Wichita
Symphony Orchestra
Wichita Symphony
Orchestra presentations include Classical Subscription Concerts on
Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons, chamber music, pops and Young People's
Concerts during a seven-month season from October through April. A special
outdoor concert on Kennedy Plaza climaxes the River Festival each May.
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The
Wichita Pops
The former New York Paramount Theater
Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ is featured in several "Pops"
concerts each year plus one on the last Friday of the River Festival. The
66,000-pound instrument is considered to be the world's finest theater
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Other
Music and Dance Events
- Wichita Entertainment Links
- Popular Music
Concerts
- Music Theatre of
Wichita presents the best musical theatre entertainment in the state.
Broadway professionals and local talent present five musicals during the Summer
each year.
 Wichita State University College of Fine
Arts Connoisseur Series hosts national touring companies. WSU also offers
faculty recitals, opera, symphony, band, jazz and dance presentations from
Septmeber to April.
- Friends
University features many musical events and groups including The
Nutcracker Ballet, Christmas Candlelight, drama, opera, music theatre, band,
orchestra, jazz concerts, and the Singing Quakers.
- Newman
University holds a variety of concerts throughout the year featuring
their madrigals and chorale, with a special Candlelight Christmas concert in
St. John's Chapel.
- The Air Capital
Barbershop Chorus Performs for many local events & has an annual
show in the spring at Century II Theater.
- The Wichita Blues Society is an organization
dedicated to the preservation, education and the enjoyment of America's musical
art form known as the BLUES.
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Metropolitan
Ballet of Wichita
The
Metropolitan Ballet of Wichita, Kansas' largest ballet
company performs a complete range of concerts, workshops, and touring
performances. Always a favorite is the Spring Concert and summer Ballet in the
Park. The company's annual production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker has
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Wichita Grand Opera
Kansas' first professional opera company, Wichita
Grand Opera, has rapidly grown to become an important cultural asset
for Kansas and the Midwest. The company's productions fuse major international
star artists, directors and conductors with the best Kansas talent to produce
an opera experience that is acclaimed locally and nationally. |
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The
17-story Hyatt Regency underscores the company's faith in Wichita's development
as a leading convention destination. Located downtown on the scenic Arkansas
River, on the expanded River Walk, adjacent to the historic museum district.
