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Symphony League of Kansas City – 39th annual Symphony Ball

More than 400 guests gathered at the Kansas City Convention Center on September 11th for the Symphony League of Kansas City’s 39th annual Symphony Ball. This year’s theme was “Stardust,” with a nod to 1920’s America. Marylou Turner was the honorary chairman, and Melanie Fenske served as the chairman. In addition to a performance by Maestro Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony, the evening featured an auction, dinner, and dancing to the musical stylings of Lost Wax. 

Dr. and Mrs. John Yungmeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Rose, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Beal

 

Mrs. Jason Seber and Mr. Seber, Kansas City Symphony; Mackenzie Brazier, and Mr. Chase Shumsky

 

Mr. Don Loncasty, Mrs. Jack Spilker, and Mr. Charles Bruffy

 

Mr. and Mrs. Vince Clark with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Smith

 

Mr. and Mrs. Ford Maurer with Mrs. Robert Bruce, Symphony League president; and Dr. Bruce

 

 

Mrs. Michael Mayer, Mrs. Nelson Sabates, Mrs. Charles Penner, Mrs. Patrick Melland, Mary Peavey, and Mrs. Thomas Volini

 

Mr. and Mrs. John Sundeen with Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lyon

 

Maestro Michael Stern with the Kansas City Symphony  

 

Mrs. Robert Bruce, Symphony League president; Maestro Michael Stern, Kansas City Symphony; Mrs. John D. Turner, Ball honorary chairman; and Mrs. Michael Fenske, Ball chairman

Read more in the October 30, 2021 issue of The Independent
Photo credit: Mark McDonald Photography

 

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