Westwood Ensemble

06/14/2026

There have been some trials and tribulations with WE season 8. However, we have continued to make much progress. and perform at a very high level. Like a rising Phoenix I feel WE9 will be great and maybe our greatest.

05/27/2026

Can you dig it with Westwood Ensemble?
June 7 , 3 PM

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (Album Version)Couldn't find this anywhere on here, thought I'd do this a little justice.

05/24/2026

Duke Ellington famously stated that there are simply two kinds of music: good music and the other kind. This perspective emphasizes that the quality of music should be judged solely by how it sounds, rather than by its genre or style. Ellington believed that music's value lies in its emotional and aesthetic impact on the listener He argued that the only measure of success in music is whether it resonates positively with the audience

Hear his Music June 7.

05/24/2026

Scott Joplin " King of Ragtime" was the first truely great American composer writing truely original music. He considered his style of music to be classical. Hear the overture to his Opera June 7 at The Gem Theater. Music also by Duke Ellington, William Levi Dawson and Marvin Gaye

05/08/2026

Concert June 7 at this great historic venue

05/03/2026

June 7 , 2026 at The Gem Theater
Negro Folk Symphony

William L. Dawson (1899–1990) was one of America’s most gifted and groundbreaking composers, conductors and educators. Born in Anniston, Alabama, Dawson rose to international prominence through hi…

05/01/2026

Scott Joplin Overture
Here it in person live June 7, 2026
@ The Gem KCMO

18 likes, 12 comments. "WORLD PREMIERE of Scott Joplin’s “Ragtime Opera” Treemonisha 1972"

04/22/2026

Get on Bass (base) Camp
Grooves, Blues and Orchestra Licks
Faculty; Jonathan Lane and Nils Aardahl
August 7 & 8
Students of All Ages Welcome

04/01/2026

Hanson Sym 2

It Would Have To Be...Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"Because it's the iconic example of good music by a fine, "second tier" composer that stands in for so many exc...