Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet
Baroque Orchestra in Kansas City
Our Orchestras
Baroque Orchestra
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.
2-hour rehearsal sessions with a 15-minute break.
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Upcoming Performances
Youth Symphony of Kansas City’s 65th Anniversary Season Finale Concerts – Afternoon Session
1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
May 12
Sun,
2:00 PM
2024
Youth Symphony of Kansas City’s 65th Anniversary Season Finale Concerts – Evening Session
1601 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
May 12
Sun,
7:00 PM
2024
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.
