Grace Cathedral 2010-11 Season

The Grace Cathedral in Topeka has programmed 11 more performances during the 2010-11 Great Spaces Music & Arts Series:

• 5 p.m. Oct. 10: Ensemble Heinavanker, a choral group from Estonia that will sing sacred and folk classics from their homeland. Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for children 12 and younger.
• 7 p.m. Oct. 29: Silents in the Cathedral, a joint program with the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, returns with a screening of the silent movie classic "The Phantom of the Opera" starring Lon Chaney in the title role and accompanied live by organist Marvin Faulwell. Free.
• 7 p.m. Nov. 12: The Madraliers, the chamber choir from Northwest Missouri State University, under the direction of Brian Lanier, brings Kansas City, Mo., classical guitarist Douglas Niedt to perform Mario Castelnuovo-Tedasco's "Romancero Gitano" and other works. Freewill offering.
• 3 p.m. Nov. 21: Kairy Koshoeva, a native of Kyrgyzstan who is pursuing her doctoral degree in piano performance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City's Conservatory of Music, returns to perform her third recital on the cathedral's 1923 Model D Steinway grand piano. Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for children 12 and younger.
• 7 p.m. Dec. 10: New York Polyphony, the acclaimed four-voice male a cappella vocal ensemble that performed last year as part of the Great Spaces series returns to present a program of holiday music and selections from its latest CD, "Tudor City." Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for students. and free for children 12 and younger.
• 7 p.m. Jan. 21: Catherine Rodland, the concert organist from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn., will perform works by Marcel Dupre and other classics on the cathedral's 63-rank Schantz organ, the city's second-largest pipe organ. Freewill offering.
• 7 p.m. Jan. 31: The St. Olaf Choir, the world-famous collegiate chorus whose many appearances have included ones on Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion," will make its first appearance at Grace Cathedral as part of its Midwest tour under the direction of conductor Anton Armstrong. Freewill offering.
• 7 p.m. Feb. 18: Washburn Percussion Collective will return to the cathedral to once again demonstrate just how much melody can be produced by various percussion instruments, including vibraphones, xylophones, marimbas and drums. Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for students, and free for children 12 and younger.
• 7 p.m. March 4: The Pagan Jazz Trio, from Kansas City, Mo., makes its Jazz at Grace debut, including tracks from its "Three for the Ages" CD featuring pianist Michael Pagan, drummer Ray DeMarchi and Topeka-born bassist Bob Bowman. Freewill offering.
• 7 p.m. April 1: Massimo Nosetti, the titular organist of the Basilica of Santa Rita in Turin, Italy, includes Grace Cathedral on a concert tour of the United States. Freewill offering.
• 5 p.m. May 8: The Elaris Duo, the acclaimed Topeka-based duo of violinist Larisa Elisha and cellist Steven Elisha bring their mastery of the repertoire for those two instruments to close out the Great Spaces series. Freewill offering.

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