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Vocal Column for May 13 - 27
Concerts by Octarium, Village Church and Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, William Jewell Music Department and Kansas City Kansas Community College Music Department
In the wake of the academic semester drawing to a close, there are fewer choral/vocal offerings over the next few weeks than we have seen recently. However, the concerts in this listing are quite enticing, offering several wonderful and well-known works. On a personal note, I'd like to thank Dr. Epley for his work as an educator and conductor in our community. I wish him a happy retirement.
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Simon Carrington Chamber Singers
Chiaroscuro: Contrasts of Light and Shade
Saturday, May 30 at 12:00 p.m.
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
13th and Broadway, Downtown Kansas City, MO
Saturday, May 30 at 7:30 p.m.
St. John the Evangel Catholic Church
1234 Kentucky, Lawrence, KS
Simon Carrington, one of the founding members of the famed Kings' Singers from King's College, Cambridge, has had a varied and fascinating career as a vocalist, conductor, scholar and conductor, including a stint on the vocal faculty at the University of Kansas where he trained a number of local singers, including several now involved in our local singing group Octarium.
On May 30, Carrington will be back in our area with his newly founded Chamber Singers group, made up of local talent, including such impressive singers as Ida Nicolisi, Kacey Coakley, Erin Keller, Ryan Board, Terri Teal, Jeremy Mimms, Jeffrey Carter, Jay Carter and others.
The concerts on that day -- two of them, one in Kansas City and one in Lawrence -- will follow five days of intensive preparation by Carrington of his new choir. The inaugural program will feature the music of Josquin des Pres, Charpentier, Byrd, Purcell, Brahms, Arvo Part and Bob Chilcott (a fellow member of the Kings' Singers). It was also include the world premiere of a new composition of Ian Coleman, a fine local composer who is associate professor of music and department chair at William Jewell College.
For tickets call (816) 214-9928. Further information is available at simoncarringtonchambersingers.com.
William Jewell College Presents
Dr. Arnold Epley's Retirement Concert
Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Second Baptist Church, 309 East Franklin, Liberty, MO
Dr. Epley is retiring after many years of excellent service to both William Jewell College and the Kansas City area arts scene. This concert will feature the choirs at Jewell and serve conjunctly as the tour preview concert for the Jewell Concert Choir's tour to England/Scotland. Let's do all that we can to attend, showing our great appreciation to Dr. Epley!
Tickets are available at the door.
Octarium
Should Have Been Choral
Saturday, May 16 at 7:30 p.m.
KCYA Auditorium, St. Theresa's Academy
5600 Main Street, Kansas City, MO
Sunday, May 17 at 2:30 pm
Swarthout Recital Hall, University of Kansas
1530 Naismith Drive, Lawrence, KS
In a departure from their more standard fare of choral classics, Krista Blackwood's Octarium is taking a stroll through a wide variety of music originally not written for choir. Audience members will be treated to music from Abba and Toto to Satie and Rossini.
For tickets or more information visit www.octarium.org. Sunday, May 17 at 2:30 p.m.
Kansas City Kansas Community College Music Department
Community Chamber Choir with Kansas City Baroque Ensemble
Sunday, May 17 at 2:30 p.m.
St. Peter's Cathedral
422 N. 14th St., Kansas City, KS
The centerpiece of this program is Mozart's Coronation Mass. Also included is music by Clausen, Daley, Tallis, Grau and a jazz work by Duke Ellington.
Free Admission
Village Presbyterian Church
A Joyful Concert For Eastertide
Sunday, May 17 at 5 p.m.
Village Presbyterian Church
67th and Mission, Prairie Village, KS
Two of the area's best church music programs are joining forces to present a concert of exciting and moving sacred music. The Village Choir and Orchestra, along with Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral's Trinity Choir will perform Mozart's Solemn Vespers, Britten's Festival Te Deum, Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending and other works. Matthew Christopher Shepard will conduct and Stephan Casurella will serve as the organist.
Free admission. A free-will offering is gratefully accepted.
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