2010-2011 Calendar of Events
The Metropolitan Community Chorus and
The Heritage Philharmonic
Saturday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m.
The Temple
• Free-Will
Offering
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The Metropolitan
Chorale of Kansas City and the Heritage Philharmonic will open their
2010/2011 season focusing on the music of
Mozart - and a few others. Comprised of members from the
surrounding communities as well as the Blue River campus of
Metropolitan Community College, the two ensembles will
present an evening of sacred music culminating with Mozart's final
work; his Requiem Mass. Originally commissioned for the memorial of
Count von Walsegg's wife who died at
the age of 20, Mozart's Requiem Mass is considered by many to be one
of the most beautiful pieces of
ever composed and will be lovely to experience in a space dedicated
to the pursuit of peace and ideally suited for the performance of
choral music. |
Peace Colloquy Concert
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Saturday, October 30, at 7:00 p.m.
The Temple
• Admission Is
Free
The theme of the 17th annual Peace Colloquy is
“Children Cry, We Respond,” inspired by the work of the
recipient of Community of Christ’s International Peace
Award, Greg Mortenson. Author of the best-selling book
Three Cups of Tea, Mortenson will receive the
peace award at 7:30pm on Friday, October 29, after which
he will present the keynote address. Join us for the
entire Colloquy weekend (registration information at
www.cofchrist.org/peacecolloquy,)
or on Saturday evening for an evening of energetic
musical fun led by Jack Ergo, Associate Professor of
Music at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa.
Voices of Peace Chamber Choir Inaugural
Concert
Ben A. Spalding, founder/conductor
Sunday, November 21, at 3:00 p.m.
The Temple
• Tickets
Required
And God said, Let there be Light: and there was light.
(Genesis 1:3)
Voices of Peace is a new choir sponsored by Community of Christ to
provide concert and worship ministry at the International
Headquarters. This concert explores the theme of light. The first act of God
recounted in the Bible was the creation of light, and light has
always held symbolic
significance in the Judeo-Christian heritage and beyond. The
featured piece will be Morten Lauridsen's
Lux Aeterna accompanied by Jan Kraybill on the organ.
Cost
is $10 for adults; children under 12 are free. Tickets
may be purchased at the door or by contacting Voices of Peace
Administrative Assistant, Juanita
Paris, at
(913) 856-2377 or at
voicesofpeace@CofChrist.org.
Handel's Messiah
Saturday, November 27, at 8:00 p.m.
The Auditorium
• Tickets
Required
The Independence Messiah Choir and the
Kansas City Symphony will collaborate in the 94th annual
performance of George Frederic Handel's inspiring
oratorio, Messiah.
Tickets will be available through the
Kansas City Symphony.
Temple Advent Service
Sunday, December 12, at 7:00 p.m.
The Temple
• Admission Is
Free
Join us for an evening of Lessons and Carols, a service of music and the Word, celebrating
the season of Advent! Music will be provided by the
Voices of Peace Chamber Choir and the Emporia State
Faculty Brass Quintet.
Chanticleer
Saturday, February 5, 2011, at 8:00 p.m.
The Temple
• Tickets
Required
The Friends of Chamber Music will present Chanticleer
for a repeat performance at the Community of Christ
Temple. Based in San Francisco, Chanticleer is known
around the world as "an orchestra of voices" for the
seamless blend of its twelve male voices ranging from
countertenor to bass and its original interpretations of
vocal literature, from Renaissance to jazz, and from
gospel to venturesome new music.
Tickets are available through the
Friends of Chamber Music.
Jan Kraybill, Organist
Super Bowl XII
Sunday, February 6, 2011, at 3:00 p.m.
The Auditorium
• Admission Is
Free
Since the first year she became Principal Organist at
Community of Christ, Jan Kraybill has presented a
program of accessible organ music on Super Bowl Sunday
for organ and football fans alike. Join us for this
year's delightful presentation!
Tom Winpenny, Organist
Sunday, February 27, at 3:00 p.m.
The Temple
• Admission Is
Free
This recital is underwritten by David Leimkuhler.
Tom Winpenny took up the post of Assistant Master of
the Music at St Albans Cathedral in September 2008, where his duties
include accompanying the daily choral services and directing the
acclaimed Abbey Girls' Choir. Previously, he was Sub-Organist at St
Paul's Cathedral, and during this time he performed with the
Cathedral Choir at the American Guild of Organists National
Convention, performed in Mahler's Symphony no. 8 with Valery Gergiev
and the LSO, and played for many great state occasions. He has also
broadcast regularly on BBC Radio and been featured on American
Public Media's Pipedreams.
He has taken part in the first performance of works by Sir John
Tavener, Judith Bingham, Jonathan Dove, David Bednall and Sir David
Willcocks, and commissioned an organ work from Francis Pott to
conclude the 2005 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's.
He has studied with Thomas Trotter and Johannes Geffert, and won
First Prize and the Audience Prize at the 2008 Miami International
Organ Competition.
Voices of Peace Chamber Choir
Sunday, May 1, at 3:00 p.m.
The Temple
• Tickets
Required
How Can I Keep from Singing?
This program will draw from the American sacred
music tradition--an afternoon anthems, folk-hymns, spirituals, and a
touch of gospel. Cost
is $10 for adults; children under 12 are free. Tickets
may be purchased at the door or by contacting Voices of Peace
Administrative Assistant, Juanita Paris, at
(913) 856-2377 or at
voicesofpeace@CofChrist.org.
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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