Video game music is everywhere, and the catchy melodies and rich harmonies from the 8-bit era through today’s latest AAA title absolutely translate to a jazz big band! Choose your character: Mario? Sonic? Animal Crossing? Kansas City Jazz Orchestra is playing them all!
Presenting Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at 300. When published in 1725 nobody could imagine Vivaldi’s Opus 8, Nos. 1-4 (“The Four Seasons”) would become perhaps the most frequently heard music of all time. Yet today, 300 years on, they remain as popular as ever. This program frames these iconic works in a new light. Their overtly…
Noted Classical specialist Jane Glover takes the podium for a delightful program of music by Mozart, Haydn and Britten. Quintessentially English composer Benjamin Britten wrote this Suite on English Folk Tunes as a nostalgic homage to the popular songs of his youth, viewing the bygone era through a decidedly modern lens. By turns high-spirited and…
Grammy® Award-winning mandolinist and singer/songwriter Chris Thile is a founding member of the critically acclaimed bluegrass bands Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek. Hailed by the Guardian as “that rare being: an all-round musician who can settle into any style, from bluegrass to classical,” Chris Thile brings his musical genius and artistry to Kansas City for…
To win the vengeful Princess Turandot’s hand in marriage, Prince Calaf must solve three riddles. But, if he answers one of them incorrectly, he’ll be put to death. When the prince passes the test, the princess balks at holding up her side of the bargain. To give her an out and himself another shot, he…
To win the vengeful Princess Turandot’s hand in marriage, Prince Calaf must solve three riddles. But, if he answers one of them incorrectly, he’ll be put to death. When the prince passes the test, the princess balks at holding up her side of the bargain. To give her an out and himself another shot, he…
To win the vengeful Princess Turandot’s hand in marriage, Prince Calaf must solve three riddles. But, if he answers one of them incorrectly, he’ll be put to death. When the prince passes the test, the princess balks at holding up her side of the bargain. To give her an out and himself another shot, he…
A COLLECTION OF SHORT DANCE WORKS Tulips and lobster is a mesmerizing ballet choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, which made its debut with the Kansas City Ballet in 2018. Inspired by the rich and evocative paintings of the Old Dutch masters from the 17th century, the ballet brings these timeless scenes of the bourgeoisie to…
Soprano Sophia Burgos is featured in Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, one of his signature works. The Symphony Chorus shines in this music, filled with rhythmic verve and suave syncopations. Lush and inviting dissonances paired with sensuous chord progressions are part of his glittering harmonic palette. Lyrical phrases encounter angular counterpoint, much like Poulenc’s paradoxical personality. This…
A COLLECTION OF SHORT DANCE WORKS Tulips and lobster is a mesmerizing ballet choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, which made its debut with the Kansas City Ballet in 2018. Inspired by the rich and evocative paintings of the Old Dutch masters from the 17th century, the ballet brings these timeless scenes of the bourgeoisie to…
