Nostalgic Classics

Classics Series II
Saturday, November 21, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral – Founder’s Hall
415 W 13th St (13th and Broadway)

Henry Purcell / Steven Stucky: Funeral Music for Queen Mary
Faure’s: Pelleas et Melisande Suite
Haydn’s Symphony No. 104 “London”

Cost: FREE, no tickets required.
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Music That Stirs the Soul

Classics Series III
Saturday, February 20, 2010
7:30 p.m.Atonement Lutheran Church
9948 Metcalf

Dvorak’s Slavonic Dance, Op. 46
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5, Op. 64 E minor

Cost: FREE, no tickets required.

Heroic Finale

Classic Series IV
Saturday, April 17, 2010
7:30 p.m., pre-concert talk at 6:45 p.m.
The Folly Theater
300 W. 12th St

Bruch’s Concerto for violin & viola, Op. 88 E minor
Beethoven’s: Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 Eflat major “Eroica”
Sarah Gentry & Kate Hamilton, guest soloists

Cost: FREE, no tickets required.
Financial assistance for this project has been provided by the [...]

Conductor

Now in his third year as music director/conductor with the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, Christopher Kelts is preparing to embark on the orchestra’s 52nd season.
Through his programming, Mr. Kelts has expanded the audience base for the KC Civic Orchestra. He has also expanded the concert season to feature extra “classical” series concerts, an “Encore” holiday [...]

Brett Gibson performs with Kansas City Civic Orchestra

From the May, 2007 United States National Accordion News on-line
Kansas City based musician Brett Gibson received a rousing standing ovation and encore performance for his rendition of Piazzolla’s Concerto when he made his debut with the Kansas City Civic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andy Anderson.
rett was born in Auckland, New Zealand but now [...]