Mid America Freedom Band

What’s your favorite ghost story? Share it in the comments, and we may highlight it at the concert! Plus, we’re giving away a pair of tickets to a lucky commenter! 🎟️👻

Join us for Ghost Stories - Sunday, October 20th 2:00 p.m. @ The Gem Theater

Had a really great time playing at Johnson County Pride Pride in the Park today! Thanks for having us out! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Mid America Freedom Band is proud to welcome Bailee Young (she/her) to our staff in the newly-created position of Production Coordinator!

The Mid America Freedom Band wishes everyone a happy .

🤔 Is there any sound sweeter than a jazz trombone? 🤔

We don't think so! Come and hear this amazing trombone section (and the rest of the Mighty Mo Jazz Orchestra) TONIGHT at 7:30 p.m.

We'll see you at the Lavender Flamingo!

📍St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Undercroft
6401 Wornall Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64113

⏰ 7:30 p.m. with doors @ 7.. Get there early!

We’re getting ready to shred with electric guitar soloist and composer Nick Omiccioli next weekend for our fall concert, Ghost Stories!

A Missouri teacher founded LGBT History Month 30 years ago. It’s now in 20 countries October is LGBT History Month, the creation of history teacher Rodney Wilson. He began working on the idea while completing graduate studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1994.

Who is ready for an evening of great jazz music?

Come hear the Mighty Mo Jazz Orchestra Friday night!!

https://freedomband.com/events/echoes-of-the-greats

Mighty Mo Jazz Orchestra is excited to see you all at the Lavender Flamingo Friday, Oct 11, at 7:30pm for their free concert “Echoes of the Greats”!

See you there!!

https://freedomband.com/events/echoes-of-the-greats

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What a night!
Sleep well, Kansas City🌙

On Saturday, September 21, 2024, the Mid America Freedom Band performed the world premiere of Lee Hartman's "Variations on Democracy", here is the video recording of that performance!

Variations on Democracy The Mid America Freedom Band performed the world premiere of Lee Hartman's "Variations on Democracy" at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library on...

The band played two free chamber concerts at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library Saturday.

Included in that concert was the world premiere of Lee Hartman’s “Variations On Democracy”!

Special thanks to Abbie Brown for conducting and Paige Flenniken for lending her beautiful soprano to the piece!

Also thank you to Debra Leiter for leading two wonderful panels on democracy before the performances.

See us at our next concert in October! https://freedomband.com/events/ghost-stories

Such a delightful evening listening to Mighty Mo Jazz Orchestra yesterday!

Vincent Persichetti to Fennell: "I guess when strings do not enter into such a combination one calls the medium "band." The word "band" has always sounded good to me. Of course when a musically ill conductor waves at rusty clarinets and consumptive flutes and loose-valved trumpets, who are playing bloated versions of orchestral music in micro-tones--and the benches are gum-coated-- one "hears" a bad medium. However, a sickly string-quartet playing a padded arrangement of a piano sonata sounds even worse. So let us respect the medium "band" or "wind ensemble"---God Bless you for the term---and your musical generosity, skill, talent and love." V.P. [June 13, 1980]

Congratulations to our incredible Artistic Director, Lee Hartman! 🎉

We are thrilled to announce that Lee has been named a winner of The American Prize in Composition for band/wind ensemble! 🏆 We’re honored to have been the premiere performance of his beautiful award-winning piece, Emerald. ❤️ 🏳️‍🌈

See the full announcement:
https://theamericanprize.blogspot.com/2024/09/national-winners-composers-bandwind.html?m=1

Ledger lines aren’t for the faint of heart. Just ask our flutes!

When nice notes get acrophobia ...

"And for all the q***r kids in the Midwest watching right now, I see you, I understand you, because I am one of you. And don't let anyone ever tell you that you can't be exactly who you wanna be." - Chappell Roan while accepting for Best New Artist

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Ticket sales for Season 22 are now online and ready to go!

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https://freedomband.com/events

Mid America Freedom Band has a special treat in store for September. A pair of free Chamber performances to be held on Sept. 21, at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. In this photo, guest conductor Abbie Brown rehearses with the group preparing for the premiere of Lee Hartman's Variations on Democracy. Find more info here: https://freedomband.com/events/variations-on-democracy

Happy 816 Day!!

Quite the trio of pieces we have for you in October!

Great first rehearsal back! Read down Randall Standridge’s Symphony No 1 and our new commission from Nick Omiccioli for electric guitar and band called “tin glizzy”! Next week we add in Julia Perry’s Symphonic Band Symphony and work on our chamber program for September!