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offering concerts and outreach events at no cost!
2025–2026
67th Season
Save the dates for another season of fabulous concerts!
Musical Paradise
April 26 at 3:00 pm at Helzberg Hall
Program:
Boléro (Ravel)
Mv’t I, Cello Concerto (Dvořák)
Rony Castro, soloist
Adagio in G minor (Giazotto)
With Roseann Penner Kaufman, organist
Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 (Fauré)
Music Director/Conductor: Chris Kelts
Guest Performers: UMKC Choirs
Village Presbyterian Chorus
Haekyung An, soprano
Ray Feener, baritone
Chatelain Young Artist Rony Castro
2026 Chatelain Young Artist Winner
Guatemalan-American cellist Rony Castro, 19, is an emerging young artist noted for his expressive playing and remarkably rapid musical development. Born in Dodge City, KS and raised in Guatemala, he began studying cello at the age of 15 after relocating to the United States.
Within just a few years, Rony established himself as one of the leading young cellists in Kansas. He was selected to the Kansas All-State Full Orchestra in both 2023 and 2024 and served as Principal Cellist of the Wichita Youth Symphony Orchestra during the 2023–2024 season. In 2024, he received Honorable Mention in the junior division of the Kansas American String Teachers Association Competition.
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KCCO is a community-based orchestra of professional and amateur volunteer musicians. We are proud to make orchestral music accessible by offering concerts and outreach events at no cost.