Jan Kraybill

One hundred years ago, the people of Kansas City made a promise: to honor those who served in World War I, not only with words but through action. That promise became the Liberty Memorial. That story became the National WWI Museum and Memorial.

I'll provide pre-show organ music for this event at the Kauffman Center celebrating the centennial of the opening of the WWI Museum and Memorial. The program which follows will include Kansas City's civic leaders alongside national and international dignitaries, the Kansas City Symphony and more, in an evening of music, tribute and inspiration -- because memory is only meaningful when we carry it forward. The evening will end with a view of Liberty's Beacon as it makes its debut on the Tower, illuminating the Memorial.

Visit https://www.theworldwar.org/ for details and tickets.

This FREE workshop on "E-E-E" practice (rehearsal that is effective, efficient, and leads to excellence) is sponsored by the Central Missouri chapter of the American Guild of Organists. We'll discuss concepts for achieving excellence, inspired by talented people in all walks of life, and apply them to practical techniques for our practicing. All are welcome -- whether you're an organist or not -- these tips apply to all musicians!

Enter the church at the lower-level carport entrance (from parking lot).

Click here to access posters for this event and the concert on the following day.

This concert, sponsored by the Central Missouri chapter of the American Guild of Organists, celebrates memories, knowledge, and faith passed from generation to generation. Music has the power to draw us together, giving voice to our shared journey and inspiring us to create a future with renewed optimism. Come be inspired by generations of compositions, including a new work by Kansas City composer Geoff Wilcken!

A reception in the church parlor will follow the concert.

Enter the parking lot entrance, which is handicap accessible. Additional free parking at Hitt St. Garage (just across Elm).

Click here to access posters for this event and the workshop the preceding day.

Planned repertoire:

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750): Fugue in D Major, BWV 532

CARL PHILLIP EMMANUEL BACH (1714-1788): Pedal exercitium (BWV 598)

FELA SOWANDE (1905-1987): Go Down, Moses

CHARLES VILLIERS STANFORD (1852-1924): Intermezzo on an Irish Air ("Danny Boy"), Op. 189, No. 4

MAX REGER (1886-1971): Variations and Fugue on Heil dir im Siegerkranz ("My Country 'Tis of Thee")

GEOFFREY WILCKEN (b. 1972): Our Father: Meditations on the Lord's Prayer, Op. 77

RACHEL LAURIN (1961-2023): The Dialogue of the Mockingbirds, Op. 68, No. 3

FÉLIX-ALEXANDRE GUILMANT (1873-1911): Final from Symphonie No. 1 for Organ, Op. 42

I'm so pleased to once again join the Kansas City Symphony in a performance of the epic work The Planets by Gustav Holst!

From the KCS website:

Vimbayi Kaziboni, guest conductor; MingYu Hsu, viola; Sopranos and altos of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus

GIACINTO SCELSI Selections from Quattro Pezzi (su una nota sola)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Overture to Egmont

BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

GUSTAV HOLST The Planets

Take a stellar musical trip as the Kansas City Symphony plays Gustav Holst’s The Planets! This astrological and astronomical trek includes a militant march for Mars (which inspired music for the movie “Gladiator”), a sweeping, majestic theme for Jupiter and the women of the Symphony Chorus joining the orchestra for the mysterious, otherworldly Neptune movement. Plus, our own principal viola, MingYu Hsu, takes a solo turn in Bohuslav Martinů’s Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra.

For further information and tickets, visit https://tickets.kcsymphony.org/27-the-planets

I'm so pleased to once again join the Kansas City Symphony in a performance of the epic work The Planets by Gustav Holst!

From the KCS website:

Vimbayi Kaziboni, guest conductor; MingYu Hsu, viola; Sopranos and altos of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus

GIACINTO SCELSI Selections from Quattro Pezzi (su una nota sola)

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Overture to Egmont

BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

GUSTAV HOLST The Planets

Take a stellar musical trip as the Kansas City Symphony plays Gustav Holst’s The Planets! This astrological and astronomical trek includes a militant march for Mars (which inspired music for the movie “Gladiator”), a sweeping, majestic theme for Jupiter and the women of the Symphony Chorus joining the orchestra for the mysterious, otherworldly Neptune movement. Plus, our own principal viola, MingYu Hsu, takes a solo turn in Bohuslav Martinů’s Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra.

For further information and tickets, visit https://tickets.kcsymphony.org/27-the-planets