Events

Dec 11, 2026

Cody Fry Christmas with The Kansas City Symphony

Presented by Kansas City Symphony at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO

There’s nothing like a trip to the symphony during the Yuletide season, so put on your favorite Christmas sweater, pile the whole family into the car, and prepare to be heart-warmed and joy-filled by Cody Fry Christmas with the Kansas City Symphony. Come hear the 3x GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist bring his hallmark cinematic orchestral flair to nostalgic holiday classics as well as his biggest hits — all wrapped up in a festive package including live projection, audience participation, special creative elements and jolly surprises.

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Dec 17, 2026 - Dec 20, 2026

Christmas Festival with The Kansas City Symphony

Presented by Kansas City Symphony at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO

It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas! Join the Kansas City Symphony, Symphony Chorus and special guests for a festive celebration, including a visit from Santa! Featuring: Daniel Wiley, David T. Beals III Associate Conductor Jim Hogan, vocals Kansas City Symphony Chorus

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Dec 19, 2026

The Swingles: Together for the Holidays

Presented by Harriman-Jewell Series at The Folly Theater Kansas City, MO

American-born Ward Swingle first assembled a group of Parisian session singers to sing through Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier as a vocal exercise in 1962. The resulting album ‘Jazz Sebastian Bach’ (recorded initially for friends and family), became a huge hit, breaking new musical ground and launching The Swingles to fame. The Swingles of today employ a similar technique in their current shows - an immersive layering up of vocals using live-looping technology to record themselves in the moment and have it play back later, producing mesmeric (and potentially massive) musical textures. The group has released more than 50 albums encompassing a huge range of music in many different styles, fueled by Ward Swingle’s pioneering spirit and varied musical tastes. Their arrangements tend either to give a little twist to the original or turn it completely on its head. They co-wrote and performed a song for the end credits of Alexander Payne’s film ‘Downsizing’ and have appeared on many film and TV soundtracks, including ‘Grey’s Anatomy’, ‘Sex and the City’, ‘Wedding Crashers’, ‘The Holdovers’, ‘The Two Popes’, and ‘Glee’. The group’s latest album ‘Theatreland’ (a spectacular celebration of some of the greatest musical theatre songs as you’ve never heard them before) was released in 2024. The Swingles are: Mallika Bhagwat (India/UK), Sarah Alison (USA/UK), Laura Moisey-Gray (UK), James Botcher (UK), Owen Butcher (UK), Jamie Wright (UK), and Tom Hartley (UK). Sound Engineer: Jacques Golding (UK) “The vocal and choral world has changed considerably in the last 50 years... But The Swingles have…

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Dec 23, 2026 - Dec 24, 2026

The Polar Express in Concert with The Kansas City Symphony

Presented by Kansas City Symphony at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO

In The Polar Express in Concert, experience the musical magic of Christmas Eve through Alan Silvestri’s unforgettable score. Be immersed as the Polar Express adventures up and down mountains, slip-slides over ice fields and teeters across mile-high bridges. Embark on this musical journey to the North Pole while watching the iconic film about friendship, bravery and the spirit of Christmas. The wonder of life never fades for those who believe. You’re on the Polar Express! Featuring: Ron Spigelman, guest conductor Kansas City Symphony Chorus

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