Performances

The choir is responsible for (2) shows annually, usually held in the spring and winter which provide a venue for the choristers to showcase their talents to the community. These concerts showcase Kansas City talent while providing quality music as a source for fun and enjoyment by its citizens. It also serves posterity as a model for a positive portrayal and support of our youth. These productions are created by choristers who are able to present learned communication and to communicate Information to others in an orderly, thoughtful and creative way.

The choir has performed at half-time during the Kansas City Chiefs football game and has sang the National Anthem for the NAIA basketball conference. The choir also recently performed for the Kansas City Public Library and the Kansas City Museum. In addition, the choir performs many concerts to include opening acts of major shows, joint concerts, weddings and working with the other fine arts organizations in the community.

Evaluation for programs come from several points:

• Board of Directors and Staff will evaluate the success of the initiative based upon the benchmarks they established at the outset.
• Opinion surveys will be distributed to community participants, requesting response to all areas including marketing and advertising campaigns, educational programs, special events and public performance.
• Opinion surveys will be distributed to organization members requesting response to the effectiveness of the professional development training.

Evaluation benchmarks include:

• Ticket sales
• Levels of financial support
• Community awareness and involvement
• Chorister and Parent participation in educational programs
• Effectiveness and transferability of professional development skills

Program Facts
In 1998, KCBC sponsored the first National Boys Choir Convention and Concert at the renowned Gem Theater, in the historic 18th & Vine Jazz District of Kansas City Missouri. Among the groups featured in this four-day event were representatives from the Singing Boys Choir of Pennsylvania and the Richmond Boys Choir from Virginia. In 2007, the Choir will host the Kantorei Boys Choir.

As a result of the participants' performance ability, the Kansas City Boys Choir was selected in 2000 to represent the state of Missouri in Washington D.C. for the annual Music Festival of the States. KCBC has sung throughout the country.