clarinet & sax, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK University of Tulsa-clarinet instructor & chamber music coach . Dean Skilton first assembled a group of music students to form a small ensemble and the KU Symphony Orchestra has grown to national prominence during the ensuing years. 2013-2014 SEASON. Matt Levingston,entertainer I believe we are about to begin a great new chapter because of the resilience and dedication of our extraordinary musicians and staff, the steady and confident leadership of our Board of Directors, and all of you who understand how special a place Kansas City is. I snuc, Happy holidays from the Social Symphony of Kansas, We're feeling festive! 3, Organ Tell us what it's like to be part of the Symphony: Who do you consider is the most inspiring composer? Most tickets $25. WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART Piano Concerto No. His many wonderful teachers include Cindi Bartels, Dr. Wayne Bennett, Michael Anderson, Ted Oien, Mitchell Lurie, Michele Zukovsky, and the incomparable Yehuda Gilad. Who do you consider is the most inspiring composer? Conrad Tao, piano. Even more especially chocolate. We're definitely that group and we'd love to have you. He helped create the Eko Nova new music series in Omaha, and served as its first artistic director. This hilarious and dynamic show handcrafted by Matt Levingston and Gareth Sever is chock-full of precise percussion, ridiculous songs, spectacular tap dancing, inventive instrumentation and unique musical talent. The Kansas City Symphony performs in the beautiful Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, a space internationally recognized for its world-class acoustics. KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY CHORUS CONCERT REVOLUTION: THE MUSIC OF THE BEATLES A SYMPHONIC EXPERIENCE | June 2, 2021 The Kansas City Symphony announced its 2021/22 concert season today, returning to the stage in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts with in-person audiences and full capacity this September. A visit to a popular dance hall there inspired him to compose El Saln Mxico, weaving bits of Mexican songs around his own music and the result was nothing less than a party definitely a departure from old world European influences. This story was originally published March 7, 2015, 7:32 AM. Throughout, McGills controlling presence interrupted the bombastic sections, at first as equally wild, but then gradually soothing to offer a prayerful response to the orchestras all-out effort. 2 The current music director is conductor Michael Stern. Plan ahead for your next . Gimme! He also spent two summers at the National Orchestral Institute, where he was part of a Grammy Award-nominated CD of American orchestral music produced by Naxos. Elena Lence Talley has been Principal Music Librarian of the Kansas City Symphony since 1992 and resides in Lenexa, Kansas with her husband, Doug, and daughters, Cecilia and Julia. Enjoy KC Symphony concerts full of joy, nostalgia, thrills, wonder, and passionate performances, TubaChristmas returns to Crown Center Square this Friday, December 9, Bank of America Celebration at the Station, Bank of America Celebration at the Station 2023. PETER & THE WOLF: TALES OF ADVENTURE Prairie Winds: Crossroads Wind Symphony, KU Wind Ensemble with Mariam Adam, clarinet & Prairie Winds Band Saturday, February 4, 2023 7:30pm About this Event Lied Center View map Add to calendar Adults $25/Stuents & Youth $14. Bank of America Celebration at the Station, Bank of America Celebration at the Station 2023. The clarinet began on a high clear note, the crescendo gradually descending into a series of rips and runs that sounded reminiscent of George Gershwins style. Weve programmed a season full of unique and special moments. I was drawn to the clarinet because it had the combination of a sound that I liked and the right number of buttons to push. Igor Stravinskys ballet Ptrouchka draws on Russian folklore, spinning a fantastical tale of three puppets, Ptrouchka, the Ballerina, and the Moor, brought to life at a street festival. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. Muriel Kauffman Theatre Enriching the lives of everyone in our community through extraordinary and diverse performing arts experiences. Masterworks and Ovation Series Zoltn Kodlys evocative Dances of Galnta is a lilting and affectionate celebration of his Hungarian homeland. Oh, I dont know. Raymond Santos, principal clarinet, Bill and Peggy Lyons Chair, April 22-24, 2022 Outside of rehearsals, tell us about your practice regimen. Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director Tambor, the Spanish word for drum, features the members of the KC Symphony percussion section their rhythmic vitality will certainly get your heart pumping. Susanna Phillips, soprano Anthony McGill, clarinet Myra Huang, piano Wednesday, January 24, 2024 - 7:30 PM Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center This concert is part of the Vocal Series. 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