UPCOMING ENGAGEMENTS
May 17-18, 2013, 8pm:
May 19, 2pm
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Asher Fisch, guest conductor and piano
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
MAHLER, Blumine
MOZART, Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
BRAHMS, Piano Quartet (arr. for orchestra by Arnold Schoenberg)
May 26, 2013, 8pm:
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Celebration at the Station
Union Station, Kansas City, MO
May 31, June 1, 2013, 8pm
June 2, 2013, 2pm
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Gil Shaham, violin
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
RUGGLES, Angels
BERG, Violin Concerto
SCHUBERT, Symphony No. 9 (The Great)
June 7-8, 2013, 8pm:
June 9, 2013, 2pm
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
MOZART, Symphony No. 40 in G minor
STRAUSS, Eine Alpensinphonie (Alpine Symphony)
June 15, 2013, 6:45pm
Symphony in the Flint Hills
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Program TBA
PAST PERFORMANCES
February 22-24, 2013:
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Christine Brewer, soprano
GLINKA, Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
STRAUSS, Four Last Songs
TCHAIKOVSKY, Symphony No. 2 (Little Russian)
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
February 15-16, 2013:
SHAKE, RATTLE & ROLL
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
featuring Bobby Watson and His All Star Big Band
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
PRIMA/arr. POLSTER, Sing, Sing, Sing
MONK, Round Midnight
WATSON, "Heavy on the Sauce" from Gates Barbecue Suite
WATSON, Love Remains
WATSON, A Wheel Within a Wheel
PARKER/arr. BARNETT, Charlie Parker Suite of Blues
WATSON, Ms. B.C.
GRIEG/ELLINGTON, Peer Gynt Suite
WATSON, Kansas City Jazz Tribute
February 12-14, 2013:
KinderKonzerts: Peter and the Wolf and Other Symphonic Tales
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Over 10,000 K-3rd graders will learn about the instruments of the orchestra with the help of one of the greatest musical stories ever told, Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, narrated by Alex Espy. Watch Aram and Alex's video introduction to the performances.
GLINKA, Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla
ELGAR, "Fairies and Giants" from The Wand of Youth Suite No. 2
STRAVINSKY, "Infernal Dance" from The Firebird Suite (1919)
PROKOFIEV, Peter and the Wolf
February 8-10, 2013:
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Garrick Ohlsson, piano
DVORAK, Symphony No. 6
COPLAND, Piano Concerto
GERSHWIN, Rhapsody in Blue
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
January 27, 2013:
MUSIC, NOISE & SILENCE
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
featuring Magic Circle Mime Company
Three meddlesome spirits – Music, Noise and Silence – invade symphony hall. The concert seems doomed as Silence and Noise attempt to seize control of the orchestra. Only with the help of the audience and Music will the conductor be able to break the fierce grip of Noise and bring harmony back to the orchestra.
SUPPE, Poet and Peasant Overture
MENDELSSOHN, Dance of the Clowns from A Midsummer Night's Dream
BACH/STOKOWSKI, Little Fugue in G (Fugue in G - the Lesser)
STRAUSS, Pizzicato Polka
STRAUSS, On the Beautiful Blue Danube
IVES, Country Band March
GROFE, Cloudburst from The Grand Canyon Suite
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
January 18-20, 2013:
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
HINDEMITH, Symphony Mathis der Maler
ELGAR, Violin Concerto
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
January 11-13, 2013:
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
MAHLER, Symphony No. 6
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
December 13-16, 2012
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus
Allegro Children's Choir
Rezound! Handbell Ensemble
Kansas City's grandest holiday concert returns for six performances. The Symphony and Symphony Chorus present stunning musical arrangements of cherished Christmas carols and songs of the season, and welcome exciting guest singers and musicians for a healthy dose of Christmas cheer. Plus, an early visit from Santa!
September 2012
December 7, 2012
Jim Brickman: On a Winter's Night
Jim Brickman, the two-time Grammy®-nominated, platinum-selling pianist and songwriter, wows audiences from coast to coast as he weaves together holiday favorites of new and old with his contemporary hits in one spectacular concert.
December 6, 2012
Classics Uncorked: THE HOLLY AND THE IVY
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, conductor
Dr. Jan Kraybill, organ
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The Holly and the Ivy is an intimate evening of classic carols with a vintage Old World flavor. The Symphony is very happy to be joined by Dr. Jan Kraybill, conservator of the beautiful new Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ in Helzberg Hall, as she performs variety of selections that show off the full range and power of this phenomenal instrument.
November 30, December 1-2, 2012:
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
David Lockington, guest conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus
Independence Messiah Choir
Charles Bruffy, director
HANDEL, Messiah
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
November 23-25, 2012
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Osmo Vanska, guest conductor
Lise de la Salle, piano
SIBELIUS, En Saga
PROKOFIEV, Piano Concerto No. 1
BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 6 (Pastorale)
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
November 16-18, 2012
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Nicolas McGegan, guest conductor
Kansas City Symphony Chorus
Charles Bruffy, director
HAYDN, Symphony No. 94 (Surprise)
ORFF, Carmina burana
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
November 8, 2012
Classics Uncorked: LOVE: IT TAKES TWO
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, conductor
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The Kansas City Symphony's new Classics Uncorked Series has an earlier start time, a shorter program without intermission, a more casual atmosphere, and a free glass of wine or champagne after the concert, along with the chance to socialize with Symphony musicians in the Brandmeyer Grand Lobby. For more information, visit the Kansas City Symphony website.
SAINT-SAENS, Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Scheherazade, II. The Kalendar Prince
BRAHMS, III. Poco allegretto from Symphony No. 3
TCHAIKOVSKY, Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
MENDELSSOHN, Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream
October 26-28, 2012:
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony and Eighth Blackbird Ensemble
Michael Stern, music director
ROSSINI, Overture to La Gazza Ladra
HIGDON, On a Wire
BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 3, op. 55, in E-flat major (Eroica)
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
October 16-19, 2012:
Young People's Concerts: Adventures in Storytelling
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Over 11,000 4th, 5th and 6th graders will explore musical setting, characters, and plot at Helzberg Hall as the Kansas City Symphony presents Adventures in Storytelling.
BARNES, Helzberg Jewel
DVORAK, Slavonic Dance, op. 46, no. 1
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, Flight of the Bumblebee
WAGNER, Ride of the Valkyries
OFFENBACH, Can-Can
SAINT-SAENS, Tortoises from Carnival of the Animals
GRIEG, In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
COPLAND, Hoe-Down
WILLIAMS, Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
October 5-7, 2012:
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
BARBER, Symphony No. 1 in One Movement
GRIEG, Piano Concerto in A minor
BRAHMS, Symphony No. 4 in e minor
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
September 28-30, 2012:
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Vadim Gluzman, violin
Adam SCHOENBERG, Finding Rothko
TCHAIKOVSKY, Violin Concerto
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL: Pictures at an Exhibition
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
September 21-22, 2012:
BALLROOM WITH A TWIST
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Don’t miss the passion, expertise and intensity in this brilliant new dance and symphonic production conceived and choreographed by Dancing with the Stars' own Emmy-nominated Louis Van Amstel. Ballroom with a Twist features your favorite stars from Dancing with the Stars, including Dmitry Chaplin, So You Think You Can Dance, and American Idol top ten finalists David Hernandez, Gina Glocksen and Von Smith.
September 18, 2012:
Support School Music
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Olathe South High School
Same program as performance on September 11.
September 16, 2012:
FARKLE AND FRIENDS
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
John Lithgow joins the Kansas City Symphony for the first in its Family Series. Mr. Lithgow will perform his own narrations from three of his children's books.
STRAUSS, Thunder and Lightning Polka
ELLIOTT, The Bandshell Right Next to the Zoo
ELLIOTT, The Remarkable Farkle McBride
SAINT-SAENS, Carnival of the Animals
September 15, 2012:
Conversation with John Lithgow, Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch
Actor and author John Lithgow will two of his children's books, and then engage in conversation about books, reading, education and the arts, led by Kansas City Symphony Assistant Conductor Aram Demirjian.
September 11, 2012:
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
University Academy
The Kansas City Symphony kicks off its 2012-13 residency at University Academy with a fundraising concert, featuring students from University Academy reading their own original program notes from the stage.
ROSSINI, Overture to The Italian Girl in Algiers
BEETHOVEN, I. Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 5, op. 67, in c minor
BACH, Air on a G String from Suite for Orchestra No. 3
HOLST, St. Paul's Suite
MENDELSSOHN, III. Adagio from Symphony No. 3 (Scottish)
RAVEL, III. Menuet & IV. Rigaudon from Le Tombeau de Couperin
HAYDN, IV. Allegro spiritoso from Symphony No. 104 (London)
BEETHOVEN, Overture to Egmont
September 3, 2012:
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park
Aram makes his debut as assistant conductor of the Kansas City Symphony with Labor Day Pops in the Park
SUPPE, Overture to Poet and Peasant
SCHUBERT, Marche Militaire
BRAHMS, Hungarian Dances 5 & 6 (arr. Parlow)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, English Folk Song Suite
SAINT-SAENS, Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah
J. STRAUSS, Sr., Radetzky March
J. STRUASS, Jr., Thunder and Lightning Polka
TCHAIKOVSKY, Marche Slave
SOUSA, The Stars and Stripes Forever
March 21, 2013, 7pm:
Classics Uncorked: THE BEAT GOES ON
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, conductor
Noah Geller, violin
Christopher McLaurin, Joseph Petrasek, Lee Vinson, percussion
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
The Kansas City Symphony's new Classics Uncorked Series has an earlier start time, a shorter program without intermission, a more casual atmosphere, and a free glass of wine or champagne after the concert, along with the chance to socialize with Symphony musicians in the Brandmeyer Grand Lobby. For more information, visit the Kansas City Symphony website.
ADAMS, Short Ride in a Fast Machine
BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 7, I. Poco sostenuto-Vivace
SAINT-SAENS, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
BARTOK, II. Game of Couples from Concerto for Orchestra
ZIVKOVIC, Trio per Uno
MARQUEZ, Danzon No. 2
April 5-6, 2013, 8pm
April 7, 2013, 2pm
Cover conductor for:
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Caroline Robinson, organ
Kansas City Symphony Chorus
Charles Bruffy, director
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
RACHMANINOFF, The Bells
POULENC, Concerto in G Minor for Organ, Strings and Timpani
SCRIABIN, The Poem of Ecstasy (Symphony No. 2)
April 10, 2013, 7pm:
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Sunho Kim, violin
Bueker Middle School, Marshall, MO
Community Outreach Concert
MENDELSSOHN, Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21
MOZART, Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
BEETHOVEN, Symphony No. 7
April 21, 2013, 2:30pm:
THE ORCHESTRA GAMES
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Explore the personalities of various instruments while getting acquainted with basic musical elements as you sprint through an Olympic array of events, such as the Low Note Limbo, the Fast Note Dash, The Marathon and others. Sing along with Take Me Out to the Ballgame and stand for the Seventh Inning Stretch! These events demonstrate the capabilities of orchestral instruments in the spirit of friendly competition. Dress in your favorite sports gear and meet mascots from Kansas City’s sports teams.
SMITH/SCHUTZA, The Star Spangled Banner
FUCIK, Entrance of the Gladiators
CONTI/Lowden, Musical Highlights from Rocky
WILLIAMS, "Quidditch" from Harry Potter
REINEKE, Casey at the Bat
VON TILZER/Rosenhaus, Take Me Out to the Ballgame
ARNAUD, Divertissment for Brass and Percussion
WILLIAMS/Riggio, Olympic Fanfare and Theme
SMITH, The Orchestra Games
SOUSA, National Game March
May 4, 2013:
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Hitchcock! - a night at the movies
May 5, 2013:
Kansas City Symphony
Aram Demirjian, assistant conductor
Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies
May 9, 2013, 7pm:
Cover conductor for:
Classics Uncorked: Bailar Toda la Noche (Dance the Night Away)
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, music director
Raymond Santos, clarinet
Noah Geller, violin
Mark Gibbs, cello
Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
SCHOENBERG, La Luna Azul (The Blue Moon)
SAINT-SAENS, The Poet and the Muse for violin, cello and orchestra
BERNSTEIN/FOSS, Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
RAVEL, Bolero