by Teresa Griffith | Aug 6, 2024 | Musician Spotlight, Uncategorized
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...
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 | Mar 10, 2020 | 2019-2020 Season, Uncategorized, Upcoming
Due to safety measures in response to the Covid-19 virus our season finale concert will not take place as scheduled. We truly appreciate your support during our 2019-2020 season. Please check back with us for information on our next season and some special...
by Teresa Griffith | Nov 20, 2019 | 2019-2020 Season, Uncategorized
KCCO is excited to announce our 2020 Carol Chatelain Young Artist Competition! KCCO’s annual competition for young artists, The Carol Chatelain Young Artist Competition, gives KCCO the opportunity to engage with and support young musicians in the Kansas City...
by Teresa Griffith | Nov 19, 2019 | 2019-2020 Season, Outreach Events, Petting Zoo, Uncategorized
Our annual Instrument Petting Zoo helps foster an appreciation for music by introducing children to different instruments and even giving them the chance to try playing them. This year’s participants also got to hear a few riffs from some of our talented...
by Teresa Griffith | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ashley Stanfield is a featured artist for KCCO’s season opening concert on September 28, 2019. A former and founding member of the Hampden String Quartet, with whom she won the Sir john Barbirolli Prize for Chamber Music at the Royal Academy of Music, Ashley is...
