The Big Score with the Kansas City Symphony
Join us on Thursday, October 2, 2025, for a Night at the Cinema and enjoy an immersive experience with symphonic music inspired by prominent cinematic genres: Romance, Western, Sci-fi, and Horror.
Located in the historic Shirley Bush Helzberg Symphony House, Forte is a musical and tasting experience featuring local restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries. Young professionals will have the unique opportunity to travel room to room and floor to floor while also enjoying an intimate evening of beautiful music performed by your Kansas City Symphony Musicians. There is nothing like it in Kansas City!
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Atomic Cowboy
Beer Kitchen
Blue Bird Bistro
City Barrel
Homesteader
Lulu’s Thai Noodle Shop
Minsky’s
Taco Naco KC
Taste of Brazil
Union on the Hill
Wandering Vine
Alice Scooper’s Ice Cream Co.
Bizz & Weezy
Neon Palm Ice
Sugar & Sky
Fairway Creamery
Cosentino’s
Lifted Spirits
J Rieger & Co.
Restless Spirits Distilling Company
Union Horse
Fountain City Winery
Tannin Wine Bar and the Mineral Lounge
Non-alcoholic
Curios Elixirs
Western Theme
Julian Kaplan, trumpet
Joe LeFevre, tuba
Shea Kelsay, trumpet
Elizabeth Gray, horn
Wyatt Henderson, trombone
Romance Theme
Liz Teplitsky, flute
MingYu Hsu, viola
Chai Lee, harp
Sci-fi Theme
TK DeWitt, bassoon
Matt Lengas, oboe
David Sullivan, horn
Mike Gordon, flute
Javier Morales-Martinez, clarinet
Horror Theme
Ayrton Pisco, violin
Sodam Lim, violin
Duncan Steele, viola
Sally Kim, cello
Thank you to our wonderful Forte Committee!
Thank you to our generous 2025 Sponsors and Support
Principal
Associate Principal
Section Players
Stage Manager
AM CPA
Amos Family Funeral Home
Argana Investments
Arterra KC Apartments
Bach to Rock
Brown & Brown
BRR Architecture
CB Construction Services
Creative Planning
Garmin
Heavenly Homes Team Real Estate
Katie Grimes, Cross Country Mortgage
Merrill Lynch/David Vosey
Metcalf Auto Plaza
Michelle B. Deutch DDS
Payne & Jones, Chartered
SHS MedTech Consulting Group LLC
TouchBase Chiropractic & Wellness
Walz Tetrick
Individual Supporters
Anonymous
‘Friends of Rachel Haley’
Deann and Jesse Elmore
Sara Elmore and Jared Ayers
Kristen and Quinton Huffman
Randy and Kelly Huffman
Mark Laverentz
Bill and Peggy Lyons
Lisa Choules and Dr. John May
The McWilliams Family
Brian and Celeste Roggy
Summer and Jack Treas
Additional Thanks
Ballentine Vineyards
BUBBL’R
Total Wine & More
Cosentino’s Market
Crown Center
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