KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY
Programs
Program 1 [2024]
During the 2024 fiscal year, the Kansas City Symphony offered 124 performances of 44 different programs across the full range of classical, pops, film, and other repertoire. In addition, the Symphony served as the pit orchestra in 64 performances of eight different programs for the Kansas City Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Symphony audiences hailed from 1,373 communities in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and 10 foreign countries. In total, the Kansas City Symphony reached more than 220,000 people in person during the 2023/24 season. The final concert of the season on June 23, 2024 achieved exceptional reach as it was livestreamed worldwide on Medici.tv, viewed by more than 30,000 people in 1,357 cities in 80 countries. Classical audiences numbered 52,348, Pops totaled 19,615 and Family drew 5,134. Holiday programs attracted 11,056 to nine performances of Christmas Festival and Handel's Messiah. Film + Live Orchestra and special programs were especially popular with 32,544 attending 24 performances of 12 programs, including a concert featuring Yo-Yo Ma and films from the "Harry Potter" series. Especially notable was a sold-out concert with the popular hip-hop artist Tech N9ne, a Kansas City, Missouri, native. The Happy Hour series of informal chamber music programs had enthusiastic crowds totaling 4,051 at the four free concerts. Free outdoor Mobile Music Box neighborhood concerts introduced new audiences to the artistry of Symphony musicians, with 49 concerts reaching 12,930 people in 30 ZIP codes across Greater Kansas City. A Memorial Day weekend civic tradition, Bank of America Celebration at the Station delighted the crowd of 30,000 drawn from 26 states as they gathered between Kansas City's Union Station and Liberty Memorial. The program was broadcast live on Kansas City PBS and later rebroadcast on public television stations throughout the region. In addition, the Symphony served as the featured orchestra for Symphony in the Flint Hills, an annual outdoor concert on the Kansas plains. With an ongoing commitment to education, the Symphony's youth concerts served 26,644 students and teachers from 214 schools in 36 districts across 78 communities as they participated in Young People's Concerts, Link Up, and KinderKonzerts. Numerous other Symphony education programs also helped meet the community need for high quality music education experiences, reaching nearly 37,000 young people overall.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$20.2M
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