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Music and Dance through May
Tue, May 18, 2010
The weekend of May 21-23 brings us a KC Symphony concert featuring French Impressionistic works by Ravel and Debussy, along with ballet music by Hindemith and a vocal/violin solo/orchestral work by contemporary composer Jennifer Higdon. For those whose tastes veer towards opera, the Civic Opera Theatre is offering a 25th anniversary celebration featuring the verismo opera "I Pagliacci" along with a concert of favorite selections by Civic Opera singers. Dance is also well represented this weekend with the Wylliams-Henry Contemporary Dance Company's final performance of the season featuring intriguing-sounding works by several contemporary choreographers. The Memorial Day weekend brings a pause in the schedules of most of our classical music performing organizations, but the Simon Carrington Chamber Singers will perform in Kansas City and Lawrence on Saturday the 29th. And if a picnic and fireworks are your things, by all means join the KC Symphony for a concert of popular favorites at Union Station on Sunday evening (rain date is Monday evening), free and open to the public. The annual "Celebration at the Station" concert will be followed by the city's largest fireworks display, so it should be great family fun.