by Teresa Griffith | Nov 20, 2019 | 2019-2020 Season, Upcoming
Hear selections from Tchaikovsky’s famous Nutcracker Suite performed by the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. We are pairing this holiday tradition this year with the brilliant and toe-tapping Nutcracker Suite arrangements of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The Kansas...
by Teresa Griffith | Oct 21, 2019 | 2019-2020 Season, Upcoming
Our second concert of the 2019-2020 season features music from popular time-related movies! Our family-friendly, abbreviated performance on Saturday will be preceded by our sixth annual Instrument Petting Zoo for children – a great opportunity for budding musicians to...
by Teresa Griffith | Sep 10, 2019 | 2019-2020 Season, Upcoming
Welcome to our 61st season! Our opening concert, “Civic Has Talent”, takes place on Saturday September 28. We look forward to seeing you there!
by Teresa Griffith | Mar 27, 2019 | 2018-2019 Season
Meet Allen Zhang, the winner of our 2019 Carol Chatelain Young Artist Competition. At the age of 6, Allen began suzuki listening training at his elementary school in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. In 2013, at the age of 11, he began studying with Simon Gollo, current...
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 | Feb 18, 2019 | 2018-2019 Season
The Kansas City Civic Orchestra is excited to return to Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts for our final concert of this, our 60th consecutive season of offering quality orchestral concerts to the Kansas City metro area. In addition to...
by Teresa Griffith | Jan 22, 2019 | 2018-2019 Season
KCCO is excited to announce our 2019 Carol Chatelain Young Artist Competition! KCCO’s sixth annual competition for young artists has been renamed in honor of our dear friend, the late Carol Chatelain. The Carol Chatelain Young Artist Competition gives KCCO the...
by Teresa Griffith | Jan 22, 2019 | 2018-2019 Season
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by Teresa Griffith | Dec 28, 2018 | 2018-2019 Season
We hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season with plenty of friends, family, and delicious food! KCCO closed out this year with two fantastic “Sounds of the Season” performances – the Friday night concert was preceded by our annual Silent Auction...
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...
