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Vocal music highlights dominate the last two weeks of March on Kansas City’s classical music scene. The Friends of Chamber Music presents Trio Mediaeval, a group of a cappella women singers in ancient masterworks, the combined University of Kansas forces present Mendelssohn’s giant oratorio Elijah, and the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance performs Mozart’s Don Giovanni for its spring opera. Also, you have an unusual chance to hear excerpts from Handel’s Radamisto at William Jewell College. On a lighter note, the Heartland Men’s Chorus sings jazz works with guest artist Marilyn Maye.
On the instrumental side, the Kansas City Symphony performs two concerts, one featuring Latin American themes with guest violist Roberto Diaz, and the other including Romantic favorites by Berlioz, Ravel, and Elgar under the baton of guest conductor Larry Rachleff.
One of today’s most extraordinary pianists, Garrick Ohlsson, performs Chopin and Granados for The Friends of Chamber Music and Kanako Ito and Martin Storey return to town to play with Quartet Accorda at Park University. It will be great to hear these returning artists again.
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