Tag Archive - Wagner

Magnificence, Mendelssohn & Magic!

June 26, 2010 in 2010-2011 Season

April Yu-Fang Chen

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.

Inside the music – special education event

June 26, 2010 in 2010-2011 Season

Saturday, April 23 5 p.m. The Pavilion at John Knox Village 520 NW Murray Road Lee’s Summit, MO Come experience a deeper look behind the sights and sounds of the symphonic experience during KCCO’s first special education event – Inside the Music. You will hear historical and musical explanations behind such works as Mendelssohn’s “Hebrides [...]

An operatic portrait of Puccini…

August 7, 2005 in Press Clippings

MUSIC AND DANCE NOTES An operatic portrait of Puccini… Posted Sunday, Aug. 07, 2005 By PAUL HORSLEY The Kansas City Star Even those with a casual acquaintance with opera have probably seen or heard something from Puccini’s “Tosca,” “Madama Butterfly” or “La Boheme.” But you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone, even opera fans, who have [...]