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Here's a look at ongoing music and dance events taking place in Kansas City. Search our events calendar for a full list of activities planned throughout the city.
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Kansas City Symphony presents "Mahler's Monumental 4th"
Dates: Apr. 9-11 | Location: Not Specified | Venue: Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central St., Kansas City, Mo., Fri.-Sat.; Johnson County Community College, Yardley Hall, College Blvd. & Quivira Rd., Overland Park, Kan., Sun.
Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin
Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915
Mahler Symphony No. 4...
Type: Music & Dance
Signature Series: Imani WInds
Dates: Sat., Mar. 27 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, White Recital Hall, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
Since 1997, this Grammy-nominated ensemble has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational outreach pro...
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Spring Opera: Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore"
Dates: Mar. 11-14 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, White Recital Hall, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
Donizetti's riotous comedy. Sung in Italian....
Type: Music & Dance
Jazz Combos Concert
Dates: Mon., Mar. 15 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: UMKC, Grant Hall 122, 5227 Holmes St, Kansas City, Mo.
Ensemble Series....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Master Class: Choral Conducting
Dates: Wed., Mar. 17 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: UMKC, Grant Hall 122, 5227 Holmes St, Kansas City, Mo.
Master Class of Choral Conducting techniques by Maestro Flummerfelt....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
UMKC Trombone Ensemble
Dates: Wed., Mar. 17 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, White Recital Hall, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
Ensemble Series....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Master Lecture: Choral Topics
Dates: Sun., Mar. 18 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: UMKC, Grant Hall 122, 5227 Holmes St, Kansas City, Mo.
Master lecture focus on choral toics by Maestro Flummerfelt....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
UMKC Graduate Fellowship Brass Quintet
Dates: Thu., Mar. 18 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, White Recital Hall, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
Ensemble Series....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Sandy Jackson and Short Leaf Irish Concert
Dates: Sat., Mar. 13 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: John Wornall House Museum, 6115 Wornall Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
Irish concert in the fabulous John Wornall House, 1858. Candlelight and Irish music by Sandy Jackson and Short Leaf...
Admission: $10
Type: Music & Dance,Special Events
11 O'Clock Jazz Band
Dates: Tue., Apr. 6 | Location: Country Club Plaza Area | Venue: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
Ensemble Series....
Admission: Tickets Required
Type: Music & Dance
Lyric Opera presents "La traviata"
Dates: Mar. 20-28 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Lyric Theatre, 11th & Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.
The tragic story of a cursed, hunchback jester and the deadly fate of his innocent daughter is the setting for some of opera's most memorable melodies. This Vedi classic is jam-packed with passionate, invigorating music including the aria "La donne...
Admission: $20-80
Type: Music & Dance
Harriman-Jewell Series presents Michael Schade, tenor & Russell Braun, baritone
Dates: Sat., Apr. 10 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Folly Theater, 12th & Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.
Critics croon for duo recitals by these two opera singers: “This was male vocalism of a high order,” raved the San Diego Union Tribune. “Singing that brimmed with artistry and energy.” ...
Admission: $20, $25, $40, $55, $70
Type: Music & Dance
Harriman-Jewell Series presents Yo-Yo Ma, cellist
Dates: Thu., Mar. 18 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Folly Theater: 300 W. 12th Street, Kansas City, Mo.
Yo-Yo Ma is one of the most beloved musicians of our day. The iconic cellist makes his eighth appearance on the Series. ...
Admission: $50, $80, $120, or $150
Type: Major Events,Music & Dance
Disney On Ice: Worlds of Fantasy
Dates: Mar. 17-21 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Sprint Center, 1407 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
Rev up for non-stop fun with four of your favorite Disney stories at Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Fantasy. Thrill to high-speed stunts as Lightning McQueen, Mater and the crew of Disney/Pixar's CARS race across the ice. Dive into The Little Merm...
Admission: $13, $16, $19, $38, $43, $50
Type: Major Events,Music & Dance
Lyric Opera presents "Rigoletto "
Dates: Mar. 20, 24, 26, 28 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Lyric Theatre, 11th & Central streets, Kansas City, Mo.
This tragic story of a cursed, hunchback jester and the deadly fate of his innocent daughter is the setting for some of opera's most memorable melodies. ...
Admission: $20-80
Type: Music & Dance
Kansas City Symphony presents "Mahler's Monumental 4th"
Dates: April 9-11, 2010 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Lyric Theatre, 1020 Central St., Kansas City, Mo.
Three beautiful and evocative masterworks fill this concert. Mahler never wrote more lyrical and wonderfully nostalgic music than in the Symphony No. 4, which ends with the simple song of a child dreaming of life in heaven. ...
Admission: $10 and up
Type: Music & Dance
Friends of Chamber Music presents Kevin Kenner
Dates: Apr. 9 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Folly Theater, 300 West 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
Kevin Kenner was the winner in 1990 of the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw and of the Bronze Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He records regularly for the BBC in England, where he now lives.At the age of 17, American pianis...
Admission: $25-$35 adults, $15 for students 18 and under.
Type: Music & Dance
STOMP
Dates: Apr. 9-11 | Location: Downtown/Conv Center Area | Venue: Midland Theatre, 1228 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
STOMP, the international sensation, is making its triumphant return to Kansas City. The return of the percussive hit also brings some new surprises, with some sections of the show now updated and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale r...
Admission: $24.50-$49.50
Type: Major Events,Music & Dance
Kansas City Symphony presents a Cabaret Concert
Dates: Mar. 21, 2010 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Embassy Suites KCI Hotel, 7640 Northwest Tiffany Springs Pkwy, Kansas City, Mo.
Sponsored by the Symphony Guild, this concert benefiting the Symphony includes an intimate cabaret-style concert featuring the orchestra. You'll also have the opportunity to bid on many silent auction items during the cocktail hour prior to dinner....
Type: Music & Dance
Neon Blue
Dates: Mar. 12-13 | Location: Northwest | Venue: Argosy Casino Hotel & Spa, 777 NW Argosy Pkwy., Riverside, Mo.
Listen to live music on the Casino Bar Stage each Friday and Saturday night. Must be 21 to enter Casino floor....
Admission: FREE
Type: Free Events,Music & Dance
Kansas City Symphony presents "Sibelius, Grieg & The Music of the North"
Dates: Mar. 26 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Bell Cultural Events Center at MidAmerica Nazarene University, 2030 E College Wy. Olathe, Kan.
Join Steven Jarvi and our Chamber Players as they explore the music of Scandinavia. A smooth and melodic Sibelius work is followed by Nielsen's engaging and animated Little Suite. A sorrowful Svendsen folk song is followed by the patriotic tune that...
Admission: Adults $20, Students $10
Type: Music & Dance
Bach Aria Soloists present: "Inspired by Bach"
Dates: Sat., Mar. 27, 2010 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, Kan.
Composer, Conductor, Saint Paul's Sunday Radio host Bill McGlaughlin returns to Kansas City to join the BAS in this unforgettable program. With his signature style of humor and intellect, Bill introduces the stories behind the music of Bach's Sona...
Admission: $35
Type: Music & Dance
Martha Graham Dance Company
Dates: Sat., Mar. 13 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan.
The oldest and most celebrated contemporary dance company in the world, the Martha Graham Dance Company will perform a stunning re-creation of Graham's only full-evening work, Clytemnestra. Recognized as groundbreaking when it premiered 52 years ago...
Admission: $45, $35
Type: Music & Dance
The 5 Browns
Dates: Apr. 9-10 | Location: Southwest | Venue: Johnson County Community College, 12345 College Blvd., Overland Park, Kan.
The 5 Browns, America's first family of piano virtuosos, return to Yardley Hall in a program of classical music and commanding showmanship on five Steinway grand pianos. Their first appearance with the Performing Arts Series was February 2008, to a ...
Admission: $35, $25
Type: Music & Dance,Special Events