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Fiona's Number One Choice for this week is the premier concerts of the Simon Carrington Chamber Singers in Kansas City and Lawrence on Saturday the 30th. Professor Carrington is one of the current choral giants. He was a founding member of the King’s Singers, with whom he sang for 25 years. He was then Director of Choral Activities at Kansas University for nine years, moving on to the New England Conservatory of Music and has just retired from Yale University. Saturday's concerts will be performed by a group of 24 singers, most of who have sung in one of Simon's groups. They are now scattered across the United States and are paying their own expenses to sing with him again this week. I'm personally expecting it to be a fabulous concert. If you've agreed with my picks in the past, I hope you will want to attend this concert too. (The names of the singers and works to be performed can be found on the KCMetropolis calendar located under KC Events.)
Fiona's other favorites for the next 12 days include Peter Serkin with the Kansas City Symphony on the 29th, 30th, and 31st, Jan Van Otterloo's organ recital on the 31st, the Westminster Concert Bell Choir on the 31st, the Balinese Music and Dance program on the 6th, the Bach Aria Soloists with Owen/Cox Dance Group on the 6th, the Klausner/Cass duo on the 7th, Sarah Titterington's solo baroque violin recital on the 7th, and the Stacey Uthe, Robert Grady, Lamar Sims, recital on the 7th.
Another outstanding week of concerts is coming up in Topeka June 5th through 13th. For information on the concerts, the music, and the participants of the 23rd annual Sunflower Music Festival, check out www.sunflowermusicfestival.org.
For something different, try one of the other "fiona favorites" found just below the theatre listings on fiona's list. There's something for you for every night of the week. My recommendation this time is High Vibe performing at the Crazy Olives on Wednesday May 27th. I have heard them many times and highly recommend them!
Fiona HIGHLY recommends another list of events for families, friends, educators, & neighbors of children 10 and under. Miss Jackie's May list includes Jazz Storytelling, Marble Days, Read to a Dog, Truman's 125th birthday celebration, puppet shows, Asian Heritage Festival, 50 cent train rides, and more. To receive her monthly list, send an email to: missjackielists@gmail.com
Until next Wednesday morning,
Fiona
MULTIPLE DAY PERFORMANCES
Kansas City Symphony presents
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Peter Serkin, Piano
Michael Stern, Conductor
Works by Wuorinen, Beethoven and Shostakovich
Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 30 at 8 p.m.
Lyric Theatre, 11th & Central, Downtown Kansas City, MO
Sunday, May 31 at 2 p.m.
Carlsen Center at Johnson County Community College,
College Blvd. and Quivira Rd., Overland Park, KS
For tickets call 816-471-0400 or online at www.kcsymphony.org
The Simon Carrington Chamber Singers present
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Home Ground Tour Concert
Chiaroscuro: Contrasts of Light and Shade/600 Years of Glorious Choral music
Conductor: Simon Carrington, Organ: Dale Morehouse, Cello: Paul Laird
Sopranos: Esteli Gomez, Lori Lewis, Stefanie Moore, Ida Nicolosi, Joyce Steeby, Amy Waldron
Altos: Jay Carter, Kacey Coakley, Erin Keller, Gail Nakano, Terri Teal, Michael Wisdom
Tenors: Craig Allen, Ryan Board, Craig Kenkel, Jeremy Mims, Matthew Swope, Jay Van Blaricum
Basses: Jeffrey Carter, Christopher Gilliam, Geoff Wilcken, Nicholas Probst, Mark Trigg, Mingzhe Wang
Program includes Kyrie by Josquin des Pres; Emendemus in melius by Byrd; Soul of the World by Purcell; Music for a while by Purcell; Le Reniement de St. Pierre by Charpentier; Excerpts from Sieben Lieder by Brahms; Weather Report by Bob Chilcott; Magnificat by Pärt; Hold Fast to Dreams by Ian Coleman from William Jewell College (World Premiere)
Saturday May 30 at NOON
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
13th & Broadway, downtown Kansas City, MO
Saturday May 30 at 7:30 p.m.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
1234 Kentucky, Lawrence, KS
Purchase tickets at the door or phone 816-214-9928. www.simoncarringtonchambersingers.com
SINGLE DAY PERFORMANCES
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents
UMKC Community Accordion Orchestra
Joan Cochran Sommers, conductor
Featuring Kevin Friedrich as soloist in the Gem of the Kaipara for Accordion Solo, Accordion Orchestra, and Percussion by New Zealand composer, Gary Daverne.
Sunday May 31 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.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and Grace United Methodist Church present
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Westminster Concert Bell Choir from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, NJ
Sunday May 31 at 4:00 p.m.
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church,
Wornall and Meyer Blvd., Kansas City, MO
Free will offering.
Community of Christ presents
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Organ recital: Jan Van Otterloo
Sunday May 31 at 3:00 p.m.
Community of Christ Auditorium,
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission
UMKC Conservatory Community Music & Dance Academy presents
Hands-on-Workshop with Balinese Master Percussionist/Composer I Ketut Gede Asnawa
Learn to play a Balinese Gamelan hands-on
Sunday May 31 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Charlotte House, Room 208, UMKC Campus
5301 Charlotte Street, KCMO
Admission charge. Phone 816-333-5877 for more information.
Community of Christ presents
Organ recital
Monday June 1 at 3:00 p.m.
Community of Christ Temple,
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission
Community of Christ presents
Organ recital
Tuesday June 2 at 3:00 p.m.
Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission
Community of Christ presents
Organ recital
Wednesday June 3 at 3:00 p.m.
Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission
Kansas City Swing Dance Club presents
Original "Fedora's" Tango Lorca
Wednesday June 4 at 8:30 p.m.
Kansas City Swing Dance Club
6101 Martway (downstairs), Mission, KS
Admission charge.
Phone 816-305-2931 or 913-831-7964 for more information.
Community of Christ presents
Organ recital
Thursday June 4 at 3:00 p.m.
Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission
Community of Christ presents
Organ recital: Thom Greathouse
Friday June 5 at 3:00 p.m.
Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission
UMKC Conservatory Community Music & Dance Academy presents
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Balinese Music & Dance with special guests from Bali, Indonesia, I Ketut Gede Asnawa and family.
Friday June 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Pierson Hall, University Center, UMKC Campus
5000 Rockhill Road, KCMO
Free will donation at the door.
Phone 816-333-5877 or 816-235-2741 for more information.
Community of Christ presents
Organ recital: Jan Van Otterloo
Saturday June 6 at 3:00 p.m.
Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission
Bach Aria Soloists with Owen/Cox Dance Group presents
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Baroque in Motion
A Collaborative World Premiere Event
Choreography by Jennifer Owen
Featuring Music of:
Bach, Ravel, Purcell, Handel, and more!
with
Grammy Award-winning soprano, Rebecca Lloyd
David Adams, Tenor
Paula Kosower, Guest Cello, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Elisa Bickers, Harpsichord
Dancers of Owen/Cox Dance Group including Christopher Barksdale
Saturday June 6 at 7:30 p.m.
White Recital Hall
4949 Cherry Street, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-235-6222 or online at www.bachariasoloists.org.
Carnegie Arts Center presents
Music Appreciation Series: Musical Conversations
Lewis Hundley, Jazz Saxophone
Sunday June 7 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
The Jewish Community Center presents
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Klausner/Cass Duo: Tiberius Klausner, violin and Richard Cass, piano
The final of three recitals of the Beethoven Cycle of Sonatas for piano and violin
Sunday June 7 at 2:00 p.m.
Jewish Community Center, Lewis and Shirley White Theater, 5801 W. 115th St., Overland Park, KS
Purchase tickets at the door.
Northland Symphony Orchestra presents
Summer Pops Concert: American Musical Theater
Sunday June 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Park Hill South High School
4500 NW River Park Drive (I-635 & MO 9 Highway)
Free admission
Village Presbyterian Church presents
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Solo baroque violin recital: Sarah Titterington, member of Apollo's Fire, The Cleveland Baroque Orchestra
Program includes: Fantasy No. 5 by Telemann; Divisions by Baltzar; Mystery Sonatas No. 10 (The Crucifixion) and No. 16 (Passacaglia, The Guardian Angel) by Biber; and Unaccompanied Sonata No. 1 in G minor by Bach
Sunday June 7 at 4:00 p.m.
Village Presbyterian Church
Chapel, 67th and Mission, Prairie Village, KS
Free admission, but donations are welcome.
Phone 913-262-4200 for more information.
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral presents
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Springtime for Lovers; a recital of Romantic duets
Stacey Uthe, soprano; Robert Grady, tenor; Lamar Sims, piano
Sunday June 7 at 2:00 p.m.
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Haden Hall
13th and Broadway, Kansas City, MO
Admission charge to benefit the Kansas City Community Kitchen. Phone 816-474-8260 for more information.
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents
Master's Recital: Diane Riffie, organ
Program includes Clerambault: Suite du deuxieme ton; J.S. Bach: Schmuecke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 and Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582; Hakim: Variations on Two Themes For Organ; Vierne: Premier symphonie, Op. 14, No. 1
Sunday June 7 at 3:00 p.m.
Community of Christ Temple
River & Walnut, Independence, MO
Free admission
THEATRE LISTINGS
Kansas City Repertory Theatre presents
A Flea in Her Ear
by Georges Feydeau
Directed by Gary Griffin
Runs May 15 - June 7
Call or visit the website for performance times.
Spencer Theatre, 4949 Cherry, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-235-2700 or online at www.kcrep.org
New Theatre Restaurant presents
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
American Heartland Theatre presents
Unnecessary Farce
By Paul Slade Smith
A Kansas City Premiere
Runs May 28 - June 21
Call or visit the website for performance times.
Crown Center, 3rd Level
2450 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-842-9999 or online at www.ahtkc.com.
The Chestnut Fine Arts Center presents
Babes in Hollywood: The Music of Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney
Directed by Brad Zimmerman
Julie O'Rourke, Julie Shaw, Kipp Simmons, and David Thompson
Runs May 21 through June 21
(No shows on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday)
Chestnut Fine Arts Center, 234 N Chestnut, Olathe, KS
Phone 913-764-2121 for reservations. Visit www.chestnutfinearts.com for more information
Quality Hill Playhouse presents
All Sinatra
Jon Daugharthy, Melinda MacDonald and J. Kent Barnhart
with Steve Lenhert,bass and Ken Remmert, drums
This cabaret tribute to “Ol’ Blue Eyes” features over 50 of his songs, including “Witchcraft,”
“The Lady is a Tramp,” “Love and Marriage,” “The Tender Trap” and more.
Runs May 29 - June 28
Visit the website for performance days and times.
Quality Hill Playhouse
303 West 10th Street, Downtown Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-421-1700 or online at www.qualityhillplayhouse.com
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
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
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High Vibe (MAX BERRY, guitar; DENNY OSBURN, keyboards, and
MICHAEL OSHIVER, harp)
Wednesday May 27th from 7 to 11 p.m.
Crazy Olives at the Argosy Casino, Riverside, MO
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
SONS of BRASIL
Thursday May 28 from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Jardine's, 4536 Main St, KCMO, 816-561-6480
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