With its 5,548 pipes, the Julia Irene Kauffman Casavant Organ, Opus 3875, could easily be the crown jewel of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts (1601 Broadway, 816-994-7200). Tonight, Helzberg Hall resonates with sounds of the instrument, designed in the French romantic tradition, when Dr. Jan Kraybill plays her
inaugural recital at 8 p.m. But first, she is joined by Michael Barone, host of American Public Media's
Pipedreams (the only nationally distributed weekly radio program celebrating the art of the pipe organ), for an hourlong discussion and Q&A session at 7. Tickets cost $25 or $35. See
kcsymphony.org.
— Berry Anderson