Doktor Kaboom: Look Out! Science is Coming! At the Folly Theater November 12th an 9:45 AM and 11:30 AM. The original Doktor Kaboom! show in which the good Doktor takes his audience on an educational tour of the modern scientific method, using humor and comedy while demonstrating spectacular applications of the physical sciences. Topics covered…
Free Discovery Concert. After hearing both Guo and Parrish at the Young Concert Artists competition in 2022, the Harriman Jewell Series has brought the two brilliant young artists together for an unforgettable collaboration. Winner of the 2022 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, where she was awarded The Friends of Music Concerts Performance Award, The Harriman-Jewell…
Award-winning Jamaican-American violist Jordan Bak is building an exciting career as a trailblazing artist who is praised for his radiant stage presence, dynamic interpretations, and fearless power. A proud new-music advocate, Bak champions and performs works by collaborative composers alongside traditional viola repertoire. He makes his Kansas City debut with the Harriman-Jewell Series in partnership…
Master Pianist Richard Goode has been hailed for music-making of tremendous emotional power, depth, and expressiveness. He's been acknowledged worldwide as one of today’s leading interpreters of classical and romantic music. In regular performances with the major orchestras, recitals in the world’s music capitals, and through his extensive and acclaimed recordings, he has won a…
The “sumptuous sweetness and laser-like clarity” (BBC Music) of Doric Quartet is known around the world and will be on full display in the not-to-be-missed Elgar String Quartet in E minor, which culminates their program with The Friends.
Rob Schneider is an accomplished actor, comedian, screenwriter, and director. A stand-up comic and veteran of the award-winning NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, Schneider has gone on to a successful career in films, television, and continues his word-wide standup tour.
Folly Kids Series.
Hamilton. Rent. The Lion King. With an impressive career spanning nearly 25 years in the world of film, television, and stage, Tony Award-winning actress—plus Grammy Award and Drama Desk too—performer Renée Elise Goldsberry is Broadway royalty and can now be seen in film and television frequently. Following her unforgettable performance as Angelica Schuyler in Lin-Manuel…
The formidable Anne-Marie McDermott approaches the music of Haydn and Schubert with “heft and translucence, structural certainty and seasoned humanity...” (BBC Music)
Founded in 2003, the Modigliani Quartetis recognized as one of today's most sought-after Quartets, performing on the world's greatest stages. The Friends of Chamber Music KC are pleased to welcome them to Kansas City for the first time as they perform with the incredible pianist Fabio Bidini, a regular on the Master Pianist series.
