by Teresa Griffith | Oct 27, 2020 | 2020-2021 Season, Musician Spotlight, Uncategorized
Keith Stanfield is KCCO’s Concertmaster and a featured artist for our September 28, 2019 concert. As a member of the Opus 76 Quartet, Keith performs over 40 Quartet concerts a year, and has recently recorded two Quartets by living composers David Izzard and Mike...
by Teresa Griffith | Oct 26, 2020 | 2020-2021 Season, Orchestra News
KCCO recently lost a friend and long-time supporter of the orchestra, Carl James. Carl Ray James, 92, of Kansas City, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 12, 2020.Carl was born on July 3, 1928 to Glendon Otis and Martha Anna (Stone) James in Kansas City,...
by Teresa Griffith | Aug 26, 2020 | 2020-2021 Season, Musician Spotlight
Debbie Allen is principal clarinet and woodwind section leader for the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. She is a music educator with experience teaching at all grade levels in vocal and instrumental music. Debbie also enjoys creating original music for school bands and...
by Teresa Griffith | Jun 9, 2020 | 2019-2020 Season, Outreach Events, Senior Outreach
On Monday, June 1st, outreach coordinator Jennifer Mitchell shared her talents with residents of Jackson Creek Memory Care (performing from her own living room). Later that day she performed outside for residents of Hidden Lake Care Center and TWICE for residents at...
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...
