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  As we come together for in-​person concerts this season, we are united by the universal connection that music provides. Music allows us to express emotions and find meaning where words alone often fall short. Te Deum audiences are returning to concerts in 2021 because of the power and depth of our performance experience, rooted in…

Te Deum Presents: Vespers Sunday, July 18th at 5:00 pm St. Mary’s Episcopal Church (map) This service is a free offering to the public. Join Te Deum Tenors and Basses for a 45-​minute prayer service fully chanted in Latin. This will be Te Deum’s first in-​person performance since March 2020 as we open the 14th season with an ancient…

Te Deum has launched a new partnership with the UMKC Conservatory, creating the UMKC Conducting Fellowship. Each season, a graduate Conducting student will receive the Conducting Fellowship and join Te Deum at rehearsals and performances serving in an artistic assistant role. Executive & Artistic Director Matthew Christopher Shepard is thrilled to form this partnership with UMKC and support…

Te Deum is thrilled to announce the creation of a new artistic leadership role: Assistant Rehearsal Director. The Assistant Rehearsal Director will work alongside Executive & Artistic Director Matthew Christopher Shepard to lead sectionals and rehearsals in preparation for performances. Matthew Shepard recently announced that long-​time Te Deum singer Jon Duncan will be serving in this role: “I…

Featuring GRAMMY nominee Jan Kraybill on the organ and local gospel recording artist Isaac Cates, Te Deum’s final concert of its 13th season will explore a broad range of repertoire for organ and choir. Hope is the central theme of King of Instruments, a theme mirrored in life as we anticipate the end of the pandemic. Experience the…

We are thrilled to offer all Kreuzige ticket holders access to a pre-​concert lecture featuring Dr. Paul Laird, Professor of Musicology at the University of Kansas. Attendees will enjoy a live conversation and Q&A providing insights on the concert’s Baroque repertoire. Join us 45 minutes before the concert to enjoy Dr. Laird’s vast knowledge and enthusiasm for this…

Tickets are officially on sale for Te Deum’s upcoming Antiqua series concert. Te Deum and the Kansas City Baroque Consortium will present some of the Baroque era’s most profound music for Passiontide (the week leading up to Easter). The concert will include J.S. Bach’s Cantata 182 Himmelskӧnig, sei willkommen (King of Heaven, welcome), and Heinrich…

As we continue to navigate these uncertain times, we look towards our future with excitement and a fervent belief that the Arts are an essential part of life. On December 1st, Te Deum joins organizations around the globe to participate in #GivingTuesday. Te Deum has not been immune to the financial impact of this COVID-​19 pandemic, and…

Tickets are officially on sale for Te Deum’s upcoming Christmas concert. Te Deum’s 3rd annual Christmas concert has been designed to thoughtfully reflect on the warmth of the Holiday season. We hope this concert will be a hopeful, intimate time to gather with your family. Regardless of the way in which we come together in song,…

Tickets are officially on sale for Te Deum’s first concert of the 13th season. Brahms Requiem will be Te Deum’s first ever online only livestream concert and is sure to be a meaningful viewing experience. This concert was originally performed in April 2016 and features pianists Jan Kraybill and Elisa Bickers, baritone Brian Ming Chu, soprano Ida…