Community Concerts at Shawnee Presbyterian

04/02/2025

A change from our usual Saturday afternoon concert time, but the KCGBB will be rockin' on Sunday night! Please join us for our last concert of the season!

03/30/2025

OUR FINAL CONCERT OF THE SEASON! And it's a BIG one! Kansas City Gospel Big Band - Sunday, April 6, at 6:00 p.m. at 6837 Nieman Rd, Shawnee, KS. Meet-and-greet reception following the concert. Experience the power of this extraordinary group as they deliver a faith-based repertoire with a dynamic big band sound. Get ready for an unforgettable evening that will leave you energized and humming their tunes long after the night ends!

03/05/2025

Coming soon! Here is our program for Saturday. We will be offering a variety of combinations: flute, horn, and piano, horn and piano, flute and piano, and solo piano. Come enjoy the better weather and stay for our meet-and-greet reception. Free!

02/07/2025

POSTPONED TO SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AT 3:00. Due to dangerous icy roads, the concert originally scheduled for Saturday has been postponed to Sunday. "Light rain or drizzle is possible in the morning, and temperatures quickly fall in the afternoon. Rain changes to snow after 2 pm, with light accumulations possible. Roads could turn slick to drive on! Afternoon temperature dropping to 30°, wind N 10-20, gusts 35 mph."

Back by popular demand! Ali Mammadov, concert pianist, collaborating with cellist, Nikita Korzukhin with music of Chopin, Scriabin, and Franck. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 at 3:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public with a meet-the-artists reception following the concert. Bring family and friends!
6837 Nieman Rd.

02/07/2025

Back by popular demand! Ali Mammadov, concert pianist, collaborating with cellist, Nikita Korzukhin with music of Chopin, Scriabin, and Franck. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 at 3:00 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public with a meet-the-artists reception following the concert. Bring family and friends!
6837 Nieman Rd.

01/24/2025

FREE CONCERT TOMORROW! Don't miss this opportunity to hear Kansas City's world class string quartet! Here are some reviews of this fine ensemble:

"Unassailable technique and intonation . . an astonishingly calibrated range of voicings and dynamics . . . sinew, luscious tonal blend and phrasing that surged with ardor . . . breathtaking assurance and laugh-out-loud wit."
Washington Post

"Bliss, for this listener, doesn't get much more unequivocal than the St. Petersburg Quartet's performance."
Toronto Globe and Mail

Enjoy some goodies and greet our artists after the program.

01/23/2025

CONCERT SATURDAY! Here's a little something about the group: The Grammy nominated St. Petersburg Quartet has enjoyed an illustrious international career as one of the world’s most esteemed string quartets. Considered the “natural successor to the Borodin [Quartet's] crown” (The Sunday Times), their rise to fame includes “Best Record” honors in Stereo Review and Gramophone, an opening night performance at the Mostly Mozart festival of Lincoln Center, a five-year residency at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a five-year residency at the Wichita State University, and hundreds of concerts throughout North America, Europe, and Asia at prestigious series and festivals.

Highlights of recent seasons include performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and Library of Congress; appearances at festivals such as Music Mountain, Rockport, and Mainly Mozart in San Diego; and collaborations with pianists Leon Fleisher, Ruth Laredo, Misha Dichter, Anton Nel, and violist Michael Tree of the Guarneri Quartet.

The quartet has toured Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Israel, Ireland and the U.K. , where Tchaikovsky Piano Competition winner Peter Donahoe called their collaboration “some of the most sublime moments of chamber-music making I have ever experienced.” During European tours the quartet performed at venues such as Amsterdam Concertgebouw, London Wigmore Hall, Manchester Bridgewater Hall, Dublin National Hall, Moscow Conservatory Grand Hall, and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Grand Hall.

Founded in 1985 as the Leningrad String Quartet, the quartet blazed a trail through chamber music circles, winning a number of notable international competitions including 1st Prize at the All-Soviet Union String Quartet Competition, Silver Medal and Special Prize at the Tokyo International Chamber Music Competition, 1st Prize and both Special Prizes at the Vittorio Gui International Competition for Chamber Ensembles in Florence, Italy, and First Prize and the “Grand Prix Musica Viva” at the Melbourne, Australia International Chamber Music Competition. When the city of Leningrad resumed its historic name, the quartet changed its name to the St. Petersburg String Quartet.

In 2009 the quartet launched the St. Petersburg International Music Academy (now called Leopold Auer Music Festival), an intensive summer program for students, operating in various campuses and festivals in the USA and Mexico.

After a hiatus from the stage during the COVID pandemic, the quartet relaunched in 2022 with two new members (Ned Kellenberger and Sascha Groschang), alongside Boris Vayner (member since 2005), and founding member Alla Aranovskaya.

01/21/2025

OUR FIRST CONCERT OF 2025! This Saturday, January 25. Music by Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky. Spread the word! This group is amazing. 6837 Nieman Rd. Shawnee, KS.

12/07/2024

Free Christmas Concert Sunday afternoon! Come for the music leave with cookies and cheer!

02/24/2024

One week from today! CCSP is proud to present Trinity Jazz in a special Lenten program. Come join in scripture, hymn singing, and jazz! Then meet the artists at the reception following the concert. Bring friends and family!

02/22/2024

02/22/2024

Thanks to all who came out to our concert last weekend! Here are some pics of the event. It was a fun concert. Yes, those are bee antennae.... enhancement for our encore - Bumble Boogie. Next Saturday, March 2, we welcome TRINITY JAZZ to our stage. Stay tuned for details!