Calendar of Events September 2009 through April
2010
This season celebrates the 50th birthday of
The Auditorium Organ!
 Jan Kraybill
Re-enactment of Inaugural Recital
Friday, November 6, at 8:00 p.m.
The Auditorium
• Admission Is
Free
The second event of the 50th birthday celebration of
The Auditorium Organ features Dr. Jan Kraybill, Principal Organist
and Director of Music for
Community of Christ. Where were you on November 6, 1959? According
to The Kansas City Star, on that date 7,000 were in the
audience to hear famed female organist Catharine Crozer play the
inaugural recital on the organ in the recently-completed RLDS
Auditorium. On the exact fiftieth anniversary of that event, Dr.
Kraybill will recreate the inaugural recital in its entirety.
Program
| Fanfare in C Major |
Henry Purcell
1659-1695 |
| Passacaglia and Fugue, BWV
582 |
Johann Sebastian Bach
1685-1750 |
Variations sur un Noël, Op.
20
Theme: Moderato
Var. I: Larghetto
Var. II: Poco animato
Var. III: Canon at the octave - Cantabile
Var. IV: Vif
Var. V: Vivace
Var. VI: Canon at the fourth and fifth - Plus modéré
Var. VII: Vivace
Var. VIII: Canon at the second - Cantabile
Var. IX: Animé
Var. X: Fugato - Non troppo vivace |
Marcel Dupré
1886-1971 |
Sonata on the 94th Psalm
Grave - Larghetto
Lord God, to whom vengeance
belongs, shine forth.
Rise up, O Judge of the earth;
pay back the proud what they deserve.
Allegro con fuoco
Lord, how long will the
wicked triumph?
They slay the widow and the
stranger and murder the fatherless.
They say, "The Lord does not
see; the God of Jacob heeds it not."
Adagio
Unless the Lord had given me
help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
I had great anxiety in my heart, but your consolation brought joy to my
soul.
Allegro - Allegro assai
But
the Lord is my fortress and the rock in whom I take refuge.
He will repay them for their
wickedness and destroy them in their own malice. |
Julius Reubke
1834-1858 |
Handel's
Messiah
Saturday, November 28, at 8:00 p.m.
The Auditorium
• Tickets
Required
The Independence Messiah Choir again collaborates
with the Kansas City Symphony and Chorus to present George Frederic
Handel's masterpiece in the 93rd annual performance, an Independence
tradition. Don't miss this glorious depiction of the life of
Christ--the perfect way to inspire your Christmas season!
Tickets are available through the Kansas City
Symphony at 816-471-0400 (M-F; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.).
Advent Service
Sunday, December 13, at 7:00 p.m.
The Temple
• Admission Is
Free
Join us for the annual Temple Advent Service. The
anticipation and joy of the coming of Christ will be celebrated in
song and word in the inspiring Temple sanctuary.
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Ken Cowan
Lisa Shihoten
Organ and Violin Duo
Sunday, January 10, at 3:00 p.m.
The Auditorium
• Admission Is
Free
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The third event of the 50th birthday celebration of
The Auditorium Organ features the husband and wife duo of Ken Cowan
and Lisa Shihoten.
Mr. Cowan is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of
Music in Philadelphia and the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. He
currently serves as Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster
Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. He has also been a featured
artist at the national conventions of the American Guild of
Organists and at several conventions of the Organ Historical Society
and the Royal Canadian College of Organists.
Ms. Shihoten made her debut in 1995 performing
Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy with the Juilliard Orchestra under Kurt
Masur. As a recitalist and chamber musician, she has appeared at the
Aspen, Verbier, and Ravinia festivals, and at Caramoor’s “Rising
Stars” series. She is also winner of the Grand Prize at the Marcia
Polayes National Violin Competition and the Nakamichi Concerto
Competition.
 Super
Bowl Sunday Recital XI
Jan Kraybill, Organist
Sunday, February 7, at 3:00 p.m.
The Temple
• Admission Is
Free
For the past ten years, Jan Kraybill has been providing an
exciting opportunity for organ and football enthusiasts on
Super Bowl Sunday. Her program this year will be geared
especially towards introducing children and youth to the
magnificent sounds that the organ is capable of.
Frederick Swann
Sunday, March 14, at 3:00 p.m.
The Auditorium
• Admission Is
Free
The fourth event of the 50th birthday celebration of The
Auditorium Organ features
Frederick Swann, the immediate past President (2002-2008) of
the American Guild of Organists, an organization of over 20,000
members in Chapters throughout the United States and several
foreign countries. He is Organist Emeritus of the Crystal
Cathedral and of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles,
and Organ Artist-in-residence at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
in Palm Desert. Mr. Swann is also University Organist and
Artist Teacher of Organ at the University of Redlands, and
Organist for the Mark Thallander Foundation choral festivals
held in various parts of the country each season.
Mr. Swann is sought after as a leader
of organ and church music workshops and has been retained
frequently as a consultant for new pipe organs, including some
of the largest and most prominent in the country. His many
recordings, past and present, have assisted in making his name
one of the best known throughout the music world.
April
10-17
World Conference Musical Events
The final events of the 50th birthday celebration of
The Auditorium Organ will take place during Community of Christ's
weeklong worldwide legislative and worship conference April 10-17.
Events will include an informal recital by Principal Organist Jan
Kraybill on April 10 at 8:30 p.m., and the re-dedication of The
Auditorium Organ during an international hymn festival on April 16
at 7:30 p.m. that is one of the highlights of the week.
The Thread
Project
Daytimes, Monday through Saturday, and Sunday
afternoons
The Temple •
Admission Is Free
The Thread Project is a textile illustration of the
fabric of society, woven from threads gathered from the
daily lives of people from seventy countries on seven
continents. Some threads reflect tragic events, such as the
Cambodian Killing Fields and 9/11, while others celebrate
joyous milestones. After this year, this stirring visual
experience will move to the National Peace Center in
Washington, D.C
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