17th Season Auditions Announced

Every summer Te Deum holds auditions for the upcoming season, seeking talented and dedicated musicians to join our ensemble. Auditions for the 2024–25 season will be held on June 4th and 5th in Downtown Kansas City. Te Deum singers are passionate and highly skilled professionals. Most of our concerts consist of a wide variety of…

Sacred Banquet concert featured in Corpus Christi weekend festivities

Te Deum’s final concert weekend of the 16th season will feature three days of events, including collaborations with the Catholic Diocese Kansas City-​St. Joseph and the Kansas City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. The Sacred Banquet concert will be a meaningful and poignant end to Te Deum’s 16th season, with repertoire that includes the sacred texts of the…

Save the Date! Lumine 2024

Save the Date! Fri., August 16th at 6:00 PM Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Don’t miss this kick-​off event to the 17th season as we celebrate the light Te Deum’s music brings to Kansas City. Lumine is Te Deum’s single largest annual fundraiser, providing direct support to our professional singers. Lumine 2024 has a new…

Chanted Vespers service, featuring Schola Cantorum

Te Deum is committed to the study and presentation of one of the oldest forms of written music, Gregorian Chant. On March 10th, Te Deum tenors and basses are joining the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception’s professional liturgical choir Schola Cantourm for a free Vespers service. This 40-​minute Lenten prayer service fully chanted in Latin…

Lessons and Carols for Today Features KC Poet Natasha Ria El-​Scari

Te Deum is thrilled to be joined by Kansas City Poet Natasha Ria El-​Scari at the Lessons and Carols for Today concert on December 18th and 19th. Natasha will write and perform new poetry to replace the traditional biblical lessons, delivering modern reflections on the Nativity story through an African American Feminist lens. Lessons &…

Calling all students who love the arts!

Te Deum is proud to offer students a free ticket to most Te Deum concerts with a valid student ID. Students have a unique opportunity to join our growing list of donors with the Student Supporter program. With a $20 donation, students officially join our donor list for this 2024–25 season, enjoying exclusive benefits throughout…

Te Deum announces fall tour

Te Deum is taking the ensemble on the road for our first tour! In addition to two Kansas City area performances, singers will present the Truer Words concerts in Des Moines, IA and Lincoln, NE on September 23rd and 24th. Audiences now have four (4) opportunities to see the Truer Words concert: Saturday, September 16th…

Monteverdi concert to feature 8 Kansas City soloists

Te Deum is proud to feature eight soloists at the upcoming concert: Monteverdi’s Venetian Vespers of 1641. These Kansas City singers are talented musicians who will bring the incredible music of deep faith, infectious charm, and musical virtuosity. Paige Flenniken, soprano Bailey Wilkerson, soprano Julia Kasten Sharp, alto Zachary Cope, alto Christopher Fuelling, tenor  Tom…

Tickets on sale now for final concert of 15th season

Buy your tickets today for Te Deum’s final concert of its milestone 15th season. During Monteverdi’s 30 year tenure as Maestro di Cappella of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, he did not publish any music sacred choral music until the very end. This single publication, Selva Morale et Spirituali, contains music that Monteverdi chose to represent…