Magnificence, Mendelssohn & Magic!

Saturday, April 16, 2011
7:30 p.m.

The Folly Theater
300 W. 12th St

Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 “Fingal’s Cave”
Mendelssohn’s Violin concerto in E minor, Yu-Fang Chen, violin
Wagner’s Wotan’s Farewell & Magic Fire Music
William Funk Trettanrune for String Orchestra, KCCO commission and premiere

Cost: FREE, no tickets required.

Don’t miss our inaugural educational concert the following week at John Knox Village!

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

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