Kansas City Musical Club
organized to stimulate, encourage, and acquire a broader knowledge of music and musical literature
PROGRAMS -- October, 2021 through May, 2022

Monday, October 4, 2021 -- 12:00pm, Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, KS

Sara’s Salon - The Boulanger Legacy 
With recorded excerpts from:
 
Three Pieces for Cello and Piano (arranged for viola) -- Nadia Boulanger
Piece I – Modere (Moderate)
Piece II – Sans vitesse et a l’aise (Without speed and with ease)
Piece III – Vite et nerveusement (Quickly and nervously)

 
Sonatina d'estiu (Summer Sonata) -- Narcis Bonet
 
Sonata for Viola, Op. 36 -- Benjamin C. S. Boyles
I. Poco allegro

Sara McClure, musicologist
Kathryn Hilger, viola
John Livingston, piano

 
Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 23 -- Alexander Scriabin
1. Drammatico, 2. Allegretto, 
3. Andante, 4. Presto con fuoco

Graceful Ghost Rag -- William Bolcom

Yuefeng Liu, piano

Monday, November 1, 2021 -- 12:00pm, Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, KS

Piano Sonata No.27 in E minor, Op.90 -- Beethoven

Prelude and Fugue in E major, BWV 878 -- J S Bach

Etudes-tableaux, Op.39 No. 5 -- Rachmaninoff

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9, S. 244/9 -- Liszt

Miles Swaminathan, piano

 
Schumann Bouquet -- Robert Schumann, arr. William Bolcolm
1. Lieber Mai, 2. Knecht Ruprecht, 3. Sheherazade, 
4. Laendle, 5. Sehr Langsam, 6. Lied italienischer Marinari

Elegy: A Cry from the Grave -- Carlos Simon
 
The Entertainer -- Scott Joplin 
 
Fifth Space -- Saxophone Quintet
Kyle Jones, Hannah Hickman, Kate Kalina, Jonathon Nickell, and Noah Stoker

Monday, December 6, 2021 -- 12:00pm, Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, KS

String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" - Schubert
2. Andante con moto
3. Sherzo: Allegro molto
4. Presto
 
UMKC Graduate Fellowship String Quartet
Galo Arboleda, violin 1
Michael MacLaughlin, violin 2
Chung-Wen Lee - viola
Thu Vo - cello

 
What Songs Were Song -- John Jacob Niles
The Snow Lay on the Ground, arr. William Cutter
(with Robert Craig, flute)
Maria Wiegenlied (Mary's Lullaby) - Max Reger
The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation -- Henry Purcell
Sweet Little Jesus Boy -- Robert MacGimsey
Winter Song -- Lee Holby
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening -- John Duke

Lindsey Lang, soprano
Hans Bridger Heruth, piano
 
Monday, February 7, 2022 -- 12:00pm, Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, KS

"THE MUSIC of FREDERIC CHOPIN"
Barcolle in F-sharp Major, Opus 60

Etude: Opus Posthumous No. 2

Etude: Opus 25 No. 2 in F minor

Sonato No. 2 in B-flat minor, Opus 35
      1. Grave - Doppio movimento
      2. Scherzo
       3. Marche Funebre - Lento
      4. Presto

Etude: Opus 25, No. 1

Dr. Jack Winerock, piano
Professor of Piano (Emeritus), University of Kansas

Monday, March 7, 2022 -- 12:00pm Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, KS

Students of the Park University International Center for Music

Danse du diable vert (Dance of the green devil) -- Gaspar Cassado (1897-1966)
Diyorbek Nortojiyev, cello
Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano

Sonata for Viola and Piano -- Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979)
Christian dos Santos, viola

Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano

Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs), Op. 20 -- Pablo de Sarasate (1884-1908)
Ilkhom Mukhiddinov, violin

Lolita Lisovskaya-Sayevich, piano

Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice, Op. 6 -- Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962)
Igor Khukhua, violin

Adagio in G major BWV 968  -- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Sarcasms, Op. 17  -- S. Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Danse macabre -- Saint-Saëns/Liszt-Horowitz

                                              (1835-1921)/(1811-1886)-(1903-1989)
Anastasia Vorotnaya, piano
(her Van Cliburn competition submission) 

Sunday, April 3, 2022 - 3:00pm Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, KS

SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT CONCERT
by 2022 Scholarship Winners

Concert Etude in G-sharp minor, Op. 17 -- Bedřich Smetana (1824—1884)
Sonata in G major, K. 14 -- Domenico Scarlatti (1685—1757)
6 Encores - No. 3 Wasserklavier -- Luciano Berio (1925—2003)
Evan Minsk, piano

Étude, Op. 10, No. 7 -- Frédéric Chopin (1810—1849)
L 'Isle Joyeuse -- Claude Debussy (1862—1918)
Xinye He, piano

O del mio dolce ardor -- Christoph Gluck (1714—1787)
Danse avec moi  -- Francis Lopez (1916—1995)
Megan Darley, mezzo -soprano
Eunhye Kim, piano

Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 -- Johannes Brahms (1833—1897)
I. Allegro maestoso
Matteo Generani, piano

Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 -- Maurice Ravel (1875—1937)
I. Ondine
Yulin Dong, piano

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 “Spring” -- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 —1827)
Ilkhom Mukhiddinov, violin
Kyoshiro Hirama, piano

Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op.65 No.6 -- Edvard Grieg (1843—1907)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244/2 -- Franz Liszt (1811—1886)
Kyoshiro Hirama, piano

Monday, April 4, 2022 -- 12:00pm Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, KS

Poetry Reading by Marie Asner
“I’m Learning To Play The Piano Today” by Kenn Nesbitt (contemporary)
“That Music Always Round Me” by Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
“The Gift To Sing” by James Weldon Johnson (1876-1938)
“Feathered Crown” by Marie Asner (contemporary)
“Ladies Who Write Poetry” by Marie Asner (contemporary)
“The Poet” by Marie Asner (contemporary)

Performers of Landlocked Opera, Inc.
Matthew Harris, baritone; Sarah Hennessey, soprano;
Anna Mandina, soprano; Hallie Schmidt, soprano;
John Livingston, piano

 
Caro nome (Rigoletto) -- Giuseppe Verdi (1813—1901)
Hallie Schmidt

Tu puniscimi, O Signore (Luisa Miller) -- G. Verdi
Anna Mandina

Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo (Cosi fan tutte) -- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756—1791)
Matthew Harris

Ah, guarda sorella (Cosi fan tutte)  -- W. A. Mozart
Hallie Schmidt, Anna Mandina

Susanne or via sortite (Le Nozze di Figaro) -- W. A. Mozart
Matthew Harris, Sarah Hennessey, Hallie Schmidt

Hai gia vinta la causa (Le Nozze di Figaro) -- W. A. Mozart
Matthew Harris

Sull'aria (Le Nozze di Figaro) -- W. A. Mozart
Hallie Schmidt, Sarah Hennessey

Un bel di (Madama Butterfy) -- Giacomo Puccini (1858—1924)
Anna Mandina

Sempre libera (La Traviata) -- G. Verdi
Sarah Hennessey

Dunque io son (Il barbiere di Siviglia) -- Gioachino Rossini (1792—1868)
Hallie Schmidt, Matthew Harris

Monday, May 2, 2022 -- 12:00pm Asbury UMC, Prairie Village, KS
 
Dr. Arnold Epley
 2020's Annual Award Winner
Presentation by Canon John Schaefer and President Elaine Minden

The Life and Music of Robert Schumann
John C. Tibbetts
 
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 14  -- Robert Schumann (1810—1856)
3. Quasi variazioni. Andantino de Clara Wieck
Sviatoslav Levin, pianist
Bilder aus Osten (Pictures from the East), Op. 66 --  Robert Schumann
Six Impromptus
Sviatoslav and Svetlana Levin, pianists 

Questions? Call 913-384-5340 or contact  chris.evans.hands@gmail.com