Musica Vocale

06/12/2026

Musica Vocale's 2025-2026 season has ended, but our friends at the Kansas City Baroque Consortium are just getting started with their summer season.

Concert 1 features music by Corelli, Guido, Mancina,Vivaldi and can be heard on either Friday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Kansas City MO or on Sunday, June 21, 3:00 p.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran (near Zona Rosa in the Northland)

Tickets and more information is available at

Join us on a summer voyage through splendor, sorrow, and stellar skies. Purchase your tickets today to secure your seat.

05/15/2026

Thank you to Patrick Neas for letting us talk about our upcoming celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary and the music of these amazing American composers.

Ryan Olsen, conductor & music educatorRyan Olsen, Jay Carter, countertenor, Jay Carter, Arnold Epley, Jerod Impichchaachaaha Tate, Mari Ésabel Valverde,

“BEAUTIFUL AND VARIED THEMES” FINALLY GIVEN VOICE Musica Vocale Presents Unsung: Celebrating America’s Hidden Musical Heroes By Patrick Neas, KC Arts Beat Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate This preview brought to you by Musica Vocale In 1892, Czech composer Antonín Dvořák was recruited by wealth...

04/03/2026

Congratulations to Ryan Olsen, one of Musica Vocale's Artistic Directors, for his efforts to make music education more inclusive at Olathe West High School.

Thanks to KSHB 41’s Taylor Hemness KSHB for this heartwarming article.

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/olathe-west-creates-choir-class-for-special-needs-students Ryan Olsen

Recently a KSHB 41 viewer tagged me in a Facebook video from Olathe Public Schools, showcasing a new choir class created specifically for students with special needs.

03/28/2026

Some quick shots from today’s Purcellian dress rehearsal of at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral with our friends from the Kansas City Baroque Consortium, led by Trilla Ray-Carter.

Join us tomorrow for (we believe!) the Kansas City premiere of Purcell’s grandest ode, Hail! Bright Cecilia: A Purcellian Feast alongside two of Purcell’s shorter works, "I was glad when they said unto me" and "Rejoice in the Lord, Alway"

with soloists Victoria Olson, Zachary Cope, Jay Carter, Jakson Pennington, Douglas Maag, and Alex Smith

and special guests Kris Kwapis & Melissa Rodgers Woodrow, baroque trumpets; Daniel Lee & Dawn Posey, violins; Jennifer Kirby, oboe; Ashley Mania, bassoon; Joe Harris, theorbo

Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 3:00 PM, reception to follow!

03/25/2026

Baritone Alex Smith, joins Musica Vocale and the Kansas City Baroque Consortium on Sunday for Hail! Bright Cecilia: A Purcellian Feast

A native of Kalamazoo, Alex is a graduate of both the Oberlin Conservatory and the Yale School of Music. This season he is a Lyric Opera of Kansas City resident artist and currently appearing in “Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life.” This summer he joins the Glimmerglass Festival as a resident artist.

In addition to his work with the KC Lyric, Alex is also a staff singer at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Kansas City.

03/24/2026

We are thrilled to welcome violinist Dawn Posey to Kansas City later this week for Hail! Bright Cecilia: A Purcellian Feast. Dawn is joining our friends at Kansas City Baroque Consortium for the first time.

Dawn is a Seattle based artist, but is no stranger to Kansas City. She is a native of Liberty, and has been a featured soloist with Liberty Symphony Orchestra, and Northland Symphony Orchestra, among others.

She is an avid soloist and chamber musician, appearing frequently across North America with Chatham Baroque, and the Kassia Ensmble.

03/21/2026

Musica Vocale is delighted to welcome Melissa Rodgers (baroque trumpet) to Kansas City for next week's Hail! Bright Cecilia: A Purcellian Feast.

"I’m really excited to participate in the Purcell concert; to play the music of one of my favorite composers, in a new place, with great musicians I already know and others I’m looking forward to meeting! Aside from that, I wish I’d be able to stay in Kansas City longer to do all the other things of interest such as visiting a number of museums, gardens, farmers market, the Parkville nature sanctuary, and perhaps do some local cycling and mountain biking."

This season Melissa appears with the Corona Del Mar Baroque Festival, and Opera Neo in works by Vivaldi, Bach, and Handel. This week she is performing Bach's B minor mass with Collegium San Diego and MV's own Jay Carter, countertenor

(photo by Gary Payne)

Kansas City Baroque Consortium, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral Collegium San Diego, Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar,

03/20/2026

Musica Vocale and Kansas City Baroque Consortium are delighted to welcome oboist for next weekend's concert of Purcell's Hail, Bright Cecilia! and other works.

Later this season, Jenni is especially excited to perform J.S. Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 4 with Bach Collegium Fort Wayne. Earlier this season she was a featured English Horn soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra in the Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez with legendary guitarist Sharon Isbin.

We asked Jenni about their Kansas City connections "Many of my teachers, family, and friends live in and around Kansas City and it was the "big city" when I was growing up – so I always consider going back like being home. I'm really excited to get to play for friends and family who haven't had the change to hear me perform in more than a decade.”

We’re excited to bring Jenni home, and to give her a chance to go to to her favorite Kansas City BBQ spot, Holy Smoke.

03/18/2026

Musica Vocale is thrilled to welcome back Zachary Cope, countertenor as another of our guest artists for Hail! Bright Cecilia: A Purcellian Feast in a few days.

Zachary lives in Topeka and is the associate choirmaster at Grace Cathedral, Topeka though he is often in the metro. "...the desire for great cuisine and beautiful art has kept me coming."

Zach also sings with Te Deum and will be appearing with them in their upcoming concert "Remembrance and Comfort"