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Music and Dance through May 19
Tue, May 11, 2010
By the time the Kansas City musical calendar progresses to the middle of May, most organizations are wrapping up their concert seasons or have already concluded them. This weekend we have only three classical performances. Thursday evening the Kansas City Wind Symphony wraps up its season with performances of several interesting wind works, including two 20th century compositions and wind versions of a Gershwin favorite and some traditional hymns. Friday, Saturday and Sunday the Kansas City Symphony retakes the Lyric Theatre stage, after having given the stage over to the Lyric Opera and the Kansas City Ballet for several weeks, and continues its classical season with music from four Viennese masters, conducted by the orchestra's energetic young associate conductor, Steven Jarvi. If the music of Mozart, Schubert, Mahler and Strauss doesn't interest you, then romantic music must not be your bag. To most listeners it should be a delight. Sunday afternoon, and also next Tuesday, bring us the final concert of the Kansas City Chorale's season, and it should be something of a departure from the ensemble's usual emphasis on vocal classical music. It features percussionist Valerie Naranjo as a guest artist. She specializes in African percussion instruments and has been the percussionist for Saturday Night Live for twelve years, as well as being the creator of the percussion effects for Broadway's Lion King. It should be ver rhythmic.