Midwest Trust Center
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States (913) 469-4445 https://www.jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/
January 2022
Opus 76 Quartet – ‘Mozart & Dvořák’
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
“The significance of this event is hard to overestimate… lyricism at its finest." – KC Arts Beat Described as a “brilliant young string quartet” by London’s Spectator and giving “certainly passionate performances” by The Kansas City Star, Opus 76 Quartet are proud to be artists-in-residence at MTC. Their residency, which began as digital artists-in-residence in 2021, saw them embark on a number of critically acclaimed recording projects in partnership with The Midwest Trust Center as part of their innovative digital…
Find out more »Winterlude – Eclipse Trio featuring Poet Glenn North
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
The Kansas City-based Eclipse Trio is known for taking standards and well-known rhythm and blues and giving them new and inventive treatments. The performance features Everett Freeman on vocals and piano, DeAndré Manning on bass and Michael Warren on drums. Eclipse members have a combined 75 years in the music business, performing for audiences and teaching the art of music making and music history to young artists across the globe. Each Eclipse member has a catalog of recorded music as…
Find out more »The Choir of Man
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
You loved them before – now the boys are back with everything from sing-along classics to classic rock! Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” The Choir of Man offers up an hour of indisputable joy for all ages. Featuring pop, classic rock, folk, Broadway and pub tunes, The Choir of Man is a cast of nine handsome guys showcasing their talent with high-energy music and foot-stomping choreography. Their incredible harmonies, world-class tap dance and poetic meditations pay…
Find out more »Trinity Irish Dance Company
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
Trinity Irish Dance Company (TIDC) has significantly changed the direction and scope of Irish dance, reintroducing the art form as the phenomenon it is today. With a unique blend of power and grace, TIDC sends a consistent message of female empowerment against a repertory that has elevated progressive Irish dance for nearly three decades. Founded in 1990 by Mark Howard, TIDC is the birthplace of progressive Irish dance. The Chicago-based company constantly searches for original means of expression while maintaining…
Find out more »The Texas Tenors
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
Celebrating more than 10 years together, these classically trained, versatile tenors first appeared in 2009 on “America’s Got Talent” (AGT). The Texas Tenors were invited back in 2019 as the only vocal group from the United States for “America’s Got Talent: The Champions.” They are the most successful music group and third highest-selling artist in the history of the show. Since appearing on AGT, the group has released four studio albums, two PBS specials, four DVDs, multiple singles and a…
Find out more »Villalobos Brothers and Las Cafeteras
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
The Villalobos Brothers’ original compositions masterfully celebrate the richness of Mexican folk music, combined with the intricacies of classical music and jazz. Las Cafeteras, from East Los Angeles, mix roots music with modern-day stories. Born and raised in Veracruz, Mexico, the Villalobos Brothers are internationally acclaimed as one of today’s leading contemporary Mexican ensembles. The ensemble’s performances delight audiences throughout the world and in venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and at events such as the Latin Grammy Awards…
Find out more »February 2022
Bridge & Wolak
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
Classically trained international soloists Kornel Wolak (clarinet) and Michael Bridge (accordion and piano) use virtuosity, comedy and musical sensitivity to bring their custom repertoire to life. Playing classical showpieces, jazz ballads and fiery folk music, Wolak and Bridge began collaborating in 2012 and since have toured Canada, Poland, France and Ecuador as both performers and educators. Wolak is on the faculty at Queen’s University and is pioneering collaborative research in oral articulators with the Speech Language Pathology department at the…
Find out more »‘The Greatest Love of All’ Starring Belinda Davids
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
Davids, a RiSA chart-topping artist in her home country of South Africa, has performed alongside the likes of Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole and Monica. She is accompanied by a five-piece band, two backing vocalists and four choreographed dancers, plus state-of-the-art sound, lighting, visual and theatrical effects. The production fills audiences with joy, nostalgia and wonder as it takes them on a heartfelt journey through Houston’s greatest hits, including “I Will Always Love You,” “I Wanna Dance with Somebody,” “How Will…
Find out more »‘Jabari Dreams of Freedom’
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
Ten-year-old Jabari loves to paint. Through these paintings, he escapes the turbulent world around him and the reality of a friend’s violent encounter with police. In his dreams, he meets children and young people from the Civil Rights era, including Ruby Bridges and Claudette Colvin, who teach him how to be fearless. He also meets his hero, former U.S. President Barack Obama, as a young boy on the eve of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Through lessons from…
Find out more »South Pacific
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
Against the backdrop of World War II, “South Pacific” offers a lushly romantic score while challenging audiences with themes of racial intolerance and bigotry. The classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical focuses on French plantation owner Emile de Becque and his love interest, Nellie Forbush, a naïve young nurse from Arkansas. The Rodgers and Hammerstein score includes numerous American songbook classics such as “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Younger than Springtime,” “Happy Talk,” “Bali H'ai” and “There is Nothing Like a Dame.” The…
Find out more »Winterlude – Clint Ashlock and Charles Williams
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
Williams has served as the pianist for The Kansas City Jazz Orchestra since its inception in 2003. He is bandleader for GENRE, his newest group, which plays smooth jazz, funk and Motown. Williams has accompanied legendary Kansas City jazz artists such as Ida McBeth, Angela Hagenbach, The McFadden Brothers and Dr. Wayne Goins. He also accompanied jazz singer Queen Bey and the internationally acclaimed jazz saxophonist, Arthur Blythe, on tour in Brazil in 1998. He released his third CD, “Flavors…
Find out more »March 2022
‘The Lost Treasure’ Presented by StoneLion Puppet Theatre
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
For nearly 30 years, StoneLion Puppet Theatre has presented entertaining and thought-provoking arts experiences to families and, using puppetry, suggested real-world actions on how to lessen our impact on the planet and make our community a better place to live. StoneLion is on a mission to reach those who do not have funds or ready access to the arts by annually providing more than 100 free performances and workshops at Title 1 schools in the area and venues across the…
Find out more »May 2022
‘Revolutionary Icons’ with Runge & Ammon
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
Eckart Runge, founding cellist for the Artemis Quartet, and his duo partner Jacque Ammon have been breaking down concert barriers for more than 25 years. This genre-defying concert juxtaposes Beethoven with more contemporary revolutionary icons such as Paul McCartney, Miles Davis, Piazolla, Chick Corea, and more!
Find out more »February 2023
Emerson String Quartet with Cellist David Finckel
Overland Park, KS 66210 United States
Dubbed “America’s greatest quartet” by Time Magazine, the revered Emerson String Quartet is on their farewell tour. Concert goers will have the rarest of opportunities to hear them alongside the man who has been their cellist for more than 35 years, David Finckel, in the transcendental Schubert Quintet. Don't miss the opportunity to hear this great Quartet perform one last time!
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