Jan Kraybill

I'm so pleased to be included in the Plymouth Fine Arts Series, which "seeks to elevate the appreciation of the arts in our community and offer experiences for performer and audience that inspire creativity and lift the spirit." Yes!

This concert is one of five concerts to celebrate 25 years of the Schantz pipe organ at the church. I've titled the program "Mileposts," and will play pieces that celebrate significant mileposts marked this year, including the 25th anniversary of this instrument.

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

ALEXANDRE GUILMANT (1837-1911): Sonata-Symphonie No. 1 for Organ, Op. 42

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'm pleased to join the Kansas City Symphony and Symphony Chorus at the organ for the gorgeous Brahms Requiem.

From the KCS website:

Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor; Sophia Burgos, soprano; Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone; Kansas City Symphony Chorus

OLGA NEUWIRTH Tombeau I

ARNOLD SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw

JOHANNES BRAHMS A German Requiem

Experience Johannes Brahms’ magnum opus with Music Director Matthias Pintscher and the Kansas City Symphony Chorus. The great German composer was deeply moved by the death of his mother and composed what he almost called “A Human Requiem.” Taking German texts from the Luther Bible instead of the Latin text of the Requiem Mass, he created a humanist work focused not on the soul of the departed but on the living. The program also includes Arnold Schoenberg’s A Survivor from Warsaw, a memorial to victims of the Holocaust that defies evil with a powerful expression of faith.

For tickets and more details, visit https://tickets.kcsymphony.org/27-brahms-german-requiem

I'm pleased to join the Kansas City Symphony and Symphony Chorus at the organ for the gorgeous Brahms Requiem.

From the KCS website:

Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor; Sophia Burgos, soprano; Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone; Kansas City Symphony Chorus

OLGA NEUWIRTH Tombeau I

ARNOLD SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw

JOHANNES BRAHMS A German Requiem

Experience Johannes Brahms’ magnum opus with Music Director Matthias Pintscher and the Kansas City Symphony Chorus. The great German composer was deeply moved by the death of his mother and composed what he almost called “A Human Requiem.” Taking German texts from the Luther Bible instead of the Latin text of the Requiem Mass, he created a humanist work focused not on the soul of the departed but on the living. The program also includes Arnold Schoenberg’s A Survivor from Warsaw, a memorial to victims of the Holocaust that defies evil with a powerful expression of faith.

For tickets and more details, visit https://tickets.kcsymphony.org/27-brahms-german-requiem

I'm pleased to join the Kansas City Symphony and Symphony Chorus at the organ for the gorgeous Brahms Requiem.

From the KCS website:

Matthias Pintscher, music director and conductor; Sophia Burgos, soprano; Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone; Kansas City Symphony Chorus

OLGA NEUWIRTH Tombeau I

ARNOLD SCHOENBERG A Survivor from Warsaw

JOHANNES BRAHMS A German Requiem

Experience Johannes Brahms’ magnum opus with Music Director Matthias Pintscher and the Kansas City Symphony Chorus. The great German composer was deeply moved by the death of his mother and composed what he almost called “A Human Requiem.” Taking German texts from the Luther Bible instead of the Latin text of the Requiem Mass, he created a humanist work focused not on the soul of the departed but on the living. The program also includes Arnold Schoenberg’s A Survivor from Warsaw, a memorial to victims of the Holocaust that defies evil with a powerful expression of faith.

For tickets and more details, visit https://tickets.kcsymphony.org/27-brahms-german-requiem

Join us for some holiday fun in one of four performances this weekend!

From the KC Symphony website:

Jason Seber, guest conductor

The Kansas City Symphony presents Disney’s The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert featuring the complete film, with the score performed live-to-picture. The Muppets perform Charles Dickens’ classic holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine), and many more of your favorite Muppet characters. This special holiday event is fun for the whole family!

Visit https://www.kcsymphony.org/2026-27-holiday-concerts/ for tickets and further information.