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...
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...
KCCO is excited to announce our 2024 Chatelain Young Artist Competition winner, John Lee, and our second place winner, Andrew Anderson. Bios and pics will be posted soon!
KCCO’s 64th Season Thank you to everyone who attended our 2022–2023 season performances! Information about our upcoming season will be available soon. In the meantime, check out our summer neighborhood concerts, “Civic in the City.”