The Artistic Home Of:
- "We Always Swing" Jazz Series
- The "We Always Swing" Jazz Series, founded in 1995 as a concert producing and educational organization, is designed to present, promote, preserve and celebrate the great American art from known as "jazz." The Jazz Series, its performances, …
- Boonslick Chordbusters
- The Boonslick Chordbusters are men who like to sing unaccompanied four-part harmony. We are a chapter in the Central States District of the Society for Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA). We have …
- Columbia Art League
- Founded in 1959, the Columbia Art League (CAL) is a community art gallery with 6-8 annual exhibitions in their main gallery, a permanent members' gallery for work created by CAL members and a dedicated art classroom hosting classes and workshops for …
- Columbia Chorale
- The mission of the Columbia Chorale is to promote choral music of the highest artistic quality, and to stimulate a greater community understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of choral music by presenting rich, vital, varied musical programs that …
- Columbia Civic Orchestra
- Columbia Civic Orchestra is a volunteer group dedicated to providing enjoyment for its members and audiences with the presentation of symphonic music and in the preservation of this tradition.
Founded by Emeritus Conductor Anthony Addison, the …
- FRANK
- FRANK was recently designed to give 20- & 30-somethings a more visible presence at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts (as in, no pretense - just be FRANK, and enjoy the arts). FRANK isn't a person, per se, but rather a collective of young …
- Junior Strings
- MOSS Junior Strings draws on grades 3-8. Students learn the fundamentals of playing in an ensemble: teamwork, discipline and orchestral behavior. Young musicians are nurtured and challenged while they are introduced to the fundamental elements of …
- Missouri Contemporary Ballet
- Missouri Contemporary Ballet (“MCB”) is a not-for-profit, professional Ballet company that is committed to bringing dance entertainment to Columbia through the art of contemporary Ballet as a resident Company at the Missouri Theatre Center of the …
- Missouri Symphony Conservatory
- Bringing the spotlight to life!
Listen to the music – and learn the theory behind it.Perform the music – and learn how to conduct it.Enjoy the show – and learn how to produce it.
At the Missouri Symphony Conservatory we are proud of our home at …
- Missouri Symphony Orchestra
- Mid-Missouri’s only professional resident symphony orchestra, the Missouri Symphony Orchestra was established by the Missouri Symphony Society and is composed of musicians from throughout the United States and around the world. The MSO performs …
- Missouri Technical Theater Institute
- The Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts (MTCA) is excited to offer a new program for Columbia's young adults. High school juniors and seniors now have the chance to learn all aspects of technical theater work that are behind the performing arts …
- MOSSCC (MOSS Children's Chorus)
- The Missouri Symphony Children's Chorus (MOSSCC) is committed to quality music education. Every week, veteran choral conductor Melissa Straw shares her passion for musical excellence and artistry with singers from across mid-Missouri. While …
- MOSSYO (MOSS Youth Orchestra)
- The Missouri Symphony Youth Orchestra (MOSSYO) and Junior Strings programs are composed of some of mid-Missouri's most talented young musicians who come together to grow and nurture not only their skill, but their love of music as well through …
- Ragtag Cinema's Missouri Theatre Film Series
- The Ragtag Cinema should not exist. In 2001, the money flows toward the sprawl. Toward four-lane roads, malls with miles of aisles and oceans of parking. Yet in Columbia, somehow, our downtown thrives. There is culture here. And community. And a …
- Show-Me Opera
- The MU School of Music’s Show-Me Opera company consists of performers involved in the opera workshop and opera production classes. The courses are open to undergraduate and graduate students by audition and focus on the study, preparation, and …
- The Blue Note
- Treblemakers
- The Treblemakers is the Missouri Symphony's fourth and fifth grade choir. Here, young musicians learn to enjoy musical experiences that enrich the child and prepare the adult-to-be for a lifetime of music appreciation. The Treblemakers concentrate …
- Women's Symphony League
- MISSION
Founded in 1971 by Lucy Vianello and Jean Smith, WSL’s mission is to foster, promote and increase the public’s knowledge and appreciation of classical music through educational activities. In addition, WSL organizes various activities which …