The Lawrence Community Orchestra is thrilled to be one of the 108 recipients in the latest round of Kansas Arts Commission (KAC) grant funding. We look forward to spending our General Operating Support grant to enrich our contributions to Lawrence's dynamic arts environment.

Lace up your sneakers for our first run/walk event, supporting the vibrant Lawrence Community Orchestra! Feel the rhythm and rush of adrenaline as you attempt to outpace Beethoven's String Quartet Op. 18 No. 1 on April 27, 9:30 a.m. The race starts and finishes in the Southwind 12 movie theater parking lot and goes along the Lawrence Loop.

Register to get a snazzy event t-shirt. Winners will receive tickets to our May 18 concert.

An LCO tradition returns featuring baroque and neo-baroque music by Italian composers including Geminiani, Vivaldi, Puccini, and Respighi. A dessert reception with Italian delights will follow the concert. Tickets available at https://lawrenceorchestra.org/ or at the door.

FIlm Scores Live! showcases Terence Blanchard, renowned trumpet player and composer, featuring his ensemble The E-Collective and accompanied by the Lawrence Community Orchestra. You'll recognize his work from Spike Lee films including Do the Right Thing and Mo’ Better Blues. Blanchard was

What do you remember about the first time you conducted a performance?

My first conducting experience was as the student director in high school; I had the conducting bug since I was a freshman. I didn’t want to be the drum major

What was the first piece of sheet music you bought?

I don’t remember the first piece of sheet music that I bought but I remember one of the first songs that I learned on the harp was Greensleeves. It was one of my mom’s favorite songs and I was excited to learn it as a way of saying

What was the first piece of sheet music you bought?

I don’t really remember, but the first piece of sheet music I played on French Horn was Song of the City, my first solo piece in 7th grade.

If you had to choose another musical instrument to play, what would it be and why?

What was the first piece of sheet music that you bought?

I don’t remember the first piece I purchased specifically, but I can tell you the music that means the most to me. I have several pieces that I learned while studying with Dr. John Boulton and David Fedele at KU.

What was the first piece of sheet music that you bought?

One of my first pieces of trombone music I remember buying was a piece by Jan Koetsier called Partita over “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” for trombone and organ op. 73 (1976). I was looking