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...
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 | 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 | Mar 19, 2019 | 2018-2019 Season, Musician Spotlight
Michael Tolbert graduated with a Master’s degree in clarinet performance from Western Michigan University and plays clarinet all around Kansas City. For the last seven seasons he has served as principal clarinet of Kinnor Philharmonic, KC’s own Jewish orchestra, and...
by Teresa Griffith | Dec 18, 2018 | Musician Spotlight
Music has always been part of Don Goldenbaum’s life. Growing up in Hampton, Virginia, Don played clarinet in the high school band and studied violin privately with Elizabeth Chapman, concertmistress of a local community orchestra. Later, in college, he studied for a...
by Teresa Griffith | Jun 14, 2018 | Meet the Orchestra, Musician Spotlight, News
Saturday June 9th marked an incredibly sad day for us at KCCO. We lost our dear friend and concertmaster of 43 years, Carol Chatelain. Carol loved the orchestra and was an inspiration to so many of us. We were truly fortunate to have had her among us for so many...
