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As part of our commitment to early music, Te Deum often performs chant as part of our Antiqua series performances. Since 2020, Te Deum has also performed Vespers concerts as a free public offering, providing the community with a thoughtful, researched, and detailed presentation of this ancient music. The next Vespers concert will be Sunday,…

Start the New Year with Te Deum for Antiqua’s upcoming performance featuring Palestrina’s beloved Pope Marcellus Mass. You are invited to travel with Te Deum to 16th-​century Rome and experience a Renaissance era service of the Sistine Chapel, the Pope’s private space for prayer and worship. Featuring Palestrina’s beloved Pope Marcellus Mass, motets of Josquin des Prez, and Gregorian chant. Saturday, January 22, 7:30…

We are thrilled to announce Christmas Joy, Te Deum’s annual holiday performance. Featuring Kirke Mechem’s “7 Joys of Christmas,” this performance will celebrate the many Joys of the Christmas season, including the times that joy feels out of reach. The program will explore themes of Love, Joy, Generosity, and Singing, with included works by Abbie Betinis,…

  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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…