Celebrate Te Deum’s artistry and the transformative power of choral music at Lumine 2025, the ensemble’s signature fundraising event that ensures the continued excellence of Kansas City’s premier professional choral ensemble. As Te Deum’s largest annual fundraiser, Lumine provides vital support for our professional singers, allowing us to inspire and enrich our community through compelling and thought-provoking performances.
Lumine will offer a fusion of music, art, and upscale dining. Guests will begin the night with a selection of beer and wine before enjoying an intimate performance at the museum’s newly renovated restaurant, Oil on Linen. Sponsors and premium ticket holders are invited to extend the evening with a seated dinner in the museum’s Atrium, dining alongside Te Deum singers amidst striking contemporary art.
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil will be presented in English translation, honoring the work’s profound spiritual and musical legacy. This performance celebrates one of the choral repertoire’s most revered compositions.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first and only English-language recording of this masterpiece, made in 1975 by the Orthodox Concert Choir of Los Angeles. Performing this cherished work in English offers American audiences a unique opportunity to experience the All-Night Vigil as Russian audiences did—hearing the fervent prayers proclaimed in their own language, with an immediacy and emotional impact that deepens the connection to Rachmaninoff’s sacred vision.
Celebrate Te Deum’s artistry and the transformative power of choral music at Lumine 2025, the ensemble’s signature fundraising event that ensures the continued excellence of Kansas City’s premier professional choral ensemble. As Te Deum’s largest annual fundraiser, Lumine provides vital support for our professional singers, allowing us to inspire and enrich our community through compelling and thought-provoking performances.
Lumine will offer a fusion of music, art, and upscale dining. Guests will begin the night with a selection of beer and wine before enjoying an intimate performance at the museum’s newly renovated restaurant, Oil on Linen. Sponsors and premium ticket holders are invited to extend the evening with a seated dinner in the museum’s Atrium, dining alongside Te Deum singers amidst striking contemporary art.
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil will be presented in English translation, honoring the work’s profound spiritual and musical legacy. This performance celebrates one of the choral repertoire’s most revered compositions.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the first and only English-language recording of this masterpiece, made in 1975 by the Orthodox Concert Choir of Los Angeles. Performing this cherished work in English offers American audiences a unique opportunity to experience the All-Night Vigil as Russian audiences did—hearing the fervent prayers proclaimed in their own language, with an immediacy and emotional impact that deepens the connection to Rachmaninoff’s sacred vision.