Jan Kraybill

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 will be harpsichordist for this first performance of the KCS's "Baroque at 7" series.

From the KCS website:

Jun Iwasaki, violin and concertmaster

J.S. BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

ANTONIO VIVALDI The Four Seasons

Two Baroque masters. One unforgettable night. Experience Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons alongside one of J.S. Bach’s celebrated Brandenburg Concertos in this one-night-only performance. KCS concertmaster Jun Iwasaki takes center stage as soloist for The Four Seasons and also leads the musicians from the concertmaster’s chair in this 7:00 p.m., no-intermission concert. Join us for the start of our new "Baroque at 7" series — and one of classical music’s most enduring favorites.

I played a concert during the inaugural year of this church's organ in 2021, and was thrilled to be invited back on the spot for the next concert season, and the next ... and presto, this has turned into an annual event with friends, to which I look forward each year!

This year's concert is titled "From Generation to Generation," and it celebrates memories, knowledge, and faith that we pass to and from each other. Music has the power to draw us together, giving voice to our shared journey and inspiring us to create a future with renewed optimism.

Planned repertoire includes:

GEORG FREDERIC HÄNDEL (1685-1759), transcr. Jan Kraybill: March from Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day, HWV 76

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750): Chaconne in G minor, BWV 1179

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

JEHAN ALAIN (1911-1940): Postlude for Compline

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

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

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

INTI FIGGIS-VIZUETA (b. 1993): beating

PAUL AYRES (b. 1970): Finale from Fantasy-Sonata on "Over the Rainbow"

I'll be "wearing two hats" for this event: as the Kauffman Center's organ conservator I'll host guest organist Roger Sayer, the original organist for this film's soundtrack; and as a musician, I'll be playing keyboards on stage. This is one of my favorite films, and this performance is going to be epic!

From the KC Symphony website:

Ben Palmer, guest conductor; Roger Sayer, organ

Interstellar Live sees Christopher Nolan’s Oscar®-winning sci-fi epic back on the big screen, with Hans Zimmer’s Academy Award®- and BAFTA-nominated revelatory score performed live by the Kansas City Symphony, conducted by Ben Palmer, and featuring acclaimed organist Roger Sayer. With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history: traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.

For details and tickets, visit https://tickets.kcsymphony.org/27-interstellar

I'll be "wearing two hats" for this event: as the Kauffman Center's organ conservator I'll host guest organist Roger Sayer, the original organist for this film's soundtrack; and as a musician, I'll be playing keyboards on stage. This is one of my favorite films, and this performance is going to be epic!

From the KC Symphony website:

Ben Palmer, guest conductor; Roger Sayer, organ

Interstellar Live sees Christopher Nolan’s Oscar®-winning sci-fi epic back on the big screen, with Hans Zimmer’s Academy Award®- and BAFTA-nominated revelatory score performed live by the Kansas City Symphony, conducted by Ben Palmer, and featuring acclaimed organist Roger Sayer. With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history: traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.

For details and tickets, visit https://tickets.kcsymphony.org/27-interstellar