Called "...one of Kansas City's elite handbell ensembles..." by The Independent, Kansas City Bronze performs festive concerts of original compositions and hymn arrangements for their 132 concert handbells and choir chimes. Our program, First in My Heart, features works by leading composers Cathy Moklebust, Arnold Sherman, Hart Morris, Sandra Eithun, and many others. Kansas City Bronze is an ensemble of the William Baker Choral Foundation. www.ChoralFoundation.org

The award-winning William Baker Festival Singers, a 40-voice semi-professional chorale based in Kansas City, comes to perform a gala concert in Hiawatha, Kansas, as guests of the Hiawatha Music Club. The one-hour program will include timeless classics from Renaissance to Contemporary by F. Melius Christiansen, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Tomas Luis da Victoria, international works from Argentina and South Africa, and the signature spirituals and gospel songs for which the Festival Singers are lauded across the nation.

Join us for the 2025 Benefit Gala for the Choral Foundation, an evening dedicated to celebrating the transformative power of choral music and its impact on the community and education. This elegant event will unite supporters, music lovers, and performers to raise vital funds that sustain our programs, inspiring, uplifting, and nurturing voices across diverse communities. Together, we will ensure that the Choral Foundation continues to empower future generations through music.

Enjoy a night of enchanting performances, light dining and drinks, silent audtion, and opportunities to make a lasting difference! Bring a guest or a group of friends for even more fun!

Voces Festivas, under the leadership of Music Director Leilani Velasco Vaughn, has become Kansas City's premier Spanish language choir. Join us for a joyful and festive celebration of the Christmas season with songs and carols from the Hispanic tradition.

The award-winning William Baker Festival Singers have celebrated the beauty and wonder of Christmas annually since 1998 by their popular "Candlelight, Carols & Cathedral" concerts. Often called "the alternative to alternative holiday celebrations" Candlelight, Carols & Cathedral celebrates the great traditions of Christmas with scripture readings, beloved carols in traditional forms, timeless classics and inspiring new works. The Festival Singers will be joined by Organist John Schaefer.

Vox Venti's annual Christmas concert this year features a mix of holiday delights and wintertime favorites both familiar and new. Featuring works by Doug Andrews, Franz Biebl, Ken Burton, Ed Frazier Davis, Melissa Dunphy, Moses Hogan, and Dale Trumbore, plus Francis Poulenc's mysterious "Christmas Motets" and a brand new commission by Chicago-based composer Marybeth Kurnat. Ed Frazier Davis, Music Director.

The award-winning William Baker Festival Singers have celebrated the beauty and wonder of Christmas annually since 1998 by their popular "Candlelight, Carols & Cathedral" concerts. Often called "the alternative to alternative holiday celebrations," Candlelight, Carols & Cathedral celebrates the great traditions of Christmas with scripture readings, beloved carols in traditional forms, timless classics and inspiring new works. The Festival Singers will be joined by Organist John Schaefer and the Santa Fe Trail Middle School Choir, under the direction of Denice Trawicki.

The New South Festival Singers, Atlanta's beloved a cappella choir since 1985, joins with the Georgia Youth Choir, under the direction of Alyssa Gangarosa, MME, and organist Will Buthod, in a celebration of Christmas with traditional and treasured carols, classic masterworks, innovative new selections and the candlelight beauty of the Church at St. John. Music Director Lynn Swanson leads the concert in her final season.

Kansas City Bronze celebrated the joy of Christmas with song and story in the splendor of one of America's beautiful sacred spaces.

The William Baker Festival Singers, Voces Festivas, Leilani Velasco Vaughn, music director, and The Kansas City KS All City Chldren's Choir, Donna Johnson, music director, join in a gala performance celebrating the community of Kansas City, Kansas, and raising funds to support KCK-area charities. Admission is FREE and 100% of donated funds willsupport local charities. The annual ThanksgivingConcert for Human Need has been hosted by The William Baker Festival Singers on the Friday before Thanksgiving Day each year since 1998.

The William Baker Festival Singers is an ensemble of the Choral Foundation. www.WilliamBakerFestivalSingers.org

Kansas City Bronze presents an inspiring concert of favorite hymn arrangements for their 2024/2025 season opening concert. Kansas City Bronze is a 6-octave handbell ensemble ringing Malmark handbells and handchimes. Please come and be prepared to be inspired by classic hymn tunes performed with new and unique percussive sounds. Admission is FREE, but donations will be graciously accepted.

The William Baker Festival Singers, Kansas City's award-winning semi-professional a cappella chorale specializing in sacred a cappella classics, new works, spirituals and gospels, open their 27th season with a diverse concert on the theme "I believe." Selections include works by Kim Andre Arnesen, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Juan de Lienas, Moses Hogan, William Dawson and Robert Ray. The concert will include the world premier of "My Shepherd" by Composer in Residence Dr. Sean Sweeden with organist Jacob Hofeling and percussionist Mark Lowry.

Wine & Cookie Reception Following the Concert.

New South Festival Singers, created in 1985 as Gwinnett Festival Singers and known for decades as William Baker Festival Singers Atlanta, celebrates the start of their 40th Anniversary Season on the theme "Follow Me to Heaven." The concert features works by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Eriks Esenvalds, John Lennon, Bobby McFarrin, and many others. This first concert of the 2024-2025 begins Lynn Swanson's final season as Music Director & Conductor.

The William Baker Festival Singers perform an informal concert of appreciation for our rehearsal home, previewing the 2024-2025 season.

Vox Venti, under the leadership of Music Director Ed Frazier Davis, presents a concert of music on the theme of nurturing. The centerpiece of the evening will be To the Hands by Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw for choir and string quintet. Also featured will be works by Nathaniel Dett, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Daniel Godsil, a world premiere by Vox Venti director Ed Frazier Davis, and Visions of a Child by Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate in celebration of Indigenous People’s Day.

The William Baker Festival Singers offer Choral Evensong in the nave of the historic St. Mary's Episcopal Church in downtown Kansas City. The Festival Singers is Chorus in Residence at the magnificent c1880 church. This is a public service of Christian worship.

In the Summer Singers 25th year of singing in Kansas City, we're pulling out all the stops! The AVODATH HAKODESH, or Sacred Service, of 20th century composer Ernest Bloch will be the centerpiece of this exciting concert, performed in one of the most acoustically perfect halls in the world, the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts!

The singers will be joined by organ and percussion, utilizing Helzberg Hall’s magnificent Casavant 102-rank organ of 5,548 pipes. Distinguished baritone Joshua Markley will be in the role of the Cantor. Don't miss this event!

Contact the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts ticket office to purchase tickets ranging in prices from $25 - $50 each. Please visit https://tickets.kauffmancenter.org/events to purchase online or call 816.994.7222 to purchase a ticket over the phone.

The Summer Ringers Academy is bringing a new kind of summer choir to Lee's Summit! Under the direction of Amy Chinnery-Valmassei, The Summer Ringers Academy will present their first annual concert in the community of Lee's Summit, Missouri.

The Summer Ringers Academy ensemble has a mission of 'building a community of ringers to support others across the Kansas City Metro area'. They will present a concert of selections demonstrating a variety of bell techniques, like basic ringing, marting, hand-chimes, and more! They will perform on 2 sets of 3 octaves, Schulmerich bells, and 3 octaves of hand-chimes.

Please support this brand new Choral Foundation group in their inaugural summer of ringing.

$10 general admission tickets can be purchased at the door or on the following eventbrite link https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-ringers-academy-inaugural-concert-tickets-927892059127?aff=oddtdtcreator

Donations will also be gratefully received at the door to support wonderful & innovative music in our community! Wine and Cookie reception to follow the concert!

The Summer Singers of Atlanta led by Music Director Andrew Schmidt will perform a majestic program of music for chorus, organ, brass, and professional soloists featuring the thrilling GLORIA of John Rutter.

Other classics on the program includes Mendelssohn: VERLEIH UNS FRIEDEN; Fauré: CANTIQUE DE JEAN RACINE; Bruckner: OS JUSTI and LOCUS ISTE; and a modern work by Glenn Rudolph: THE DREAM ISAIAH SAW. It is an inspiring collection of diverse and beautiful music.

The concert will be performed in the historic Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church on Sunday, August 4th at 4:00pm. General Admission Tickets @ $25.00 and Patron Reserved seats @ $75.00 are available through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-singers-of-atlanta-rutter-gloria-tickets-927873754377 online or you can purchase at the door.

The William Baker Festival Singers is thrilled to welcome Music Director, Ben Bedroske and Milwaukee's Chant Claire to Kansas City for their first regional tour. Chant Claire is one of America's up and coming choral ensembles, celebrating the culmination of their 10th anniversary season in Kansas City.

The 70-voice Chant Claire will perform works of Gjielo, Holst, Vaughan Williams, Paulus, MacMillan, and others. The William Baker Festival Singers will welcome Chant Claire with highlights from their 23/24 concert season. The choirs will combine to 120 voices to sing Alexander Gretchninov's 'Our Father', Ralph Vaughan Williams 'Lord, Thou Hast Been our Refuge', and Kansas City composer Sean Sweeden's 'In the Beginning'.

They will be hosted by the award-winning William Baker Festival Singers on Sunday, June 9 @ 3:00pm in the nave of the St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes Street in Kansas City, Missouri. Admission is free, with donations gratefully received. A Wine and homemade Cookie Reception will follow the concert.

Since their first appearance at Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto Festival in 1989, the New South Festival Singers have performed annually to capacity audiences. Previously known as Gwinnett Festival Singers (1985-1998) and the William Baker Festival Singers Atlanta (1998-2015) the Atlanta based a cappella choir has delighted festival audiences with their signature diversity of classics from across the globe, their early American hymns and spirituals, and their rousing gospel selections. Now under the direction of Music Director Lynn Swanson the 40 singers will celebrate 35 years in Charleston with one of their most exciting concerts ever! Please arrive early for best seats.

Have you felt the wonder that flows without end?

The closing concert of Vox Venti's second season under the direction of Ed Frazier Davis largely explores the concept of dreams, of both the sleeping and waking variety—some fantastical, others grounded in the here and now. We will perform works by Eriks Ešenvalds, Adolphus Hailstork, Caroline Mallonee, André Thomas, Mari Ésabel Valverde, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Eric Whitacre, plus the first and second prize winners of the Institute for Choral Creativity’s annual composition competition, and a new commission from a composer to be announced.

The award-winning William Baker Festival Singers, a 50-voice semi-professional chorale specializing in sacred music, performs a one-hour concert of sacred choral classics and spirituals. The performance is sponsored by the Music Ministry of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Lee's Summit A Wine & Cookie Reception presented by the Friends of St. Paul's Music will follow the performance. Admission is free, with donations gratefully accepted. 100% of donated funds will benefit Hillcrest Transitional Housing www.HillcrestKC.org .

The William Baker Festival Singers is an ensemble of the Choral Foundation. www.WilliamBakerFestivalSingers.org

The New South Festival Singers has performed annually to capacity audiences at Charleston's Piccolo Spoleto Festival since 1989. Hear a preview of their exciting 2024 concert for their hometown Atlanta audience. Music Director Lynn Swanson has chosen a thrilling blend of classics, new works, spirituals and gospels to celebrate 35 years at the prestigious festival. Early arrival recommended for best seats.