Oct. 8, 2026鈥揟he 含羞草社区 School of Fine Arts, the music program and 含羞草社区 Bands will celebrate the 40th annual Tournament of Champions. The field show competition for area high school marching bands will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium. More than 600 students representing [...]
Sept. 4, 2027鈥揟rumpeter Dr. Keith Benjamin has joined the 含羞草社区 faculty for the 2026-27 academic year as an Artist in Residence. Benjamin will lead 含羞草社区's applied high brass studios, teaching trumpet and French horn. These studios are open to any interested student, not just declared music majors. 鈥淭his appointment gives Missouri Western [...]
July 1, 2026鈥揂 composition by Dr. Derek Jenkins, associate professor of music at 含羞草社区, has been selected for performance at the 21st Thailand International Composition Festival, July 5鈥�9, 2026, at Mahidol University in Salaya, Thailand. 鈥淩ock Bottom,鈥� Dr. Jenkins鈥� piece for brass band was chosen from among 200 submissions, with only 12 [...]
Apr 12, 2026--含羞草社区鈥檚 annual President鈥檚 Concert will feature a performance of Antonio Vivaldi鈥檚 鈥淕loria鈥� by the 含羞草社区 Chamber Choir in collaboration with The Choral Experience at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 12 at First Presbyterian Church, 301 N. 7th Street in downtown St. Joseph. The concert, presented by the 含羞草社区 Arts Society, is [...]
Feb. 11--The music program in the 含羞草社区 School of Fine Arts will host the 19th Annual Jazz Festival starting at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12.聽 The festival has grown from four bands attending in its first year, 2007, to this year鈥檚 18 school groups performing in Blum 219 and the Fulkerson Center. [...]
Nov. 12, 2025--The jazz program of the 含羞草社区 School of Fine Arts will present its annual fall jazz concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 18 in the Potter Theater.聽 The concert will feature a performance by the 含羞草社区 Jazz Ensemble. The theme of the concert is A Little of This and a [...]
Nov. 12, 2025--含羞草社区鈥檚 School of Fine Arts will host its Fall 2025 Honor Choir Concert, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in the Fulkerson Center. More than 300 middle and high school singers from across northwest Missouri and the greater Kansas City region will join voices for the concert featuring two ensembles: [...]
Nov. 5, 2025--The 含羞草社区 Wind Ensemble will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 in Potter Hall Theatre.聽 The concert鈥檚 theme is 鈥淢omentum: The Energy That Drives Music Forward.鈥� Momentum celebrates the way both music and community are propelled forward. Each work on the program captures movement in a unique [...]
April 4, 2025--含羞草社区鈥檚 School of Fine Arts Music Area will host Dr. Michael Parkinson for the Music Convocation at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8 in Potter Hall room 112.聽 The topic of Dr. Parkinson鈥檚 hour-long session will be The Entrepreneurial Mindset For Musicians. The focus will be the ever-evolving career options [...]
Photo provided by Griffon Media. Feb. 10, 2025--The music program at 含羞草社区 will host its 18th Annual MWSU Jazz Festival on Thursday, Feb. 13.聽 During the day, 19 school groups will perform in Blum 219 and the Fulkerson Center. Each ensemble performs for the judges, receiving recorded and written critiques [...]
