KC VITAs in Concert

Sunday April 7, 2019

KC VITAs presents Habitat Home

Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

2:00 pm

I was so glad I had time this afternoon to go to see the KC VITAs concert at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art. Kansas City is blessed to have an ensemble such as this that is dedicated to performing contemporary choral music at the highest level. Jackson Thomas, the conductor and founder of VITAs, and this group of incredible singers,  are celebrating their 5th season.
Here was today's program:

In the Long Grass by David von Kampen (text from O, Pioneers by Willa Cather)
How to Love by Julia Barry
arid (alone together) by Rachel Lanik Whelan
Dumbfounded by Leslee Wood
Home Is by Julia Barry

Interspersed between these works we were treated to poetry reading:

Vagabond by Megan Bryde
Dumbfounded by Ruth Williams
Boy Lazarus vs. The God Machine by Mitchell King

For an hour today, I was transported to a place of happiness and joy. Bright sunlight shone through the skylights of the Kemper, I was thinking about time. My wife and I had a conversation yesterday about the passage of time...aging...life. Today's music continued that conversation for me in my heart. These beautiful voices, alone except for some accompaniment of harp and cello, brilliantly played by Tabitha Reist (harp) and Audrey Herren (cello), seemed to freeze time for a bit.

This is a very disciplined, thoughtful and talented ensemble. Their website is:
www.kcvitas.org

KC VITAs is a 403b and relies on the generous support of our community to perform these FREE concerts. Please consider giving.