Upcoming Performances & Events
Live Music: Tupac Meets Bach
She’s a soulful songstress scribing stories of both reality and escape. He’s an aural architect erecting edifices of awe-inspiring soundscapes.
UConn Wind Ensemble
Join the UConn Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Janet 성은 Kim as they present their spring concert. We’re happy to announce that our piece KHRONOS will be performed during the event!
93rd Evergy Plaza Lighting Ceremony
Kick off the holiday season in style and join us for this beloved Thanksgiving tradition in Kansas City.
UCO Wind Symphony: "Trills, Chills, Spills, and THRILLS!"
Join the UCO Wind Symphony under the direction of Brian Lamb, D.M.A. as they present their fall concert. We’re happy to announce that our piece KHRONOS will be performed at this concert!
Art After Hours
Join Nikoyle Noel as we present our Chamber String Ensemble version of KHRONOS at the Wichita Art Museum’s “Art After Hours.”
Phil Bollig feat. Nikoyle Noel
Please join Phil Bollig and special guests Da’Kneisha Nikoyle Blount on vocals and Justin Noel Hall on percussion for an evening of music and drinks!
This concert is FREE of charge and open to the public (21+).
Wichita State University Wind Ensemble at Baylor University
We are excited to announce that we will be premiering our new piece, “KHRONOS,” with the Wichita State University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Timothy Shade this Spring! “KHRONOS” reflects on seven different facets of the human condition through the lens of time; butterflies from love, envy of “The Jones,” stagnation, and aging being a few of those themes. This piece features Da’Kneisha Nikoyle Blount as the soprano soloist, but also many of the instrumentalists in the ensemble as well.
Concert Program
Paul Dooley - Meditation at Lagunitas
Robert Tindle - Job’s Lament (Premiere)
Justin Hall & Da’Kneisha Blount - Kronos (Premiere)
Casey Martin - Ashen Skies for a Timeworn World
Our performance will be Friday, April 1, 2022 at the College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) Conference at Jones Concert Hall at Baylor University in Waco, TX at 2pm.
A livestream of this performance will be available via baylor.edu/music/live.
This concert is FREE of charge and open to the public.
A Midwest Goodbye - hosted by renee macdonald
As the stereotype goes, us midwesterners certainly don't know how to give a short goodbye!
This recital is by and for all of my friends and new-found family in the Wichita area, highlighting local composers and collaborators that I am incredibly humbled to be able to call my friends.
Collaborators:
Bridget Hille, piano
Dr. Timothy Jones, violin
Da’Kneisha Nikoyle, soprano
Jonatas Mathias, tenor
Leah Rosales, violin
Addison Wegerle, violin
Kris Hilding, viola
Joseph Schmitt, viola
Jash Mitchell, cello
Trevor Landreth, percussion
Composers:
Aaron Fink (https://www.facebook.com/AaronMichaelFink/)
Daijana Wallace (https://www.daijanawallace.com/)
Nikoyle Noel (https://www.facebook.com/tupacmeetsbach/)
Riley Day (https://www.facebook.com/DaydreamICT/)
There will be a livestream of sorts for those who are uncomfortable being in person, or cannot make it for any other reason. Please maintain social distancing and masking if in attendance.