Ovation Curation - Alleen VanBebber

By Sam Wisman

Published June 3, 2025 at 9:50 AM CDT

Linda Mitchell — Alleen VanBebber loves to garden, and shared some of her favorite music to garden by.

Whether it's admiring fresh blooms or a vigorous weeding session, enjoy an hour of music to be paired with gardening curated by Classical KC Ovation Circle member Alleen VanBebber. We'll hear works by Gabriel Fauré, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ralph Vaughan Williams and more.

To learn more about joining Classical KC's Ovation Circle, contact Director of Major and Planned Gifts, David M. Fulk: fulkd@classicalkc.org.

Host

Sam Wisman

Guest Curator

Alleen VanBebber
Local attorney and gardener

Program

Pelleas et Melisande Suite - III. Sicilienne
Pavane, Op. 50
by Gabriel Fauré
Neville Marriner and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Concerto For Flute & Harp, K 299
I. Allegro
III. Rondeau
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Susan Palma-Nidel, flute
Nancy Allen, harp

The Lark Ascending
by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Andrew Litton and the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Nicola Benedetti, violin

Overture to "Candide"
by Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic