Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet
Baroque Orchestra
Youth Baroque Orchestra Classes in Kansas City
New for the 2024/25 Academic Year!
Our Baroque Orchestra is a new ensemble for the 2024/25 Academic Year, and is an orchestral ensemble for young musicians in our Junior School. Baroque Orchestra performs music from the Baroque Era, as well as contemporary music inspired by it. Repertoire for the 2024/25 Academic Year includes works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Jenkins.
The ensemble aims to build on the foundations for exemplary performance and musicality, continuing to developing students’ skills as they continue their foray into instrumental study.
Highlights
Junior School: Grades 5-8
See Tuition page for more information
Works from or inspired by the Baroque Era. Repertoire for the 2024/25 Academic Year includes works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Jenkins.
Sundays, 12:00-1:30 PM
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Upcoming Performances
YSKC Presents: Handel’s Messiah & More! – YSKC String Orchestra
416 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105
Dec 13
Sat,
7:00 PM
2025
YSKC Presents: Chamber Showcase Winter
6401 Wornall Terrace, Kansas City MO 64113
Feb 19
Thu,
7:00 PM
2026
Growth Through Music Classical Festival
1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
Mar 09
Mon,
6:30 PM
2026
YSKC Presents: Solo Showcase Spring
6401 Wornall Terrace, Kansas City MO 64113
Mar 12
Thu,
7:00 PM
2026
Ready to join YSKC?
View our 2024/2025 audition information to learn more!
About YSKC
YSKC was founded as The Youth Symphony of the Heart of America by Leo Scheer consisting of an orchestra of 80 musicians, 22 and younger. Incorporated in 1958, YSKC has enjoyed a vibrant history as the musical home to students in Kansas City. Today, the Youth Symphony of Kansas City serves more than 400 musicians in grades 5-12 and is comprised of four full orchestras, a preparatory strings ensemble, multiple ancillary programs, the Opus 76 Quartet Residency, and our new YSKC Academy program. Throughout its 65 years of programming, YSKC has built an alumni class of more than 10,000, completed international tours to Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Spain, and performed at numerous prestigious festivals and conferences nationwide.
