Outreach Concerts and Community Projects are an inspiring part of KC Baroque’s service to Kansas City. Our members collaborate with area ensembles and with students in local districts, offering historically-informed performances, in-school demonstrations and community workshops.
Upcoming Outreach Concert:
Join KC Baroque players and the talented singers of Musica Vocale for a FREE community performance.
Sunday, March 9th at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church (map)
Audience members will enjoy Celebratory works from Baroque-era Dresden by Heinrich Schütz, Johann Herman Schein, Antonio Lotti, and Jan Dismas Zelenka.
Upcoming Community Project:
Coming Soon!
GET H.I.P. 2025: June 2 - 6
Mark your calendar for June 2nd - 6th as KC Baroque hosts the 2025 GET H.I.P. workshop. Email us at info@kcbaroque.org for information about the 2025 event.
In 2024, KCBC offered the Baroque Music Intensive, an opportunity for advanced string students to participate in side-by-side rehearsals and a performance with our professional members. Audience members at the August 2024 concert heard our featured students, the Fang Brothers Trio. They also joined the full ensemble for the program finale of Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4.
Previous Education & Outreach Events
Peering inside a violin
KC Baroque wins Outreach Grants from Early Music America and the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Fund
In 2019, the Kansas City Baroque Consortium was one of eight ensembles nationwide awarded an Early Music America mini-grant to present special outreach projects during “Early Music Month” in March.
With the additional support of the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Foundation, KCBC presented “Swirls, Twirls, Stomps, and Curls: The Ins and Outs of Baroque Style” to young music students at Harmony Project KC and Blue Valley Middle School.
Cross-Section of a Violin
KCBC presented a mini-concert and workshop for these young musicians exploring core elements of music expression, and we offered an up close look at how string instruments and the harpsichord are made.
For more information about our outreach projects, or to inquire about an outreach visit from members of KCBC, please contact us at kcbaroque@gmail.com.
Rob PAtterson, Monty Carter, and Trilla Ray-Carter at Blue Valley Middle School
KC Baroque musician Trevor Stewart showcasing the chalumeau at a post concert reception in June of 2022. The instrument was featured as part of KCBC’s Summer Series in a program entitled, “The Fashionable Chalumeau”