by Mariah Stadel | Oct 12, 2026 | Musician Spotlight
Gay Lee Ludwig-Bonney Gay Lee began playing double bass at age 12, when her 7th grade music teacher steered the already 5’10” flute-hopeful toward the bass. She studied with Lawrence Hurst, Oscar Zimmerman, and Gary Karr. After earning a full scholarship...
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 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...
