Kansas City and the region
Kansas & Missouri
William Baker Festival Singers, Kansas City Bronze, Voces Festivas, and the summer choruses of Kansas City, Northland, and Lee’s Summit.
William Baker Festival Singers, Helzberg Hall, Kansas City
Ensembles
William Baker Festival Singers
Est. 1998
A 50-voice semi-professional chorale led by Dr. William Baker, selected by competitive audition, now in its 29th season.
Kansas City Bronze
Est. 2019
Hailed as one of Kansas City’s elite handbell ensembles. Six octaves of Malmark handbells, Whitechapel bells, and Malmark chimes, with 12–15 principal ringers chosen by competitive audition.
Summer Singers of Kansas City
Est. 1999
Summer ensemble
A non-auditioned chorus of 150 voices, rehearsing in June for a late-August choral-orchestral masterwork with professional soloists and members of the Kansas City Symphony.
Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit
Est. 2014
Summer ensemble
A non-auditioned chorus of 75 voices serving Eastern Jackson County, led by Dr. William Baker and Niccole Williams, with summer masterworks alongside Kansas City Symphony musicians.
Northland Summer Singers
Est. 2025
Summer ensemble
A non-auditioned chorus of 75 voices rehearsing in Liberty, serving Liberty, Parkville, and St. Joseph under Music Director Chip Handrich, MME.
Summer Ringers Academy
Est. 2024
Summer ensemble
A non-auditioned summer handbell workshop of about 10 beginning-to-intermediate pieces, with a concert and handbell zoo at season’s end.
Voces Festivas
Est. 2022
Kansas City’s only Spanish choir, led by Leilani Velasco-Vaughn. Non-auditioned, with rehearsals in Spanish and music from Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, and Peru.
Leawood Summer Singers
Coming in 2027
Summer ensemble
A new summer chorus for Leawood, Kansas, beginning in 2027.
This season
October 2026
- 4:00 PM
William Baker Festival Singers
Season Preview Concert & Countryside Appreciation
Countryside Christian Church, Mission, KS
The William Baker Festival Singers offer a preview of their 2026–2027 29th Master Season of classics, spirituals and gospels.
November 2026
- 3:00 PM
William Baker Festival Singers
Revelation
St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Kansas City, MO
The William Baker Festival Singers open their 29th Kansas City season with Revelation at historic St. Mary’s Episcopal Church.
- 6:00 PM
Kansas City Bronze
Fall Concert
First Baptist Church, Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Bronze opens its eighth season of handbell artistry under Music Director Dr. William Baker and Associate Music Director Robert Abbott at First Baptist Church in Kansas City. General admission is free.