The Mighty Voices of Longview: April 29, 30 and May 6, 7

The Mighty Voices of Longview return for another show-stopping concert at the MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center.

Starting April 29, you and your family can delight in the music and sounds of Disney on Stage as the show choir from MCC-Longview performs a range of Disney musical classics.

Students will be performing songs from Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Tarzan, Toy Story, Mary Poppins, Cars, Sister Act, The Lion King, and more.


Tickets are $7 at door and $3.50 for children under 10.

The Mighty Voices of Longview

April 29, 30 and May 6, 7.

MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center

7:30 p.m.

Tickets $7

$3.50 for children under 10 

Open invitation, MCC-Blue River Voice Master Class

Anyone in the community who is interested in improving their singing voice or just taking in a light performance by well trained vocal students is welcome to attend the MCC-Blue River Voice Master Class from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 16. Experienced tenor and UMKC Conservatory of Music professor Robin Griffeath will be on hand to critique student performances in regards to posture and body usage.



Robin Griffeath, tenor



Robin Griffeath is a doctoral candidate at the University of Missouri-Kansas City whom holds a B.M. in vocal performance from Lawrence University and an M.M. in vocal performance from the University of Arizona. Mr. Griffeath recently performed the roles of Ferrando in Mozart's Cosi fan tutte, Gherardo in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, Fenton in Verdi's Falstaff, and Nanki Poo in Gilbert and

MCC-Maple Woods host the El Shaddai Sanctuary Choir in honor of Black History Month

MCC-Maple Woods Choir performs winter concert

The MCC-Maple Woods Choir sang a concert on Dec. 3 at North Cross United Methodist Church. The one-hour concert featured twenty-two singers and included songs in French, Spanish, Latin, Swedish and English. The singers were joined by guest instrumentalists on percussion, flute and violin.

More MCC-Maple Woods music students will be in action this Sunday for the Northland Symphony Holiday Pops Concert. The concert will be held at 3 p.m. Dec. 12 at Park Hill South High School in the auditorium and is free and open to the public.

The concert will feature traditional holiday favorites, choirs from Bell Prairie, and Prairie Point Elementary Schools and an audience sing-along.

Metropolitan Chorale opens season with an audience of over 500

The Metropolitan Chorale of Kansas City recently opened its season with "Mozart and More," to an audience of over 500 spectators at the Community of Christ Temple in Independence, Mo. The performance was in cooperation with the Heritage Philharmonic. The two ensembles performed mostly sacred music including Mozart's "Requiem Mass" and an original piece by composer in residence Ryan Main.

The chorale is made up of over 60 musicians, mostly from the community. MCC students do have the opportunity to audition each semester. Auditions include signing various pieces, but reading music is not a requirement.

The next performance will be "American Praise and Thanksgiving" on Nov. 14. The performance begins at 5 p.m. at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes, in Kansas City, Mo. Doors open 30 minutes prior to each performance.

Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for seniors and children. Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance.

For more information about the chorale visit www.mcckc.edu/metrochorale or call 816.604. 6400.

The MCC-Longview Choir presents: 'The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber'

The MCC-Longview choir presents a stunning look into the work and talent of songwriter Andrew Lloyd Webber.

You are invited to come see the music performed live by the MCC-Longview students as they belt out the highlights of Webber's 40 years of success.

Some of the musicals the students will be performing songs from include: Aspects of Love, Cats, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Phantom of the Opera, Starlight Express, Song and Dance, Sunset Boulevard, and more.

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Nov. 12 & 13, 19 & 20

7:30 pm in the MCC-Longview Cultural Arts Center

Tickets are $7 at the door, $3.50 for kids under 10

MCC-Maple Woods Homecoming - The Music Files

MCC-Maple Woods featured all kinds of student talent, including choir music, karaoke and local high school garage band rock.

The Evening of the Arts & Coffeehouse III featured the MCC-Maple Woods choir, conducted by Nicole Murray.

Meanwhile, Indie rock was the flavor of the evening at the 3rd Annual Northland High School Battle of the Bands. Eight local high school bands performed in the Campus Center for year-long bragging rights - the winners were decided via fan votes.

First Place: Tastemaker

Second Place: The Tempest

Third Place: Hero for a Day

And last, but certainly not least, students opted for a more off-the-cuff performance style on karaoke day in the Student Center.

There you have it - today's musical talent at Maple Woods!