Presenting the MAPAA 2024-25 Season!
All events are free and open to the public.
Suggested donation: $20 kids/military/senior, $40 general admission.
MAPAA Youth Competition Winner’s Concert
Come witness the extraordinary young talent of our last three competition winners. Violinist Aaron Tseng and Saxophonist Jonathan Nickell will be joined by the 2024 Piano Competition Winner in a concert you will not want to miss.
MAPAA Youth Competition Winner’s Concert
Come witness the extraordinary young talent of our last three competition winners. Violinist Aaron Tseng and Saxophonist Jonathan Nickell will be joined by the 2024 Piano Competition Winner in a concert you will not want to miss.
Maya and the Magic Ring
In partnership with the KC Lyric Opera & Lawrence Arts Center
In this new opera for families, a young girl named Maya discovers a dazzling ruby ring in her grandmother’s belongings. She rubs the jewel and accidentally releases a genie, leading to chaos as she wishes her cat and toy unicorn to life. Realizing she is in a pickle, Maya must choose her final wish carefully.
Vocal Acrobatics
Come celebrate the end of our season with two of the most talented singers of their generations. Metropolitan Opera Soprano Lindsay Ohse and St. Louis Opera Tenor Taylor Comstock will bring down the house with their incredible vocal acrobatics!
Vocal Acrobatics
Come celebrate the end of our season with two of the most talented singers of their generations. Metropolitan Opera Soprano Lindsay Ohse and St. Louis Opera Tenor Taylor Comstock will bring down the house with their incredible vocal acrobatics!
Sunday in the Park with George
Enjoy the famous musical inspired by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by George Seurat. This Stephen Sondheim masterpiece is the first collaboration between the Mid- America Performing Arts Alliacne and Theatre Lawrence. Tickets can be found on through the MAPAA website.
Sunday in the Park with George
Enjoy the famous musical inspired by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by George Seurat. This Stephen Sondheim masterpiece is the first collaboration between the Mid- America Performing Arts Alliacne and Theatre Lawrence. Tickets can be found on through the MAPAA website.
Sunday in the Park with George
Enjoy the famous musical inspired by the painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by George Seurat. This Stephen Sondheim masterpiece is the first collaboration between the Mid- America Performing Arts Alliacne and Theatre Lawrence. Tickets can be found on through the MAPAA website.
Musical Virtuosity
An incredible concert featuring Naumburg International Compeitition Gold Medlist and Saxophonist Valentin Kovalev. In collaboration with the KU Saxophone Department.
Holiday Greetings Concert
A festive Holiday inspired concert featuring the MAPAA Brass Chorale and Chamber Orchestra. Christmas tunes, selections from Tchaikvosky’s Nutcracker and everyone’s favorite Sleigh Ride.
Native Fashion
In Collaboration with the Spencer Art Museum, MAPAA Artists Alla Aranovskaya and Boris Vayner, along with Michael Gordon and Geoff Landman will serenade the Art Museum during the Indigenous Fashion Exhibit.
Wunderkinds
Be inspired by the incredible talent of child prodigies including Cellist Joshua Kovac, Pianist Eddison Chen, Pianist Matthew Liu, & Violinist Ishaan Bangere. Students from the MAPAA Inspiring String Project will open the concert.
Wunderkinds
Be inspired by the incredible talent of child prodigies including Cellist Joshua Kovac, Pianist Eddison Chen, Pianist Matthew Liu, & Violinist Ishaan Bangere. Students from the MAPAA Inspiring String Project will open the concert.
Classics in South Park
A fun family outdoors concert featuring the incredible KC Symphony Cellists - Susie Yang, Larry Figg, Meredith McCook, Allen Probus. The evening will also include appearances by the LHS Cello Choir and Free State HS Chamber Orchestra. Enjoy our local vendors in picturesque South Park.
Season Opener: Sean Chen in Concert
Join us as we celebrate the third season opener of the Mid-America Performing Arts Alliance. Be dazzled by the musical genius of the 2013 Van Cliburn Competition Bronze Medalist, Sean Chen. We are proud to present this concert in collaboration with the KU Piano Department.
Operatic Expressions
Featuring Soprano Lauren Auge, Mezzo-Soprano Courtney Fletcher, Tenor Hugo Vera, & Baritone Paul Hindemith.
Operatic Expressions
Featuring Soprano Lauren Auge, Mezzo-Soprano Courtney Fletcher, Tenor Hugo Vera, & Baritone Paul Hindemith.
Transformation (The Haberdasher Prince)
Free admission. Tickets required. Reserve your tickets here.
Transformation (The Haberdasher Prince)
Free admission. Tickets required. Reserve your tickets here.
Piano Prodigies
Featuring Featuring Matthew Liu & Eddison Chen
Location: St. Lawrence Catholic Center
Holiday Greetings from MAPAA!
Holiday favorites performed by artists from MAPAA and the KU School of Music.
Location: St. Lawrence Catholic Center
Rachmaninov and More
Featuring Cellist Zlatomir Fung & Pianist Tatiana Tessman.
Location: Swarthout Recital Hall (KU)
Romantic Greats
Featuring Violinists Felix Olschofka & Chia-Fei Lin, Violist Boris Vayner, Cellists Susie Yang & Jesse Henkensiefken, and Pianist Tatiana Tessman.
Location: Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church
Classics in South Park
Featuring Free State HS Chamber Orchestra, MAPAA Jazz Trio & Ensemble Iberica. Also enjoy face painting, arts activities, & food from our local vendors.
Voices from the Metropolitan Opera
Featuring soprano Lindsay Ohse, mezzo-soprano Andrea Coleman, tenor Hugo Vera, and friends.
Voices from the Metropolitan Opera
Featuring soprano Lindsay Ohse, mezzo-soprano Andrea Coleman, tenor Hugo Vera, and friends
Schubert and Brahms Quintets
Featuring violinist Christina Bouey, violinist Stephanie Chase, violist Paul Neubauer, cellist Jesse Henkensiefken, cellist Daniel Veis, and pianist Tatiana Tessman
PROGRAM
Franz SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Johannes BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Schubert and Brahms Quintets
Featuring violinist Christina Bouey, violinist Stephanie Chase, violist Paul Neubauer, cellist Jesse Henkensiefken, cellist Daniel Veis, and pianist Tatiana Tessman
PROGRAM
Franz SCHUBERT String Quintet in C major, D. 956
Johannes BRAHMS Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Weber, Farrenc, and Liebermann
Featuring flutist Michael Gordon, cellist Leonid Shukaev, and pianist Tatiana Tessman
PROGRAM
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello in G major, WoO 37
Carl Maria von WEBER Trio for Piano, Flute and Cello in G minor, Op. 63
Louise FERENC Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano, Op. 45
Lowell LIEBERMANN Trio No. 1 for Flute, Cello, Piano, Op. 23
