by Teresa Griffith | Aug 15, 2022 | 2022-2023 Season, Upcoming
KCCO’s 64th Season Thank you to everyone who attended our 2022–2023 season performances! Information about our upcoming season will be available soon. In the meantime, check out our summer neighborhood concerts, “Civic in the City.”
by Teresa Griffith | Jun 1, 2020 | 2022-2023 Season, News, Outreach Events, Upcoming
An expansion of our outreach efforts initiated by violinist Jennifer Mitchell, “Civic in the City” is a series of recitals prepared and performed in various neighborhoods around the metro area. Debbie Allen, KCCO principal clarinetist, began the program with a series...
by Teresa Griffith | Oct 16, 2025 | Musician Spotlight
Jerry Old Jerry was born in Topeka, Kansas to a musical family. Both parents had musical training and both played the piano, various other musical instruments, and both had their own bands in high school. He began his musical training at age 5 with several years of...
by Mariah Stadel | Oct 6, 2025 | Musician Spotlight
Jerry was born in Topeka, Kansas to a musical family. Both parents had musical training and both played the piano, various other musical instruments, and both had their own bands in high school. He began his musical training at age 5 with several years of piano...
by Teresa Griffith | Sep 9, 2025 | Musician Spotlight
Isabella Currie is the principal oboist of the KC Civic Orchestra. Even though this is only her second season, she loves getting to make music with her friends and a group of amazing musicians! Isabella grew up in Alpine, Wyoming. She has always loved music. In...
by Mariah Stadel | Dec 2, 2024 | Outreach Events
The annual Barber Family Instrument Zoo on November 16th was a hit! Members of the orchestra worked with over 70 young children to find the joy of musical instruments before our Red, White and Rhapsody in Blue concert where the orchestra worked with feature soloist,...
by Mariah Stadel | Dec 2, 2024 | Outreach Events
Debbie and Jennier performed for approximately 1000 Preschool students on eight mornings in October. The kids were ADORABLE and enjoyed our “Bow and Blow” program which contained: two Disney hits, moody snips from the “Surprise Symphony” and Don Goldenbaum’s version...
by Teresa Griffith | Aug 5, 2024 | Musician Spotlight
Candace Roller, the newest cellist in the orchestra, was born and raised in Hays, a Volga-German community in west-central Kansas. Music has always been a part of her life. At age 2 her favorite activity was sitting in her highchair playing the family’s small organ...
by Teresa Griffith | Sep 1, 2023 | Upcoming
Concert info
by Teresa Griffith | Jan 11, 2023 | 2022-2023 Season, Orchestra News, Outreach Events
KCCO is excited to announce our 2024 Chatelain Young Artist Competition winner, John Lee, and our second place winner, Andrew Anderson. Bios and pics will be posted soon!
by Teresa Griffith | Mar 29, 2022 | 2021-2022, Upcoming
Our final concert of the 2021/2022 season takes place on May 15 at Helzberg Hall. The performance will open with Borodin’s exciting Polovtsian Dances. Also featured will be Fauré’s beautiful Pelléas et Mélisande Suite and the finale movement of Anton Bruckner’s...
