Sounds of the Season
Saturday, December 12, 2009 7:30 p.m. Atonement Lutheran Church 9948 Metcalf Bring your family and friends to hear some of the season’s most wonderful music. You’ll hear something traditional, something meaningful and something fun! This is a concert event the whole family will enjoy. Come ready to hear the Kansas City Civic Orchestra with the [...]
Sounds of the Season (encore)
Encore performance Tuesday, December 15, 2009 7:30 p.m. The Pavilion at John Knox Village 520 NW Murray Road Bring your family and friends to hear some of the season’s most wonderful music. You’ll hear something traditional, something meaningful and something fun! This is a concert event the whole family will enjoy. Concerts are always FREE, [...]
Coming this fall – our 51st Season
The 51st season of the Kansas City Civic Orchestra kicks off at 7:30 pm Saturday, October 24, 2009 — you won’t want to miss TRIUMPHANT SOUNDS featuring guest cellist Ruslan Biryukov.
Auditions
Audition Announcement: 2011-2012 Season The Kansas City Civic Orchestra will be holding auditions for the following sections: (Auditions are not blind) Violin 1 (position and/or sub-list) Violin 2 (position and/or sub-list) Viola (position and/or sub-list) Cello (position) Bass (position) Audition requirements: One solo piece of your choosing (no longer than 4 minutes) and sight reading. [...]
History
The Kansas City Civic Orchestra – A Community Tradition for Over 50 Years In 1959, Hugo Vianello helped establish a community-based orchestra calling on musicians from all walks of life to form the Kansas City Civic Orchestra. The orchestra was created as an artistic venue for both amateur and professional instrumentalists to expand their dedication [...]
Conductor
Christopher Kelts is pleased to begin his fourth season as music director of theKansas City Civic Orchestra. The 2011/2012 season will mark the orchestra’s 53rd consecutive season! Through his programming, Kelts has expanded the audience base for the KC Civic Orchestra. He has also expanded the concert season to feature extra “classical” series concerts, an “Encore” [...]
About KCCO
The Kansas City Civic Orchestra is a community-based orchestra in the Kansas City metropolitan area. For more than 50 years, our mission has been to bring high quality, free concerts to the local community. Our all-volunteer orchestra is comprised of amateur and professional musicians with one thing in common – a love for music! With [...]
Brett Gibson performs with Kansas City Civic Orchestra
From the May, 2007 United States National Accordion News on-line Kansas City based musician Brett Gibson received a rousing standing ovation and encore performance for his rendition of Piazzolla’s Concerto when he made his debut with the Kansas City Civic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Andy Anderson. Brett was born in Auckland, New Zealand [...]
Uthe stands out in fine rendition of Puccini’s ‘Edgar’
Posted Thursday, August 18, 2005 by Timothy McDonald, Arts Writer The Johnson County Sun The Civic Opera Theater of Kansas City and the Kansas City Civic Orchestra presented a fine production of the rarely performed opera “Edgar” by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini at the Folly Theater last weekend. “Edgar” was Puccini’s second opera, written for [...]
Civic Opera’s ‘Edgar’ a solo success
OPERA Review: Civic Opera’s ‘Edgar’ a solo success Posted Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005 By PAUL HORSLEY The Kansas City Star In opera, you can hear only so many “La Bohèmes” before you are ready to move on to fresh fare. On Sunday at the Folly Theater, I found myself fascinated and more than a little [...]
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