Summer Singers of Lee's Summit, Director Jennifer Lahasky - Lee's Summit Tribune →

The Summer Singers of Lee's Summit performance of McCullough's "Holocaust Cantata" is featured in an article by the Lee's Summit Tribune.

Music Director Jennifer Lahasky leads the Summer Singers of Lee's Summit, soprano Megan Moore, baritone Joshua Markley and guest artists in Donald McCullough's deeply moving "Holocaust Cantata." The program also includes musicologist and composer Amy Thropp's Kaddish for the Six Million. Ms. Thropp will be present to conduct her composition and give a brief pre-concert talk about the works. There will be an exhibition from students from the Hyman Brand Academy in Overland Park, Kansas. A wine and cookie reception will follow the concert presented by the Friends of St. Paul's Music. This concert is sponsored, in part, by the Arts Council of Lee's Summit and the Louis and Frances Swinken Supportng Foundation.

Congratulations to Carl Chinnery, New WBCF Board of Trustees Member →

In July of 2023, Mr. Carl Chinnery was welcomed to the William Baker Choral Foundation Board of Trustees. We now extend congratulations to Carl who has been named Lee's Summit 2023 Missouri Citizen of the Year for his service to the community, civic activities and legal work for nonprofits.

The City of Lee’s Summit and Mayor Bill Baird join the City of Lake Lotawana and Mayor Tracy Rasmussen in the selection of Carl Chinnery as the 2023 Citizen of the Year. Chinnery is recognized for his service to the communities, civic activities and legal work for nonprofits. He will be honored at the Truman Heartland Community Foundation’s Annual Citizen’s Reception in early September and its “Toast to Our Towns” Gala on September 23.