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5:00 – 9:00 PM

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KANSAS

Saturday, October 22nd | 7:30 PM
Muriel Kauffman Theatre

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Black Violin

Thursday, November 17th
7:30 PM
Muriel Kauffman Theatre

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Wednesday, February 8th | 7:30 PM
Muriel Kauffman Theatre

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August

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8:00 pm

KCCO Beethoven Triple

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September

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7:00 pm

International Center for Music

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8:00 pm

The Music of Led Zeppelin

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7:00 pm

Ingredients for an Inspired Li

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7:30 pm

CGSC International Gala

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7:30 pm

Hansel and Gretel

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2:00 pm

BUCKETS N BOARDS

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7:30 pm

Hansel and Gretel

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7:30 pm

Hansel and Gretel

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8:00 pm

DAVID BOWIE: A MUSICAL ODYSSEY

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2:00 pm

Hansel and Gretel

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8:00 pm

TCHAIKOVSKY’S FOURTH

October

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7:30 pm	Jessica Lang Dance
8:00 pm	TCHAIKOVSKY’S FOURTH

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2:00 pm

TCHAIKOVSKY’S FOURTH

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7:30 pm	A Midsummer Night's Dream
8:00 pm	Big Band Broadway

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7:30 pm	A Midsummer Night's Dream
8:00 pm	Lampedusa Concerts for Refugee

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2:00 pm

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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6:00 pm

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7:30 pm

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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7:00 pm	Renee Fleming
7:30 pm	A Midsummer Night's Dream

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2:00 pm	A Midsummer Night's Dream
7:00 pm	George Winston

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7:00 pm

MOZART’S REQUIEM

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8:00 pm

MOZART’S REQUIEM

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7:30 pm	Kansas
8:00 pm	MOZART’S REQUIEM

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2:00 pm

MOZART’S REQUIEM

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7:00 pm

Phantom of the Opera

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7:00 pm

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November

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The Marriage of Figaro

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7:30 pm

The Marriage of Figaro

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7:00 pm

Raiders of the Lost Ark

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7:30 pm

The Marriage of Figaro

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7:00 pm

Raiders of the Lost Ark

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2:00 pm

The Marriage of Figaro

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6:30 pm

The Wild Kratts LIVE

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6:30 pm

The Wild Kratts LIVE

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7:30 pm

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8:00 pm

BEETHOVEN and BRAHMS

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8:00 pm

BEETHOVEN and BRAHMS

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2:00 pm

BEETHOVEN and BRAHMS

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8:00 pm

MOZART, BEETHOVEN and HAYDN

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8:00 pm

MOZART, BEETHOVEN and HAYDN

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2:00 pm

MOZART, BEETHOVEN and HAYDN

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December

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7:00 pm

Handel's Messiah

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8:00 pm

Handel's Messiah

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2:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016
7:30 pm	Nutcracker 2016
8:00 pm	Handel's Messiah

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1:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016
2:00 pm	Handel's Messiah
5:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016

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7:00 pm

KCJO Swings the Nutcracker

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7:00 pm

“WINTER” and GREENSLEEVES

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7:30 pm

Nutcracker 2016

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7:30 pm	Nutcracker 2016
8:00 pm	Jim Brickman with KCS

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2:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016
7:30 pm	Nutcracker 2016

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1:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016
5:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016

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7:30 pm

Nutcracker 2016

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7:00 pm	Christmas Festival
7:30 pm	Nutcracker 2016

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7:30 pm	Nutcracker 2016
8:00 pm	Christmas Festival

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1:00 pm	Christmas Festival
2:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016
7:30 pm	Nutcracker 2016
8:00 pm	Christmas Festival

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1:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016
2:00 pm	Christmas Festival
5:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016
7:00 pm	Christmas Festival

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7:00 pm

Christmas Festival

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7:00 pm	Home Alone
7:30 pm	Nutcracker 2016

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2:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016
7:00 pm	Home Alone
7:30 pm	Nutcracker 2016

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2:00 pm	Nutcracker 2016
7:00 pm	Handel's Messiah
7:30 pm	Nutcracker 2016

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1:00 pm

Nutcracker 2016

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8:00 pm

Simply Swingin'

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Simply Swingin'

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8:00 pm

GELLER PLAYS BARTÓK

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GELLER PLAYS BARTÓK

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GELLER PLAYS BARTÓK

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8:00 pm

CHOPIN, BRAHMS and WAGNER

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CHOPIN, BRAHMS and WAGNER

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CHOPIN, BRAHMS and WAGNER

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7:30 pm	Romeo and Juliet
8:00 pm	SCHUMANN’S “SPRING”

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SCHUMANN’S “SPRING”

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SCHUMANN’S “SPRING”

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February

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6:00 pm

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8:00 pm

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

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8:00 pm

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

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7:30 pm

I Bought a Rainforest

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

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8:00 pm

SAINT-SAËNS plus MENDELSSOHN

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8:00 pm

SAINT-SAËNS plus MENDELSSOHN

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SAINT-SAËNS plus MENDELSSOHN

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8:00 pm

BEETHOVEN’S EIGHTH

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8:00 pm

BEETHOVEN’S EIGHTH

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2:00 pm

BEETHOVEN’S EIGHTH

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Brandenburg and Beyond

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SCHUBERT’S “UNFINISHED"

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8:00 pm

SCHUBERT’S “UNFINISHED"

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SCHUBERT’S “UNFINISHED"

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March

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Hard Habit to Break

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Dead Man Walking

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2:00 pm

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS

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Point of No Return

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Dead Man Walking

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7:00 pm	Nat Symphony Orch of Ukraine
7:30 pm	Dead Man Walking

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Dead Man Walking

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7:30 pm	Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestr
8:00 pm	SIBELIUS' SECOND

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SIBELIUS' SECOND

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2:00 pm

SIBELIUS' SECOND

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6:00 pm

You Had Me at Cello

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7:30 pm

The Sleeping Beauty

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The Sleeping Beauty

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The Sleeping Beauty

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7:00 pm	SHAKESPEARE in MUSIC
7:30 pm	Beauty and the Bizarre

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The Sleeping Beauty

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The Sleeping Beauty

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The Sleeping Beauty

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2:00 pm	The Sleeping Beauty
7:30 pm	The Sleeping Beauty

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The Sleeping Beauty

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7:00 pm

Bond & Beyond: 50 years of 007

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Bond & Beyond: 50 years of 007

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Bond & Beyond: 50 years of 007

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20th-Century Treasures

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Round About Midnight

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The Pirates of Penzance

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The Pirates of Penzance

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7:00 pm	Joyce DiDonato
7:30 pm	The Pirates of Penzance

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The Pirates of Penzance

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2:00 pm

The Pirates of Penzance

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WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

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8:00 pm

WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

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WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

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7:30 pm

Branford Marsalis Quartet

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7:30 pm

Director's Choice

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7:30 pm

Director's Choice

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2:00 pm

Director's Choice

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7:00 pm

SHALL WE DANCE?

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7:30 pm

Director's Choice

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7:30 pm

Director's Choice

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Director's Choice

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June

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8:00 pm

AX PLAYS MOZART

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AX PLAYS MOZART

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AX PLAYS MOZART

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7:30 pm

In Search of River Giants

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7:00 pm

The ARCHITECTURE of MUSIC

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Here's Doc With the KCS

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8:00 pm

RACHMANINOFF’S SECOND

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8:00 pm

RACHMANINOFF’S SECOND

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RACHMANINOFF’S SECOND

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July

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