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 Teresa Griffith | Aug 6, 2024 | Musician Spotlight, Uncategorized
Charlie Jessup has been a flutist in the Kansas City Civic Orchestra since 1972. He grew up in the Boston/New York area. For most of his early life he and his parents lived in a rural part of Long Island, N.Y., about 90 miles East of New York City. When it was time...
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 | May 26, 2021 | 2020-2021 Season, Musician Spotlight
KCCO was honored to be joined by Theodore Ohly, winner of our 2019-2020 Chatelain Young Artist Competition, at our April concert at Yardley Hall. Due to Covid safety precautions, this performance was pre-recorded without a live audience. It is available to view on our...
by Teresa Griffith | Apr 1, 2021 | What Music Means to Me
Jennifer Mitchell is a former strings teacher, long-time member of KCCO, and outreach program rockstar! A love that began in kindergarten… My love for the violin began in Kindergarten after hearing a 1st grader perform “Twinkle, Twinkle”. We lived in Clay...
