by Teresa Griffith | Mar 13, 2015 | Press Clippings
By Lee Hartman Wed, Mar 11, 2015 On the first warm evening of 2015, the Kansas City Civic Orchestra performed a program that was in direct conflict with the day’s sunniness. Saturday’s concert, “Tragic Beauty,” was another packed house for Civic under the...
by Teresa Griffith | Oct 15, 2014 | Press Clippings
By Lee Hartman Tue, Oct 14, 2014 From KC Metropolis With a subtler program than usual, the Kansas City Civic Orchestra, under the direction of Christopher Kelts, brought the sounds of Bohemia and Jewish culture to Atonement Lutheran Church on Saturday evening. The...
by Teresa Griffith | May 18, 2007 | Press Clippings
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...
by Teresa Griffith | Aug 18, 2005 | Press Clippings
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...
by Teresa Griffith | Aug 16, 2005 | Press Clippings
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...