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2015/16 Season CLASSICAL SERIES

BEETHOVEN’S NINTH Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 16-19, 2016 MICHAEL STERN, conductor KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY CHORUS   CHARLES BRUFFY, chorus director CELENA SHAFER, soprano

JENNIFER JOHNSON CANO,   mezzo-soprano ROBERT WATSON, tenor DASHON BURTON, bass-baritone

BEETHOVEN

Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage), Cantata for Chorus and Orchestra, op. 112 Kansas City Symphony Chorus

SHOSTAKOVICH

Symphony No. 2 in B Major, op. 14, “October” In one movement Kansas City Symphony Chorus INTERMISSION

BEETHOVEN

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125, “Choral” I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso II. Molto vivace III. Adagio molto e cantabile IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Allegro assai vivace Celena Shafer, soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano Robert Watson, tenor Dashon Burton, bass-baritone Kansas City Symphony Chorus

The 2015/16 season is generously sponsored by

Friday’s night’s concert sponsored by

SHIRLEY and BARNETT C. HELZBERG, JR.

JOHN and CAROL KORNITZER BEBE KEMPER

The Classical Series is sponsored by

Friday night’s corporate sponsor is

POLSINELLI PC Concert weekend sponsored by

Sunday’s concert sponsored by

HOWARD and ANNE ELSBERRY

NANCY and ROBERT HATCH

Concert Weekend Foundation Sponsor is

MASTER CRAFTSMEN FOUNDATION Additional support provided by

Podcast available at kcsymphony.org

KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY

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