Kansas City Chamber Orchestra

Join us for our 34th Season!

Bringing Back the Music!

Our Musicians are Ready to Play for You!

We are creating an alternative 2020-21 Season in keeping with the spirit of KCCO while keeping our patrons safe and healthy. We currently have tentative dates for the regular concert season, but are working to bring music back to you with some exciting outdoor performances!

Our 34th Season will include four great concerts including our special Valentine event!

Join us as we celebrate KCCO favorites from the Baroque and Classical eras plus several beautiful new and never performed “discoveries.” New and current arts partners, amazing soloists and guest performers can’t wait to perform!

Season concerts

For the Love of Music

Saturday, March 13 (a live online experience on Zoom)

7:00 p.m. (approximately an hour and a half program)

Beautiful violin, viola, cello and piano duo performances by some of our favorite musician couples in the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra

What better way to warm up on a wintry night than with beautiful chamber music by string duos! With a gorgeous variety of tunes and composers, some of our long term principal players are bringing you violin, viola, cello and piano performances by musical couples that live and play together! Banish a cold night or welcome the first whispers of spring with this great music, and get to know our players with short interviews and fun stories from their years with the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra. Free to register, suggested donation greatly appreciated to support us continuing to Bring the Music Back!

Click here to register for the free event at Eventbrite!

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Remaining concert dates are tentative. Program and locations to be announced.

Spring Concert

Saturday, May 1

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Past concerts this season

Bringing the Music Home

Sunday, December 20 (a live online experience on Zoom)

7:00 p.m. (approximately an hour program)

A holiday virtual concert video of great performances, interviews, carols and more from the KC Chamber Orchestra, choir and guest soloists.

Cozy up to your fireplace and join us for a journey through great performances and holiday concert highlights with commentary by Music Director Bruce Sorrell, and guest interviews with Arnold Epley and folk singer Connie Dover. The orchestra is joined by Musica Vocale choral ensemble, award winning young pianist Kenny Broberg and more.

Sunset Serenade

New date and location!

Sunday, November 8

Concert at 5:00 p.m.

Magnolia Brookside Event Space

624 E. 63rd Street, Kansas City, MO

Our postponed autumn celebration event is back with a new date! Although the weather will not allow us to be on the rooftops looking over the city, we will gather in a lovely indoor/outdoor climate-controlled venue in Brookside with plenty of room to spread out and relish the fall air as weather permits. This will be the final installment of our Bringing Back the Music series and a celebration of our musicians and hardworking staff.

Music paired with food and wines!

Wines by Cellar Rat Wine

and Food by Feasts of Fancy

Music in the Park

Sunday, September 20, 2020

Concert at 6:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m., gates open and food trucks
Ironwoods Park, Leawood, KS

A beautiful selection of lively string orchestra tunes will fill the air in this concert for all ages. Enjoy
this FREE outdoor event in the lovely Ironwoods Park Amphitheater. Grab food and beverage from
some of KC’s most popular food trucks beginning at 5 p.m.

Lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics welcome with plenty of room to spread out.

Music in the Garden

Sunday, October 11, 2020

Concert at 6 p.m.

5 p.m. refreshments available from food trucks
John Wornall House Museum

6145 Wornall Road, Kansas City

Set back time and an enjoy an old-fashioned evening of fun when the Kansas City Chamber Orchestra presents a free “Concert in the Garden" outdoors at the John Wornall House Museum.

This FREE family-friendly event will offer a sampling of classical favorites performed by local musicians with food and drink available for purchase from the Waffler and Touring Taps food trucks prior to the performance beginning at 5 p.m. Come early to find your spot – there is loads of room to distance and spread out in the gardens and lawn of this historic home.

A beautiful selection of lively string orchestra tunes and a Telemann Concerto with oboist Margaret Marco will float through the autumn air. Join your favorite KCCO players and guest conductor Carolyn Watson as we bring live music back to KC!