Jan Kraybill

This concert, sponsored by St. Luke's Health System, will honor the 30th anniversary of the creation of St. Luke's Muriel I. Kauffman Women's Heart Center. The day before Mother's Day, take a musical adventure around the world, all from the comfort of Helzberg Hall! I'll guide the journey from the console of the beautiful Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant pipe organ, and via the magic of music, we'll be visiting different countries and regions in the U.S., the U.K., Europe, Africa, and more. You'll be able to watch hands and feet in action on a large screen on the stage. A young guest may get the chance to play a duet with me. Come and join the adventure!

Admission is free but tickets are required. Tickets will be available April 19, and last year, they were all spoken for within 24 hours! Visit the Kauffman Center box office at https://tickets.kauffmancenter.org/events or call 816-994-7222 to reserve yours.

Planned repertoire includes:

GRAYSTON IVES (b. 1948): Intrada

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937): Intermezzo from Symphony No. 6 for Organ

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847): Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream

FELA SOWANDE (1905-1987): Obangiji

PAUL HALLEY (b. 1952): Outer Hebrides: A Fantasia on Three Traditional Celtic Melodies

GUNNAR IDENSTAM (b. 1961): Menuet nordique

RAY WINKLER (1920-1998), John Hathcock (1919-2000), and Eddie McDuff (1935-1968): Welcome to My World

LEO SOWERBY (1895-1968): Pageant

I played the dedicatory concert for this gem of a Casavant pipe organ in this historic western Kansas church in 2019 and have been delighted to be invited to return for annual performances ever since. Learn more about this unique instrument at https://stcorneliuschurch.org/music.

The program, titled "A World of Wonders," is a musical celebration of the fantastic world that surrounds us. You'll hear music from the 1500s through 2022, from Italy, Germany, Nigeria, England, Sweden, and the U.S. Come celebrate a world of wonders with me!

Planned repertoire includes:

ANDREA GABRIELI (c.1533-1585): Canzon detta Qui la dira (Who Will Say?)

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750): "Fiddle" Fugue in D minor, BWV 539b

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847), transcr. Samuel P. Warren: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream

FELA SOWANDE (1905-1987): Obangiji

GUNNAR IDENSTAM (b. 1961): Menuet nordique

JOHANNES MATTHIAS MICHEL (b. 1962): Swing Five: ERHALT UNS, HERR (Keep us, Lord)

BENJAMIN CORNELIUS-BATES (b. 1978): Fantasia on "I Wonder..."

RAY WINKLER (1920-1998), John Hathcock (1919-2000), and Eddie McDuff (1935-1968): Welcome to My World

NOEL RAWSTHORNE (1929-2019): Dancing Feet

LIBBY LARSEN (b. 1950): Tambourines, from Aspects of Glory

I'm so pleased to play a concert honoring the work of Dr. Richard Clothier, longtime organist of this congregation, retired professor and head of the music department at Graceland University, and friend. More details to follow!

[from the KC Symphony website:]

Michael Stern, conductor

Yo-Yo Ma, cello

ELGAR Enigma Variations

JOEL THOMPSON breathe/burn: an elegy for solo cello and orchestra

SHOSTAKOVICH Cello Concerto in E-flat Major

In a career spanning four decades, internationally revered cellist Yo-Yo Ma has dazzled the world as both a musician and a champion for culture's impact on humanity. For one night only, he joins us to honor his close friend, Michael Stern, as part of Stern's final season as music director of the Kansas City Symphony.

I'm pleased to join the orchestra at the Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant pipe organ for the Enigma Variations.

For tickets, call 816-471-0400.

I'll present an organ concert, co-sponsored by the Roanoke chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Titled "A World of Wonders," this program celebrates the fantastic world that surrounds us.

Planned repertoire includes:

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937): Intermezzo from Symphony No. 6 for organ

ANDREA GABRIELI (c.1533-1585): Canzon detta Qui la dira (Who Will Say?)

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750): Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (All Glory be to God on High), BWV 676

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847), transcr. Samuel P. Warren: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream

FELA SOWANDE (1905-1987): Obangiji

GUNNAR IDENSTAM (b. 1961): Menuet nordique

BENJAMIN CORNELIUS-BATES (b. 1978): Fantasia on "I Wonder ..."

ROBERT ELMORE (1939-1985): Rhumba

LIBBY LARSEN (b. 1950): Tambourines, from Aspects of Glory

PAUL AYRES (b. 1970): Toccatina on Here Comes the Sun (based on the song by George Harrison)

JOSEPH BONNET (1884-1944): Variations de Concert, Op. 1