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Artist's Certificate Recital: Julie Hudik, oboe
Program includes R. Strauss: Oboe Concerto; Poulenc: Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Bassoon; Telemann/Forest: Fantasia for Solo Flute, TV 40, No. 2; Kalliwoda: Morceau de salon, Op. 228

Thursday May 7 at 5:00 p.m.

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

 UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents

Doctoral Recital: Chun-Chien Chuang, violin
Program includes C. Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22; Stravinsky: Divertimento for Violin and Piano; Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin, Op. 12, No. 2; Gershwin/Heifetz: Selections from Porgy and Bess

Friday May 8 at 5:00 p.m.

St. Matthew Apostle Church
8001 Longview Road, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Call 816-235-2799 for more information.

 Unity Church of Overland Park presents

James Wright in concert

! PLEASE NOTE - this concert has been cancelled !

Friday May 8 - cancelled

 William Baker Festival Singers presents

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Eleventh Master Season Home Concert
William O. Baker, conducting; O. Wayne Smith, accompanying
Program includes William Dreyfoos, K'dushah
and Songs of the Holocaust;
R. Douglas Helvering, And I Saw a New Heaven;
Gottfried August Homilius, Deo Dicamus Gratias;
Thomas Tallis, A New Commandment; John Tavener, Village Wedding;
Stephen Paulus, Pilgrims Hymn; Adolphus Hailstork, The Lord Is My Shepherd; and hymns and
spirituals
 
Friday, May 8 at 8 p.m.

Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral
13th and Broadway, Downtown Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 913-403-9223 or online at www.festivalsingers.org 

 UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents

Artist's Certificate Recital: Trisha McGovern, violin
Program includes Beethoven: Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12, No. 1; Debussy: Sonata No. 3 in G Minor; Prokofiev: Sonata for Solo Violin in D Major, Op. 115; Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108

Saturday May 9 at 5:00 p.m.

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

 UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents

Doctoral Recital: Shan-Ken Chen, violin
Program includes J.S. Bach: Partita No. 3 in E Major; Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 for violin, Op. 30, No. 2; Prokofiev: Violin Sonata, Op. 115; Ravel: Tzigane

Saturday May 9 at 1:00 p.m.

First Christian Church
1000 Kentucky, Lawrence, KS.
Free admission.  Call 816-235-2799  for more information.

 Lee's Summit Symphony presents

Family Concert
Program includes
The Remarkable Farkle McBride featuring KMBC's Joel Nichols,
Fanfare for the Common Man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Indiana Jones, and more

Saturday May 9 at 7:00 p.m.

Preconcert activities at 6:00 p.m.

Bernard C. Campbell Performing Arts Center,
Lee's Summit High School
400 SE Blue Parkway; Lee's Summit, Missouri
Tickets are available at Lee's Summit Hy-Vee locations and online at www.lssymphony.org
 

 Heritage Philharmonic presents

Spring Concert
Program includes works by Schumann and Beethoven

Saturday May 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Blue Springs High School Performing Arts Center,
2000 NW Ashton Drive, Blue Springs, MO
Purchase tickets at the door or phone  816-224-2890  ext 10. 
For more information go to www.heritagephilharmonic.org

 Medical Arts Symphony presents

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Spring Concert
Program includes Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6; Ludwig Boellman's Symphonic Variations (cello soloist, James Swain); world premiere of Charles Hoag's The Rainbow Boulevard Two-step Rag;
and Sibelius's Finlandia

Saturday May 9 at 8:00 p.m.

Battenfeld Auditorium,
Olathe and Rainbow Boulevards, Kansas City, KS
Purchase tickets at the door

 The Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD

La Cenerentola
by G. Rossini
with Elîna Garanèa

Saturday, May 9 at 11:30 a.m.

at the following theatres:
Kansas City 18 Cinemas, 3200 AMERISTAR DRIVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64161, 
816-454-7921 
Cinemark 14, The Palace, 500 NICHOLS ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64112, 
816-756-5877 
AMC Barrywoods 24,8101 NW ROANRIDGE ROAD, KANSAS CITY, MO 64151,  
816-505-9199 
Cinemark 20 (Merriam), 5500 ANTIOCH, MERRIAM, KS 66202,  913-789-7038 
AMC Town Center 20, 11701 NALL AVE, LEAWOOD, KS 66211,  913-498-8696 
AMC Olathe Studio 29 with IMAX, 12075 S STRANG LINE ROAD, OLATHE, KS 66062,  
913-393-3030 
Southwind 12, 3433 IOWA ST, LAWRENCE, KS 66046,  785-832-1364 
Hollywood Theaters 10, 5405 N BELT HWY BLDG M, SAINT JOSEPH, MO 64506,  
816-233-0929 
Hollywood Stadium 14, 6200 SW 6TH AVE, TOPEKA, KS 66615,  
785-272-7440  

 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception presents

Mother's Day Recital: 
Women honoring women through music

Sunday May 10 at 3:00 p.m.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception,
416 W. 12th St., Kansas City, MO
Free admission

 Rainbow Mennonite Church presents

Organ Recital:  John Obetz and Ken Walker

Sunday May 10 at 4:00 p.m.

Rainbow Mennonite Church
1444 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, KS
Free admission.  Call 913-236-8820 for more information or visit www.rainbowmennonite.org
 

 Musica Vocale Oratorio Ensemble presents

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Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah
with Dr. Arnold Epley, Artistic Director and Conductor

Sunday May 10 at 3:00 p.m.

Congregation Beth Shalom,
95th and Wornall, Kansas City, MO
For tickets call 816-235-6222 or online at www.musicavocale.org
Tickets may also be purchased at the door

 Community of Christ presents

Organ recital: Junia Braby

Sunday May 10 at 3:00 p.m.

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

 Rainbow Mennonite Church presents

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Singing Quakers from Friends University
Mark Bartel, director

Tuesday May 12 at 7:00 p.m.

Rainbow Mennonite Church
1444 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, KS
Free admission. Call 913-236-8820  for more information
www.rainbowmennonite.org

 mid-America Nazarene University presents

From Russia With Love
Fountain City Brass Band

Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Bell Cultural Center, Mid-America Nazarene University
2030 E. College Way, Olathe, KS
For tickets call  913-971-3636  or online at www.mnu.edu/events/bellcenter 

 William Jewell College presents

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Dr. Arnold Epley's Retirement Concert
Concert Choir England/Scotland Tour Preview Concert

Friday May 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Second Baptist Church
309 East Franklin, Liberty, MO
Purchase tickets at the door

 UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents

CMDA Spring Honors Recital
Performers from the Community Music and Dance Academy, including 2009 –10 scholarship winners

Saturday May 16 at 5:00 p.m.

Grant Recital Hall, UMKC Campus
5227 Holmes, Kansas City, MO
Free admission.  Call 816-235-2741 for more information.

 Folly Jazz Series presents

“Folly Jazz Spotlight”
Esperanza Spalding

Saturday, May 16 at 8 p.m.

Folly Theatre, 12th and Central , Downtown Kansas City, MO
For tickets call  816-474-4444  or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/venue/49188

 The Heart of America Wind Quintet presents

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A Musical Journey
Quartet in d minor by Giovanni Gambaro; Quintet in g minor by William Hurlstone, Fragments by Robert Muczynski; Pastorale for Flute, Horn and Piano by Eric Ewazen; Evensong Suite by Alex Shapiro
Deana Wagoner, Flute; TIm Burfeind, Oboe; Sean Jones, Clarinet; Cynthia Taylor, Bassoon; Charles Hooper, Horn; Roy Steeby, Piano; Jamie Mattingly, Piano

Sunday May 17 at 3:00 p.m.

University of St. Mary, Mead Hall, Walnut Room
4100 South 4th, Leavenworth, KS
Free admission.  Call 816-505-2957 for more information.

Kansas City Kansas Community College Music Department presents

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Community Chamber Choir with Kansas City Baroque Ensemble
Mozart’s Coronation Mass; Set Me as a Seal by Clausen; In Remembrance by Daley
College Choir: O Nata Lux by Daley; Kasar mie la ga ji by Grau
Jazz Choir: Something 'bout Believing by Ellington
Chamber Choir: O Nata Lux by Tallis; Exultate Justi by Viadana

Sunday May 17 at 2:30 p.m.

St. Peter’s Cathedral
422 N 14th St, Kansas City, KS
Free Admission

 Village Presbyterian Church presents

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A Joyful Concert for Eastertide
The Village Choir and Orchestra and Grace & Holy Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Trinity Choir
Matthew Christopher Shepard, conductor;Stephan Casurella, organist
Benjamin Britten: Festival Te Deum;Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solemnes de Confessore

Sunday May 17 at 5:00 p.m.

Village Presbyterian Church
67th and Mission, Prairie Village, KS
Free-will offering

 UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents

Senior Organ Recital: Brett Terry
Program includes Callaerts: Toccata; J.S. Bach: Trio Sonata No. 3, BWV 527;
Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65, No. 3; Ferko: Toccata on “Psalm 96”;
Widor: Symphonie gothique, Op. 70; J.S. Bach: Passacaglia in C Minor, BWV 582;
Franck: Choral No. 3 in A Minor

Sunday May 17 at 3:00 p.m.

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