NMKSO to Host Berta Rojas


NMKSO, together with Hesston Bethel Performing Arts and the Kansas Paraguay Partners, will bring Latin Grammy winning guitarist Berta Rojas to North Newton for a concert on April 8 at 4 p.m. in Bethel College’s Memorial Hall.

Rojas will be featured on the “Concierto de Aranjuez” by Spanish composer Joaquín Rodrigo and on two works by Paraguayan composers: “Renacer” by Oscar Cardozo Ocampo, and her own arrangement of “La Balada del Indio” by Ismael Ledesma.

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NMKSO Presents 61st Season: Musical Passports


Join the Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra for our 61st season “Musical Passports.” Our Fall Classics Concert, “Voyage through the United Kingdom,” will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday October 1, in Bethel College Memorial Hall. Featured will be music by Händel, Mendelssohn and Elgar. Tickets $6-$15, available at Faith & Life Bookstore, 606 N. Main, Newton, or online at www.nmkso.org.

Spring Concert: Facets of Memory


NMKSO will present its Spring Concert “Facets of Memory” at 4:00 P.M., Sunday, March 19, at Bethel College Memorial Hall. The program includes “The Reef” by guest composer Michael Knopf, plus music on remembering and western themes.

The concert is presented as an event of the Newton Area Arts Council’s third annual Spring Into the Arts Festival and in collaboration with the Kauffman Museum’s Spring Gala, which immediately follows at the museum.

9th Annual Young Soloist Winner Announced


The Young Soloist Competition auditions were held Nov. 19, 2016, at Trinity Heights United Methodist Church. First place winner in the college division was Andrew Thiesen, trombone, representing Bethel College. The runner-up was Billie Selichnow, trombone, also of Bethel. Also auditioning was Kento Aizawa, clarinet, representing McPherson College. There were no applicants in the high school division this year. Judges for the competition were James Jones and Nicholas Smith, both of Wichita.

Thiesen will perform with NMKSO at the Winter Classics Concert on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2016 at 4 pm in the Newton High School Auditorium, playing the “Trombone Concerto No. 4, mvt. II, III” by Ferdinand David.

Diamond Opus


Thomas Douglas

Celebrate 60 years with the Newton Mid-Kansas Symphony Orchestra!


The Fall Alumni Concert invites alumni players to join the orchestra on Handel’s extraordinary Royal Fireworks, then features alumna Kathryn Steely, violist on Suite Hébraïque by Ernest Bloch, and the full orchestra playing Dvorak’s New World Symphony.

The Winter Classics Concert highlights brilliant musicians and composers – featuring Fanfare Sixty by NMKSO alumnus and composer Dwight Beckham and Mozart’s famed Haffner Symphony, plus the winners of the 9th Annual Young Soloist Competition.

The Spring Pops Concert showcases new jewels of contemporary music, with works by former Newtonian, composer Michael Knopf. The season comes to a close with the clarity of Summer Chamber Music.

Community support brings us to this historic point. Please help us move into the future by purchasing your season packages and individual advance tickets today. Your additional gifts are also welcome throughout the season and are greatly appreciated.

We invite you to experience the brilliance of the NMKSO!

Summer Chamber Concert


Trinity Heights United Methodist Church


Featuring works selected and presented by NMKSO musicians


Ticket Information

Concert tickets may be purchased online, in person at Faith & Life Bookstore (606 N. Main, Newton) and at the door. We accept all major credit cards for tickets purchased online and at the door.

Adults: $20 at door, $17 advance online, $15 advance at Faith & Life Bookstore

Students: $7

12 and under admitted free with ticketed adult

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Spring Family Concert


Bethel College Memorial Hall


Program

Gioachino Rossini
William Tell, “Overture”

Leroy Anderson
Bugler’s Holiday
The Typewriter

PDQ Bach
Beethoven’s 5th, A Play-by-Play

Cinematic selections

Popular hits by the Beatles and Santana


Ticket Information

Tickets for all concerts and $15 advance tickets are available 2 weeks prior at Faith & Life Bookstore and the NMKSO Office, 120 W. 6th St., Ste 120, in downtown Newton. We also accept all major credit cards for tickets purchased at the door.

Adults: $20 at door, $17 advance

Students: $7 at door, $6 advance

12 and under admitted free with ticketed adult

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Winter Classics Concert


“We’ll Always Have Paris”

Newton High School Auditorium


Program

Claude Debussy
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Herman Hupfeld
As Time Goes By from Casablanca

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31, “Paris”


Featuring the winners of the Dwight Beckham Young Soloists Competition


Ticket Information

Tickets for all concerts are available 2 weeks prior at Faith & Life Bookstore and the NMKSO Office, 120 W. 6th St., Ste 120, in downtown Newton. We also accept all major credit cards for tickets purchased at the door.

Adults: $20 at door, $15 advance

Students: $7

12 and under admitted free with ticketed adult

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Fall Classics Concert


“From the New World”

Newton High School Auditorium


Program

José Elizando
Estampas Mexicanas

Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”



Ticket Information

Tickets for all concerts are available 2 weeks prior at Faith & Life Bookstore and the NMKSO Office, 120 W. 6th St., Ste 120, in downtown Newton. We also accept all major credit cards for tickets purchased at the door.

Adults: $20 at door, $15 advance

Students: $7

12 and under admitted free with ticketed adult

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