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Double Concert with Phoenix Chorale

Sunday May 3 at 2:00 p.m.
Redemptorist Church, 3333 Broadway, Kansas City, MO

Tuesday May 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Church of the Nativity, 119th & Mission Rd., Leawood, KS

For tickets call 816-235-6222 or online at www.kcchorale.org

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The Pirates of Penzance
by Gilbert and Sullivan

Saturday, April 25 at 8 p.m.
Monday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 1 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m.

Lyric Theater, 11th & Central, Downtown Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-471-7344 or online at www.kcopera.org

 Tree of Life - Origins and Evolution
featuring Turtle Island String Quartet

Friday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Lied Center of Kansas, 1600 Stewart Dr., Lawrence, KS
For tickets call 785-864-2787 or online at www.lied.ku.edu

Preteen/Young Adult Series
Young Playwright's Festival
A Collection of New Works by Kansas City's
Most Talented Teen Playwrights Performed by Professionals

April 29 and 30
Call or visit the website for performance times.

The Coterie Theatre at Crown Center, Grand and Pershing, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-474-6552 or online at www.coterietheatre.org

 1964: The Tribute
     
Friday, May 1 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 2 at 8 p.m.

Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College
College and Quivira, Overland Park, KS
For tickets call (913) 469-4445 or
online at http://www.jccc.net/home/depts.php/001440/site/Chronological_Listing

 The Green Concert
Terri Teal, Music Director and Conductor
Program includes works by Dvorak, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Pfautsch, Walker,Ticheli,
Rutter, Mechem, Wilcken, Bruner, and more

Friday, May 1 at 8 p.m.
Immanuel Lutheran Church
2104 Bob Billings Parkway, Lawrence KS

Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
13th and Broadway, Downtown Kansas City, MO

For tickets call 816-235-6222 or online at www.fineartschoralekc.org

Student Recital: Serafim Smigelskiy, cello and Christian Fatu, violin

Wednesday April 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Park University, Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel, Parkville, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-741-2000 for more information.

Artist's Certificate Recital: Yu-Fang Chen, viola
Program includes J.S. Bach: Sonata for Violin Solo No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001; Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2; Walton: Concerto for Viola

Wednesday April 22 at 7:30 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Master's Recital: Andrew Holmes, violin
Program includes W.A. Mozart: Sonata in G Major, K. 301; Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 30; Ysaÿe: Sonate No. 2 ("Obsession"); Moszkowski: Suite in G Minor for Two Violins and Piano, Op. 71

Wednesday April 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Doctoral Recital: Mong-Huei Frederic Chen, piano
An All C minor Beethoven program featuring 32 Variations in C Minor, WoO. 80, Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, and Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111

Wednesday April 22 at 5:00 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 MO'Boes Recital: oboe and English horn players from Missouri: Andrew Brown, Karl Hayes and Sheri Mattson.
Music for two oboes and English horn by Jaques Ibert, Allan Stephenson, Carl Reineke, Graham Powning and Robert Mueller.

Thursday April 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Hart Recital Hall in the Utt Music Building, University of Central Missouri campus, Warrensburg, MO
Free admission

 Fine Arts Spring Concert:
Concert Band, Concert Choir, Heritage Choir, the String Ensemble, and others

Thursday April 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Bell Center Performing Arts Hall , 2030 E. College Way, Olathe, KS,
(near Highway 150 & Clairborne Rd.)
Free admission.  Phone 913-971-3441 for more information.

Doctoral Recital: Nate Gay, euphonium
Program includes Fiocco: Aria and Rondo; Ellerby: Euphonium Concerto; Sparke: Party Piece; Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14; Payne: Quartet for Tubas

Thursday April 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1700 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 DMA Lecture Recital: Laura Palmer
German Chorales in the Works of Felix Mendelssohn   

Friday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Bales Organ Recital Hall on KU west campus (adjacent to the Lied Center), Lawrence, KS
Free admission.

New Christy Minstrels Concert

Friday April 24 at 7:00 p.m.

Nettie Hartnett School Auditorium, 1000 3rd Avenue, Leavenworth, KS
Purchase tickets at the door or phone 913-651-0765

Kenny DeCoursey, trumpet

Friday April 24 at 5:00 p.m.

Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 13th & Broadway, downtown Kansas City, MO
Free admission

Senior Composition Recital: Eric Gabel, composition
Program includes Pavor nocturnum, Spellbound, Love's Eternity, Legacy, Movement, Field of Ice, When Barker's Not in Town, Welcome to the DDR, and Slave to the Pulse

Friday April 24 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.
 

Conservatory Connections: Chinoiserie
Acclaimed UMKC faculty members Chen Yi, Zhou Long and their students enliven the space of the Chinese Temple with selections inspired by the Nelson-Atkins’ collection

Friday April 24 at 6:00 p.m. with repeat performances at 6:45 and 7:30 p.m.

Nelson-Atkins Museum, Large Chinese Gallery (229), 4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

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Australian Chamber Orchestra
with Paul Lewis, Piano

Friday, April 24 at 8 p.m.

The Folly Theater, 12th and Central, Downtown Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-561-9999 or online at www.chambermusic.org

 Student Recital: Sunnat Ibragimov (cello) and Shokhukh Sadikov (viola)

Saturday April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

Park University, Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel, Parkville, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-741-2000 for more information.

 A Night on the Town:  A night of music from the Roaring 20s, featuring
Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in the original jazz band version, featuring Hyperion Knight, piano 
Guest Conductor: Joseph Parisi
Master of Ceremonies: George Harter

Saturday April 25 at 8:00 p.m.

Missouri Theatre, 717 Edmond Street, St. Joseph, MO
Purchase tickets at the door or phone 816-233-7701.

Master's Recital: Adam Uhlenhake, saxophone
Program includes Yasinitsky: Sixth Sense; Gotkovsky: Variations pathetiques; Albinoni: Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9, No. 2; Yoshimatsu: Fuzzy Bird Sonata

Saturday April 25 at 12:00 NOON

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Doctoral Recital: Jiyun Chung, piano
Program includes J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 874 and
Prelude and Fugue in B Major, BWV 892; F.J. Haydn: Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI: 40, Sonata in B-flat Major, Hob. XVI: 41, and Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI: 42; Chopin: Sonata in B Minor, Op. 58

Saturday April 25 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information

 The Jewell Symphonic Band Concert

Saturday April 25 at 3:00 p.m.

William Jewell College, Gano Chapel, Liberty, MO
Free admission

Signature Series Finale Concert
Dona Nobis Pacem  by Vaughan Williams
They will also perform Daphnis et Chloé by Ravel, Kansas City Capriccio by Chen Yi, and Academic Festival Overture by Brahms.

Saturday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m.

White Recital Hall, Olson Performing Arts Center,
4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-235-6222 or online at www.umkc.edu/performance

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Julia Fischer, Violin

Saturday, April 25 at 8 p.m.

Folly Theater, 12th and Central in Downtown Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-415-5025 or online at harriman-jewell.org

Spring Concert: A Concert of Musical Theater Favorites
Robert Lamar Sims, Director

Sunday April 26 at 3:00 p.m.

Park University, Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel, Parkville, MO
Free admission.

Undergraduate Recital: Yifan Wu, cello
Program includes J.S. Bach: Suite No. 1 in G Major; Beethoven: Cello Sonata in A Major, Op. 69; Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129

Sunday April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

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William Jewell Advanced Handbell Choir Spring Concert

Sunday April 26 at 3:00 p.m.

Historic Farris Theatre, 301 West Main, Richmond, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-776-6684 for more information.

MO'Boes Recital: oboe and English horn players from Missouri: Andrew Brown, Karl Hayes and Sheri Mattson.
Music for two oboes and English horn by Jaques Ibert, Allan Stephenson, Carl Reineke, Graham Powning and Robert Mueller.

Sunday April 26 at 4:30 p.m.

St. Michael and All Angels, 66th and Nall, Mission, KS
Free admission

Master's Recital: Katherine Reed, trombone
Program includes Grondahl: Concert; D. Gabrieli: Ricercare; G. Mahler: Kindertotenlieder; de Meij: T-Bone Concerto

Sunday April 26 at 5:00 p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1700 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Spring Concert
Program includes Blue Shades by Ticheli, Lincolnshire Posy by Grainger, Casey at the Bat by Bass (narrated by Don Harman),
Silverado by Broughton, Third Suite by Jaeger (guest conductor, Ron Fortune, and Them Basses March by Huffine.

Sunday April 26 at 3:00 p.m.

William Jewell College, Gano Chapel, Liberty, MO
Free admission. www.nwsband.com

Master's Recital: Tara Byrdsong, flute
Program includes Telemann: Methodical Sonata in G Minor, TWV 41: g 3; Fukushima: Mei; Martin: Ballade for Flute and Piano; Boehm: Grand Polonaise in D Major, Op. 16; Taktakishvili: Sonata for Flute and Piano

Sunday April 26 at 7:30 p.m.

St. John's United Methodist Church, 6900 Ward Parkway, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Junior Recital: Matthew Gall, guitar
Program includes Narváez: Guardame las vacas; Milán: Pavanes Nos. 1 and 3; Sor: Estudio No. 17 and Minuet; Barrios Mangoré: Julia Florida and Vals, Op. 8, No. 4; various Catalonion folk songs; Tárrega: Capricho arabe; York: Chilean Dance and Sunburst

Sunday April 26 at 2:30 p.m.

Noland Road Baptist Church, 4505 South Noland Road, Independence, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Doctoral Recital:  Yu-Fen Chen, violin
Program includes Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24; Stravinsky: Suite italienne; Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108; Kreisler: Tambourin chinois, Op. 3

Sunday April 26 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Organ recital: Jeff King

Sunday April 26 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Temple, River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

Master's Recital: Jessica Connor, clarinet
Program includes Program includes Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes; Berio: Lied; Rabaud: Solo de concours; Lovreglio: Fantasia da concerto su motivi de La traviata di G. Verdi, Op. 45; W.A. Mozart: Trio No. 2 in E-flat Major, K. 498 ("Kegelstatt")

Sunday April 26 at 2:30 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Musica Sacra Chorus and Orchestra
Season finale: George Frideric Handel’s Funeral Anthem on the Death of Queen Caroline: The Ways of Zion Do Mourn

Sunday April 26 at 7:00 p.m. with Live Program Notes at 6:15 p.m.

St. Francis Xavier Church, 52nd & Troost, Kansas City, MO
Tickets available at the door or phone The Central Ticket Office at 816-235-6222.
www.rockhurst.edu/musicasacra

Doctoral Recital: Kevin Maret, percussion
Program includes Whettam: Suite for Timpani; Burritt: Preludes; Huesgen: Trilogy; Burritt: Caritas; Hollinden: Cold Pressed

Sunday April 26 at 5:00 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

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Young Artists Concert
Steven McDonald, Music Director.
The concert will feature flutist, JoAnn Doll, Lawrence High School senior and the overall winner of the LCO’s 2009 Stephen Paul Wunsch Young Artists Competition.  JoAnn will join the orchestra in the Allegro movement of C.P.E. Bach’s Concerto in D Minor for Flute and Orchestra.

The orchestra will also perform W.A. Mozart’s Divertimento in F, Peter Warlock's  Capriol Suite, and Sir Sir Edward Elgar’s Elegy.

Sunday, April 26 at 2:00 p.m.

Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS
For tickets call 785-691-7824. No credit cards.

Spring Concert
Symphony Orchestra
 
Sunday, April 26 at 4 p..m.

Jewish Community Center, 5801 W 115th St, Overland Park, KS
Free admission. For information: www.youthsymphonykc.org

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UMKC Conservatory Liberace Winds (Graduate Fellowship Woodwind Quintet)
Program includes Carter: Quintet; W.G. Still: Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet; Barber: Summer Music, Op. 31; Chen Yi: Feng; Beach: Pastorale, Op. 151; Medaglia: Suite: “Belle epoque in Sud-America”

Monday April 27 at 7:30 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Program of Favorite Anthems and Voluntaries

Tuesday April 28 at 7:30 p.m.

First Lutheran Church, South 10th and Charles Streets, St. Joseph, MO
Free admission.

Doctoral Lecture-Recital: I-Ting Huang, viola
Arnold Bax: Sonata for Viola and Piano - An Irish Flavor

Tuesday April 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Doctoral Recital: Lai Kheng Chan, violin
Program includes Fauré: Sonata in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 13; Dohnanyi: Violin Sonata in C-sharp Minor; Korngold: Four Pieces from Much Ado About Nothing

Tuesday April 28 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

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Organ Recital: Olivier Latry, Organist, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris

Tuesday April 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Bales Organ Recital Hall on KU west campus (adjacent to the Lied Center), Lawrence, KS
Tickets available at the Lied Center Ticket Office, 785-864-2787

 Student Guitar Recital

Tuesday April 28 at 7:30 p.m.

Bell Cultural McIntire Recital Hall, 2030 E. College Way, Olathe, KS, (near Highway 150 & Clairborne Rd.)
Free admission

Doctoral Lecture-Recital: Svetla Kalcheva, violin
Marin Goleminov's Little Suite for Solo Violin and Peter Hristoskov's Suite No. 1 for Solo Violin: a Comparison

Wednesday April 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Doctoral Recital: Michael Scott, bassoon
Program includes Hurlstone: Sonata in F Major; Etler: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano; Dutilleux: Sarabande et cortege; Scott: Elegy for Innocence; Poulenc: Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon

Wednesday April 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 13th & Broadway, downtown Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Conservatory Wind Ensemble: Joseph Parisi, conductor
Program includes Chance: Variations on a Korean Folk Song; Chen Yi: Suite from China West; Yo Goto: Lachrymae; Mashima: Les trois notes du Japon

Wednesday April 29 at 7:30 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Purchase tickets at the door or phone The Central Ticket Office at 816-235-6222.

 Doctoral Lecture-Recital: Melinda Lein, soprano
Christina Rossetti: Victorian Poet and Modern Muse

Wednesday April 29 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Doctoral Recital: Shih-Chieh Chen, violin
Program includes J.S. Bach: Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Harpsichord in E Major, BWV 1016; Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano; Beethoven: Sonata No. 5 for Violin and Piano in F Major, Op. 24; Bloch: Baal Shem

Thursday April 30 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Junior Recital: Michael Schults, saxophone
Program includes Villa-Lobos: Fantasia for Soprano Saxophone; Harbison: San Antonio; Milhaud: Scaramouche; Ellington: Angelica

Thursday April 30 at 5:00 p.m.

Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1700 Westport Road, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

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Kansas City Symphony Chamber Players: Steven Jarvi, assistant conductor
Celebrated Serenades: Britten Serenade for Horn, Tenor and Strings and Dvorak Serenade in E Major

Friday May 1 at 8:00 p.m.

Visitation Church, 5141 Main Street, Kansas City, MO
Purchase tickets at the door or phone 816-471-0400. www.visitationfineartssociety.com

 Senior Recital: Justin Cowart, cello

Friday May 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Conservatory Wind Symphony: Steven D. Davis, conductor

Friday May 1 at 7:30 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Purchase tickets at the door or phone 816-235-6222.

 Master's Recital: Steve Riddle, piano
Program includes J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, BWV 883; Beethoven: Sonata No. 4 in E-flat Major, Op. 7; Ravel: Miroirs

Friday May 1 at 5:00 p.m.

Diastole, 2501 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Doctoral Recital: Nicole Wang, viola
Program includes Glinka: Sonata for Viola and Piano in D Minor; Franck: Sonata for Viola and Piano in A Major; Beethoven: String Trio in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 3

Friday May 1 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Doctoral Recital: Michael Tolbert, clarinet
Program includes Debussy: Première rapsodie; C.M. von Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor; Berio: Lied; Reinecke: Trio for Clarinet, Horn, and Piano

Friday May 1 at 2:30 p.m.

Diastole, 2501 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

Freshman Recital: Alan Gagnon, organist 

Friday May 1 at 7:30 p.m.

Bales Organ Recital Hall on KU west campus (adjacent to the Lied Center), Lawrence, KS
Free admission

 Season Finale
Copland’s Appalachian Spring,
Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
and featuring the Liberty Community Chorus

Saturday May 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Liberty Performing Arts Center, 1600 Withers Road, Liberty, MO
For tickets call 816-439-4362.

 Master's Recital: Sean Stephenson, tenor
Program includes R. Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Debussy: Les cloches, Mandoline, and Nuit d’etoiles; R.I. Gordon: Souvenir, Old Fashioned Song, and Coyotes; Rossini: La serenata, I marinai, and "All’idea di quel metallo" from Il barbiere di Siviglia

Saturday May 2 at 5:00 p.m.

Community Christian Church, 4601 Main Street, KCMO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Doctoral Lecture-Recital: Linda Chen, piano
Heitor Villa-Lobos: Children-inspired elements in A prole do bebê, No. 1 and Carnaval das crianças

Saturday May 2 at 5:00 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 UMKC Conservatory Saxophone Quartets

Saturday May 2 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC campus, 5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Doctoral Recital: Chris Waage, bass trombone
Program includes Fetter: Spain; Ewazen: Concerto for Bass Trombone; Albrechtsberger: Aria de passione domine; Langford: Proclamation; Carmichael: Stardust and Georgia on My Mind; Young: Stella by Starlight; Defaye: Deux danses

Saturday May 2 at 2:30 p.m.

Northland Cathedral, 101 NW 99th Street, KCMO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Master's Recital: Andrew Fritz, percussion
Program includes Feldman: King of Denmark; Skoog: Water and Fire; J.S. Bach: Suite for Cello in G Major; Carter:  Saeta; Piazzolla: Histoire du Tango; Cage: Third Construction

Saturday May 2 at 2:30 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

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Doctoral Recital: Shoko Kinsella, piano
Program includes Debussy: En blanc et noir; Ravel: Cinq mélodies populaires grecques; Poulenc: Sonate pour deux pianos

Saturday May 2 at 7:30 p.m.

White Recital Hall, UMKC Campus, 4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Phone 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Concert 4: Music of Györgi Ligeti
Featured players are cellist, Lawrence Figg and pianist Robert Pherigo.

Saturday, May 2 at 8 p.m. 

All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church
4501 Walnut Street, KCMO

For tickets call 816-235-6222 or online at www.newear.org/season.html

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Season Finale Concert
Andres Franco, Conductor and Music Director
W. Walton: Viola Concerto 
     with Yu-Fang Chen, Viola, Winner of the 2009 Philharmonia Concerto Competition
A. Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor

Sunday May 3 at 3:00 p.m.

Park University, Graham Tyler Memorial Chapel, Parkville, MO
Purchase tickets at the door.

Concert: Reverend Paul Turner, piano and organ; Alex Shum, violin
Program includes works by Franz Schubert, J.S. Bach, and Kansas City composer Chen Yi.

Sunday, May 3 at 3:00 p.m.

St. Munchin Church, 316 W. 3rd St., Cameron, MO
Free admission

 Organ recital: Robert Rowlett

Sunday May 3 at 3:00 p.m.

Community of Christ Auditorium, River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission

 Spring Concert
Orchestra Director, James Funkhouser
Program includes selections from Tchaikovsky and Liszt.

Sunday May 3 at 2:00 p.m.

Shawnee Mission North High School, 7401 Johnson Drive, Shawnee Mission, KS
Free admission

 Music Appreciation Series: Jill Ann Hills, Vocalist, accompanied by Barb Mathis
Program will include an aria from Don Giovanni, Mozart's lieder and a sacred work, Ave Verum Corpus

Sunday May 3 at 3:00 p.m.

Carnegie Arts Center, 601 South 5th Street, Leavenworth, KS
Purchase tickets at the door or phone 913-651-0765. www.leavenwortharts.org

Maurice Durufle's Requiem
Dr. James Higdon accompanies the University Choirs, directed by Dr. Paul Tucker.

Sunday May 3 at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Bales Organ Recital Hall on KU west campus (adjacent to the Lied Center), Lawrence, KS
Free admission

Nathan Granner in Concert
with Lauren Braton

Sunday, May 3 at 11 a.m.

All Souls Unitarian Church
4501 Walnut St
Kansas City, MO 64111

Free admission.  For more information contact NGranner@gmail.com

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30th Annual Bachathon

Sunday, May 3 from 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

2:00 Brian Campbell, organ 
2:15 Sunny Son, organ
2:45 Alan Gagnon, organ 
3:00 Brian Campbell, organ 
3:30 Terry Foster and Nicolas Mourlam, organ; Kimi Whipple, voice 
4:00 Organists from UMKC Conservatory of Music 
4:30 John Ditto, organ 
5:00 Elisa Bickers and Mary Ellen Sutton, organ 
5:30 Gary Mortenson and the Kansas State University Trumpet Ensemble 
6:00 Ann Posey, organ, and the William Jewell College Ensemble
6:30 Schola Cantorum, Ken Walker, director; Missa Brevis in G minor

Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W. 13th St., Downtown Kansas City, MO
Free admission. Come when you can. Leave when you must!
www.kcago.com
 

The Breakfast Club
Directed by Ron McGee

Open ended run every Monday night
Call or visit the website for performance times.

Westport Coffeehouse
4010 Pennsylvania, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-474-6552 or online www.coterietheatre.org

Give Me That Old-Time Religion
Musical revue full of gospel and spiritual favorites that can be enjoyed by the entire family
Directed by Brad Zimmerman
Starring: Cheryl Clark, Curt Crespino, Ivy Gagnon, Kelly McNichols, Cary Mock, Travis Murray, Kipp Simmons and Laura VanLeeuwen

Runs March 26 through April 26

Chestnut Fine Arts Center, 234 N Chestnut, Olathe, KS
Phone 913-764-2121 for reservations. Visit www.chestnutfinearts.com for more information.

The Borderland
by Jim Grimsley

Runs April 3-26
Call or visit the website for performance times.

Copaken Stage, 13th and Walnut, Downtown Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-235-2700 or online at www.kcrep.org

Elementary/Family Series
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Adapted by David Wood
Directed by Missy Koonce

Runs April 14 - May 17
Call or visit the website for performance times.

The Coterie Theatre at Crown Center, Grand and Pershing, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-474-6552 or online at www.coterietheatre.org

Don't Dress for Dinner
by Marc Camoletti
starring Jamie Farr

Runs April 15 - June 21
Call or visit the website for performance times.

New Theatre Restaurant, 9229 Foster, Overland Park, KS
For tickets call 913-649-7469 or online at www.newtheatre.com

<><><>fiona's PICK<><><>
How Did I End Up Here? J. Kent Barnhart reprises his one-man cabaret revue
Find out how the Raytown boy who asked for a tuxedo for his fifth birthday became the producer of Kansas City’s most intimate theatre.
Featuring songs by Cole Porter, P.D.Q. Bach, New York cabaret writers and more, plus Barnhart's trademark witty stories. Barnhart also will reprise his performance of Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue,"
a performance that Robert Trussell of The Kansas City Star called "awe-inspiring."

Runs April 15 - May 3
Call or visit the website for performance times.

Quality Hill Playhouse
303 West 10th St,downtown KCMO
For tickets call 816-421-1700 or online at www.qualityhillplayhouse.com

Bare
A Pop Rock Opera
Lyrics and Book by Jon Hartmere Jr.
Music and Book by Damon Intrabartolo

Runs April 24 - May 17
Call or visit the website for performance times.

Unicorn Theatre Mainstage, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-531-7529 or online at www.unicorntheatre.org

Officer Buckle & Gloria

Wednesday, April 15 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 16 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Friday, April 17 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 18 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Thursday, April 23 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Friday, April 24 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Saturday, April 25 at 2 p.m.
Sunday, April 26 at 2 p.m.
 
Paul Mesner Puppet  Studio, 1006 E. Linwood Blvd., Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-235-6222 or online at www.paulmesnerpuppets.org

Here is a list of other "fiona favorites":

ABEL RAMIREZ
Big Band on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Ari's Greek Restaurant, 2049 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS
No cover charge. Phone 913-393-3950 for more information.
 
BMW Band, live jazz
Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m.
Lafferty's Lounge, 6301 Blue Parkway, KCMO, 816-924-6888
 
BOB REEDER, KATHY MURPHY and the rest of the group,
Thursdays 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
O'Dowd's at Zona Rosa, 8600 NW Prairie View Rd, KCMO, 816-268-6333
 
EDDIE DELAHUNT, Irish singer, (20 years performing in KC!)
Wednesdays AND Sundays 8 p.m. - ?
O'Dowd's, 4742 Pennsylvania, KCMO, 816-561-2700
 
EDDIE DELAHUNT
Fridays, 6 p.m. - ?,
Mike Kelly's Westsider, 1515 Westport Rd, KCMO, 816-931-9417
 
JOE DEFIO
Little Big Band on Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Ari's Greek Restaurant, 2049 E. Santa Fe, Olathe, KS
No cover charge. Phone 913-393-3950 for more information.
 
LYNN ZIMMER and The Jazz Band
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Gaslight Grill, 5020 W. 137th Street, Leawood, KS, 913-897-3540
 
MARILYN WOOD, piano,
Mondays 7 to 10 p.m. (open mic night)
Fridays 9:00 to midnight and Saturdays 7 to 10 p.m.
Californos, 4124 Pennsylvania, KCMO, 816-531-7878
 
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SCOTT McDONALD, solo keyboard/vocals; jazz/pop
Friday April 24 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Taste Restaurant, 7938 Santa Fe Drive, Overland Park, KS
913-766-0320

<><><>fiona's other PICK of the week<><><>
SCOTT McDONALD TRIO, jazz
Sunday, April 26 from 5 to 8 p.m.
The Bristol Seafood Grill
5400 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS
913-663-5777
 
SEAN McNOWN, singer,
Wednesdays from 8 to 10 p.m.
Cafe Trio, 3535 Broadway, KCMO, 816-756-3227
 
SONS OF BRASIL
Thursday April 23 from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Jardine's, 4536 Main St, KCMO, 816-561-6480
 
STAN KESSLER with ANGELA HAGENBACH
Saturday April 25 from 6 to 10 p.m.
Jardine's, 4536 Main St, KCMO, 816-561-6480