Foster Dance Center Recital 2025
Foster Dance Center presents its third annual recital, showcasing the talent of its students and choreographers from our 2024-2025 season.
Chorus Kansas City | Voices Rising
Chorus Kansas City invites you to
experience the power and artistry
of a large choral ensemble
with orchestral accompaniment
at its inaugural concert.
MNU Percussion Studio | Percussion Show
Enjoy an evening of percussive music, featuring the MNU Percussion Studio. They will perform a variety of percussion ensemble pieces including mallet and battery instruments, drum set, and even your MNU Drumline! You won’t want to miss this exciting performance.
Chamber Music Masterclass
Guest Clinician: Lisa Jackson of the Kansas City Symphony. Ms. Jackson will provide MNU Chamber Orchestra students with insightful instruction and tools to improve performance techniques.
First Act – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory features an original score composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray) and a book by David Greig. The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory…but only to a lucky few. Young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a life-changing journey through Wonka’s world of pure imagination including chocolate waterfalls, nutty squirrels and the great glass elevator, all to be revealed by Wonka’s army of curious Oompa-Loompas.
First Act – Godspell
Godspell was the first major musical theatre offering from three-time Grammy and Academy Award winner, Stephen Schwartz; and it took the world by storm. A small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs, ranging in style from pop to vaudeville, is employed as the story of Jesus’ life dances across the stage. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Jesus’ messages of kindness, tolerance and love come vibrantly to life.
Olathe’s Got Talent
Olathe’s Got Talent is designed for individual students who want to showcase their talent in a local talent competition. Over $11,000 in scholarships to be awarded by local businesses. Two special scholarships may be available through JCCC and/or MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) for students with an interest in attending those institutions.
KCMTA – Multi Piano Concert
Kansas City Music Teacher’s Association invites you to our Multi-Piano Concert, which features many levels of performers on a stage filled with grand pianos, simultaneously playing duets under the direction of a conductor. Please join us as we waltz, boogie, tango and serenade in our “Dance With Me” concert at 4:00pm on Saturday, January 4.
MNU Concert Band, Choirs, and Chamber Orchestra | Let Everything That Has Breath
Join us as we present our final concert of the season and honor performing arts seniors in the MNU Concert Band, MNU Heritage Choir, MNU Symphonic Choir, and MNU Chamber Orchestra.
MNU Jazz Ensemble | Jazz-a-Que
We’re excited to announce our annual Jazz-a-Que at MidAmerica Nazarene University on Saturday, April 12, featuring the MNU Jazz Ensemble. A barbeque meal will accompany the entertainment, with proceeds supporting our instrumental music program.
