The Kansas City Symphony Chorus

The Kansas City Symphony Chorus The Kansas City Symphony Chorus (KCSC), the choral voice of the Kansas City Symphony

The Kansas City Symphony Chorus (KCSC), led by Grammy Award-winning Chorus Director Charles Bruffy, is a 163-voice ensemble that serves as "the choral voice of the Kansas City Symphony." The KCSC continues its long tradition of excellence with the Kansas City Symphony, and additionally serves as Kansas City's unofficial chorus, providing music for civic events such as the Lighting of the Mayor's Christmas Tree at Crown Center every Thanksgiving. The Kansas City Symphony Chorus has been offering quality choral music to the greater Kansas City metropolitan area for more than forty years, first as the Mendelssohn Choir, then as the Civic Chorus. In 1988, shortly after the creation of the Kansas City Symphony, the choir became the Kansas City Symphony Chorus, an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. This relationship has led to performances with conductors Klauspeter Seible, Nicholas McGegan, Anne Manson, William McGlaughlin, Timothy Hankewich, Lawrence Leighton Smith, Henry Smith, Jahja Ling, Roberto Minczuk, Raymond Leppard and David Lockington. Every Symphony Chorus member is a volunteer from the region's musical community, selected by rigorous auditions, with some coming many miles for the weekly rehearsals. Most of the choral artists bring extensive music education and experience as performers and teachers, and are engaged throughout the region as soloists and conductors. Every time the Symphony Chorus appears on the Kansas City Symphony concert series, the singers each invest approximately 33 hours of rehearsal and performance time, representing in the aggregate 3,960 hours of professional-level music making. We consider this a significant gift to our community, but also consider it a privilege to perform with the Kansas City Symphony.

We are thrilled to welcome Betsy Burleigh as the director of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus!We had an immediate chemist...
08/13/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Betsy Burleigh as the director of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus!

We had an immediate chemistry with Betsy earlier this year when she guest-directed two of our performances, and we are excited to grow with her in this new season!

We’re excited to welcome Betsy Burleigh as the new director of the Kansas City Symphony Chorus!

Betsy is an internationally acclaimed choral conductor, educator and director. She currently serves as the Thomas R. Kasdorf Professor of Choral Conducting at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and she previously led the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for 10 years.

Our vocalists and instrumentalists immediately felt a connection with Betsy when she guest-directed two of our choral performances this spring. We’re looking forward to continuing to grow our chorus’s artistry under her leadership. Please join us in welcoming Betsy to the Kansas City Symphony community!

The Kansas City Symphony Chorus is looking for new voices to add to our 160+person ensemble for the 2026-2027 season! Jo...
05/13/2026

The Kansas City Symphony Chorus is looking for new voices to add to our 160+person ensemble for the 2026-2027 season! Join us in singing classical masterworks, holiday programs, pop concerts, and more in the beautiful Helzberg Hall.

We're holding auditions on Saturday, May 30th.

Pre-requisites:
•Must be post high school to audition
•Must have singing experience and/or training

For more information and to sign up, click here: https://www.kcsymphony.org/about-us/employment/chorus-auditions/

Rehearsing Rachmaninoff’s “Spring” with The Kansas City Symphony and baritone soloist, Evan Hughes. The women of the Cho...
04/09/2026

Rehearsing Rachmaninoff’s “Spring” with The Kansas City Symphony and baritone soloist, Evan Hughes. The women of the Chorus will also be singing Mendelssohn’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Get your tickets at tickets.kcsymphony.org for performances on April 10, 11, and 12.

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Kansas City, MO
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