Kansas City Civic Orchestra » Concerts http://kccivic.org Presenting quality orchestral concerts to the public free of charge. Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:01:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 An American Tradition http://kccivic.org/2011/an-american-tradition/ http://kccivic.org/2011/an-american-tradition/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:29:30 +0000 admin http://kccivic.org/?p=858 Sunday, October 16, 2011 – 3:00pm

Pre-concert talk: 2:20 p.m.

Yardley Hall
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Blvd.
Overland Park, KS 66210

Christopher Kelts, conductor

Haekyung An, soprano

  • Copland, Billy the Kid Suite
  • Barber, Knoxville: Summer of 1915
  • Gershwin, Lullaby for String Orchestra
  • Gershwin, An American in Paris


]]> http://kccivic.org/2011/an-american-tradition/feed/ 0 2011: A Classical Odyssey http://kccivic.org/2011/2011-a-classical-odyssey/ http://kccivic.org/2011/2011-a-classical-odyssey/#comments Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:23:44 +0000 admin http://kccivic.org/?p=854 Friday, November 18, 2011 – 7:30pm

Atonement Lutheran Church

9948 Metcalf Ave
Overland Park, KS 66212

Christopher Kelts, conductor

  • R. Strauss: Also sprach zarthustra (opening sequence)
  • J. Strauss Jr.: On the Blue Danube
  • Holst: Mars from The Planets
  • Debussy: Clair de Lune for string orchestra
  • Custer: Star Trek Through the Years
  • Williams: Music from Apollo 13
  • Williams: E.T. Selections
  • Williams: Star Wars Selctions
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Atonement Lutheran Church

Come hear music of the holiday season! The evening will also feature Special Guest Conductor Emily Parris, our silent auction winner, conducting Sleigh Ride.

Holiday selections include:

  • White Christmas
  • Winter Wonderland
  • Leroy Anderson’s A Christmas Festival
  • Festive Sounds of Hanukkah
  • Overture to The Messiah
  • And more!

Also, be sure to check out our annual silent auction during the evening.

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Pre-concert talk: 6:45 p.m.

Atonement Lutheran Church

Christopher Kelts, conductor

Matthew Vangjel, trumpet
Rick Deasley, organ

  • Beethoven, Coriolon Overture
  • Hummel, Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major
  • Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 “Organ”
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      Saturday, April 28th, 2012 – 7:30pm

      Pre-concert talk: 6:45 p.m.

      Folly Theatre

      Christopher Kelts, conductor

      • Berlioz, Roman Carnival Overture
      • Botessini: Concerto for Bass & Orchestra – Jeffrey Kail, bass
      • Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
      ]]>       http://kccivic.org/2011/musical-trifecta/feed/ 0       Nostrovia! A Celebration of Russian Music http://kccivic.org/2010/nostrovia-a-celebration-of-russian-musicu/ http://kccivic.org/2010/nostrovia-a-celebration-of-russian-musicu/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:35:36 +0000 admin http://kccivic.org/?p=644 7:30 p.m., Saturday, October 16

      Pre-concert talk at 6:45, presented by Music Director Christopher Kelts

      Atonement Lutheran Church
      9948 Metcalf

      • Shostakovitch, Concerto for Cello, No. 1, Op. 107 for Cello and Orchestra, Ruslan Biryukov, guest soloist
      • Borodin, Symphony No. 2
      • Stravinsky, Berceuse & Finale from The Firebird Suite

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      7:30 p.m.

      Atonement Lutheran Church
      9948 Metcalf

      • Rameau: Suite from Les Indes Galante
      • Vivaldi, Concerto for Bassoon, E minor, James Keel Williams, Bassoon
      • Vivaldi, Concerto for Piccolo, C major, Sophia Tegart, Piccolo
      • Schubert, Symphony in B minor “Unfinished”
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      (left) James Keel Williams, bassoon
      (right) Sophia Tegart, piccolo

      ]]>       http://kccivic.org/2010/from-rameau-to-schubert/feed/ 0       Sounds of the Season http://kccivic.org/2010/sounds-of-the-season-2/ http://kccivic.org/2010/sounds-of-the-season-2/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:30:34 +0000 admin http://kccivic.org/?p=671 Saturday, December 11, 2010
      7:30 p.m.
      Atonement Lutheran Church
      9948 Metcalf
      • Bring your family and friends to hear some of the season’s most wonderful music.  You’ll hear something traditional, something meaningful and something fun!  This is a concert event the whole family will enjoy.  Come ready to hear the Kansas City Civic Orchestra with the Atonement Lutheran Chorus (Rick Deasley, music director) perform your favorite SOUNDS OF THE SEASON!

      Cost: FREE, no tickets required.

      Be sure to check out our Third Annual Silent Auction during this concert!

      Encore concert at John Knox Village, Tuesday, December 14.

      ]]>       http://kccivic.org/2010/sounds-of-the-season-2/feed/ 0       Sounds of the season (encore) http://kccivic.org/2010/sound-of-the-season-encore/ http://kccivic.org/2010/sound-of-the-season-encore/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:29:36 +0000 admin http://kccivic.org/?p=679 Encore performance
      Tuesday, December 14, 2010
      7:30 p.m.

      The Pavilion at John Knox Village
      520 NW Murray Road

      • Bring your family and friends to hear some of the season’s most wonderful music. You’ll hear something traditional, something meaningful and something fun! This is a concert event the whole family will enjoy. Concerts are always FREE, so come ready to hear the Kansas City Civic Orchestra perform your favorite SOUNDS OF THE SEASON!

      Cost: FREE, no tickets required.

      Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

      ]]>       http://kccivic.org/2010/sound-of-the-season-encore/feed/ 3       Remembering Mahler http://kccivic.org/2010/remembering-mahler/ http://kccivic.org/2010/remembering-mahler/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:28:47 +0000 admin http://kccivic.org/?p=685 7:30pm Saturday, February 19, 2011
      Atonement Lutheran Church
      9948 Metcalf
      • Copland’s Quiet City
      • Mahler’s Songs of a Wayfarer for soprano and orchestra. Jessica Goldring, guest soloist.
      • Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”

      Pre-concert talk by Maestro Christopher Kelts: 6:45-7:15

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