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Season 26 Press Release
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Bach Aria Soloists Announces 26th Season
Bach Aria Soloists celebrates 26 years of adventurous chamber music experiences of consummate artistry and
multidisciplinary collaboration in Kansas City and beyond.
Bach Aria Soloists announces their stunning 26th Concert Season: Join Bach Aria Soloists for their free season opening concert in Loose Park’s beautiful Laura Conyers Smith Rose Garden. The Bach Aria Soloists Hauskonzert is back with guest oboist Margaret Marco. Bach Aria Soloists will share the stage with Missouri Choral Artists in a wide-ranging program of choral gems. Our beloved Holiday Concert tradition continues at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Bach Aria Soloists welcomes hometown native and horn virtuoso Chris Komer back to Kansas City for a uniquely captivating concert of Brahms, Vivian Li, whose White Moose Crossing was composed for Komer, and original jazz improvisations with Komer on piano. Finally, Bach Aria Soloists will collaborate with the Kansas City Actors Theater in this world premiere performance of “Our Favorite Things,” an enchanting music and theater showcase.
Season tickets available now at BachAriaSoloists.com.
The 2025-2026 events include:
Bach Aria Soloists at the Park
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Loose Park Rose Garden
1 PM
In this FREE outdoor season-opener, hear the splendid music of Couperin, Monteverdi, Bach, Rogers, and much more performed by the consummate artists of the Bach Aria Soloists amidst Kansas City’s fragrant roses. Bring your own comfortable seating and drink to stay hydrated! Registration is required, Tickets are limited.Bach Aria Soloists Hauskonzert with guest oboist Margaret Marco
Sunday, October 19, 2025
The home of Benny and Edith Lee
7:00 PM
Guest oboist Margaret Marco joins the women of BAS for exquisite sonatas and arias by Bach, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Handel, and Ingrid Stölzel. Light dinner, drinks and conversation to follow. Tickets are very limited and will not be sold at the door. Subscribers have priority access to this Hauskonzert.
Bach Aria Soloists featuring Missouri Choral Artists
Saturday, November 15, 2025
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
7:30 PM
Bach Aria Soloists is excited to share the stage with the Missouri Choral Artists, a group of professional singers dedicated to creating transcendent, unconventional, intimate choral experiences that unite inquisitive artists and audiences. This debut partnership will showcase both ensembles in a soprano cantata by JS Bach, luscious music by Poulenc, Respighi, and choral gems by MacMillan, Taverner, Britten, and more!
Bach Aria Soloists’ Annual Holiday Concert
Friday, December 5, 2025
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
7:30 PM
Join Bach Aria Soloists for their beloved Holiday Concert in historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, with heartwarming music that includes soul-stirring arias from Bach, Handel, Debussy, plus traditional carols to sing along. Fill your holiday spirit with Bach Aria Soloists and guest tenor JW Keckley.
Bach Aria Soloists welcomes horn virtuoso Chris Komer
Thursday, February 12, 2026
1900 Building
7:30 PM
Bach Aria Soloists welcomes hometown native Chris Komer back to Kansas City. Chris and Elizabeth Suh Lane met when they were students at the Tanglewood Music Center. Having built distinguished careers in music, they are reuniting for the first time in concert since Tanglewood. The concert will include the Brahms Horn Trio, Schubert Auf dem Strom for horn, soprano and piano, along with original pieces from Komer’s solo piano album Travlin’ Music [Folk Songs, Ballads, and Improvisations].
Bach Aria Soloists and Kansas City Actors Theater present, “Our Favorite Things.”
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Village Presbyterian Church
7:30 PM
Bach Aria Soloists is thrilled to collaborate with the excellent Kansas City Actors Theater in this world premiere performance of “Our Favorite Things,” a singular evening of BAS’ most treasured music spanning from Renaissance to Contemporary, juxtaposed with scenes from Kansas City Actors Theater’s favorite plays, all in one show.
About Bach Aria Soloists
Bach Aria Soloists is dedicated to presenting the genius and relevance of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries, and those he inspired to our community through BAS’ critically acclaimed concerts, multi-genre collaborations and BachReach education. Our adventurous repertoire includes chamber music from the Baroque to Contemporary, arias, art songs, tango, and more.
Led by Artistic Director-Founder-violinist, Elizabeth Suh Lane, the ensemble includes Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano, Elisa Williams Bickers, harpsichord, organ, and piano. “Collaboration is integral to BAS,” says Elizabeth Suh Lane. Bach Aria Soloists has partnered with international, national, and regional artists including Dr. Christoph Wolff, Rodney Marsalis, Matt Haimovitz, the Kansas City Chorale, bandoneónist Héctor Del Curto, Bobby Watson, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, and contemporary dance ensembles including Parsons Dance, Owen Cox Dance, and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance.
In 2024, Bach Aria Soloists was invited to perform at the 20th Anniversary Cayman Arts Festival with Rodney Marsalis. In 2022, BAS was selected as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Thailand International Composition Festival and was awarded the USArtists International grant from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Bach Aria Soloists’ vision is to bring Bach, the Baroque, and Contemporary music to new life through collaboration with world-class artists and to perform in surprising and traditional venues. Thanks to our BachReach funders, we also offer BachReach, our FREE innovative education program that delivers exciting, interactive music for schools and seniors in our community.
Visit BachAriaSoloists.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
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For Immediate Release
For more information,
contact Jennifer Rosenblatt
816-769-2575
Bach Aria Soloists Announces FREE
BAS at the Park Concert
Bach Aria Soloists celebrates 26 years of adventurous chamber music experiences of consummate artistry and
multidisciplinary collaboration in Kansas City and beyond.
Bach Aria Soloists at the Park
Saturday, September 13, 2025 | 1 PM
Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden
Jacob Loose Park
5200 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64112
In this FREE outdoor season-opener, hear the splendid music of Handel, Monteverdi, Bach, Rogers, and much more performed by the consummate artists of the Bach Aria Soloists amidst Kansas City’s fragrant roses. Bring your own comfortable seating and drink to stay hydrated! Registration is required, Tickets are limited.
Tickets available at BachAriaSolists.com
About Bach Aria Soloists
Bach Aria Soloists is dedicated to presenting the genius and relevance of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries, and those he inspired to our community through BAS’ critically acclaimed concerts, multi-genre collaborations and BachReach education. Our adventurous repertoire includes chamber music from the Baroque to Contemporary, arias, art songs, tango, and more.
Led by Artistic Director-Founder-violinist, Elizabeth Suh Lane, the ensemble includes Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano, Elisa Williams Bickers, harpsichord, organ, and piano. “Collaboration is integral to BAS,” says Elizabeth Suh Lane. Bach Aria Soloists has partnered with international, national, and regional artists including Dr. Christoph Wolff, Rodney Marsalis, Matt Haimovitz, the Kansas City Chorale, bandoneónist Héctor Del Curto, Bobby Watson, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, and contemporary dance ensembles including Parsons Dance, Owen Cox Dance, and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance.
In 2024, Bach Aria Soloists was invited to perform at the 20th Anniversary Cayman Arts Festival with Rodney Marsalis. In 2022, BAS was selected as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Thailand International Composition Festival and was awarded the USArtists International grant from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Bach Aria Soloists’ vision is to bring Bach, the Baroque, and Contemporary music to new life through collaboration with world-class artists and to perform in surprising and traditional venues. Thanks to our BachReach funders, we also offer BachReach, our FREE innovative education program that delivers exciting, interactive music for schools and seniors in our community.
Visit BachAriaSoloists.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
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For Immediate Release
For more information,
contact Jennifer Rosenblatt
816-769-2575
Bach Aria Soloists Announces Concert featuring Missouri Choral Artists
Bach Aria Soloists celebrates 26 years of adventurous chamber music experiences of consummate artistry and
multidisciplinary collaboration in Kansas City and beyond.
Bach Aria Soloists featuring Missouri Choral Artists
Saturday, November 15, 2025
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
11 East 40th Street
Kansas City, MO64111
Bach Aria Soloists is excited to share the stage with the Missouri Choral Artists, a vibrant ensemble of professional singers who share deep ties to Missouri and a passion for creating powerful, intimate choral experiences. This debut partnership will showcase both ensembles in vibrant works by J.S. Bach, James MacMillan, Cecilia McDowall, Benjamin Britten, and more! The Missouri Choral Artists will also feature soloists Alyssa Nance, Michaela Lovig, David Adams, and Lawrence Abernathy in works by Heinrich Schütz and Ottorino Respighi. This special concert offers an opportunity to experience the beauty of voices and instruments in collaboration—an evening of music to move, inspire, and delight.
Tickets available at BachAriaSoloists.com
About Bach Aria Soloists
Bach Aria Soloists is dedicated to presenting the genius and relevance of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries, and those he inspired to our community through BAS’ critically acclaimed concerts, multi-genre collaborations and BachReach education. Our adventurous repertoire includes chamber music from the Baroque to Contemporary, arias, art songs, tango, and more.
Led by Artistic Director-Founder-violinist, Elizabeth Suh Lane, the ensemble includes Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano, Elisa Williams Bickers, harpsichord, organ, and piano. “Collaboration is integral to BAS,” says Elizabeth Suh Lane. Bach Aria Soloists has partnered with international, national, and regional artists including Dr. Christoph Wolff, Rodney Marsalis, Helen Sung, Matt Haimovitz, the Kansas City Chorale, bandoneónist Héctor Del Curto, Bobby Watson, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, and contemporary dance ensembles including Parsons Dance, Owen Cox Dance, and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance.
In 2024, Bach Aria Soloists was invited to perform at the 20th Anniversary Cayman Arts Festival with Rodney Marsalis. In 2022, BAS was selected as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Thailand International Composition Festival and was awarded the USArtists International grant from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Bach Aria Soloists’ vision is to bring Bach, the Baroque, and Contemporary music to new life through adventurous collaborations with world-class artists and to perform in surprising and traditional venues. Thanks to our BachReach funders, we also offer BachReach, our FREE innovative education program that delivers exciting, interactive music for schools and seniors in our community.
About Missouri Choral Artists
The Missouri Choral Artists is a vibrant ensemble of professional singers, all of whom share deep ties to Missouri and a passion for creating powerful, intimate choral experiences. Our performances bring together curious artists and engaged audiences in moments of connection, beauty, and discovery.
Each program is carefully crafted by our singers, who prepare their music individually before gathering for a joyful weekend of rehearsals and performances. Every concert features a Guest Conductor, offering a fresh perspective and giving our singers the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most talented and inspiring conductors in the region.
Visit BachAriaSoloists.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
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For Immediate Release
For more information,
contact Jennifer Rosenblatt
816-769-2575
Bach Aria Soloists Announces Annual Holiday Concert
Bach Aria Soloists celebrates 26 years of adventurous chamber music experiences of consummate artistry and
one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary collaboration in Kansas City and beyond.
Bach Aria Soloists’ Annual Holiday Concert
Friday, December 5, 2025
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
11 East 40th Street
Kansas City, MO64111
Join Bach Aria Soloists for their beloved Holiday Concert in historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, with heartwarming music that includes soul-stirring arias for soprano and tenor from Bach, Handel, Debussy, Rutter, and Barber, plus traditional carols for singing along. Guest tenor, J.W. Keckley, makes his debut with BAS with some of the most glorious arias in Bach’s monumental cantata canon and beautiful duets of the season with BAS soprano, Sarah Tannehill Anderson. Guest violinist, Can Balcik-Moretti joins Suh Lane and Williams Bickers for Bach’s Trio Sonata in C dur and more.
Start the holiday season with Bach Aria Soloists.
Tickets available at BachAriaSoloists.com
About Bach Aria Soloists
Bach Aria Soloists is dedicated to presenting the genius and relevance of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries, and those he inspired to our community through BAS’ critically acclaimed concerts, multi-genre collaborations and BachReach education. Our adventurous repertoire includes chamber music from the Renaissance to Contemporary, arias, art songs, living composer commissions and much more.
Led by Artistic Director-Founder-violinist, Elizabeth Suh Lane, the ensemble includes Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano, Elisa Williams Bickers, harpsichord, organ, and piano. “Collaboration is integral to BAS,” says Elizabeth Suh Lane. Bach Aria Soloists has partnered with international, national, and regional artists including Dr. Christoph Wolff, Rodney Marsalis, Helen Sung, Matt Haimovitz, the Kansas City Chorale, bandoneónist Héctor Del Curto, Bobby Watson, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, and contemporary dance ensembles including Parsons Dance, Owen Cox Dance, and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance.
In 2024, Bach Aria Soloists was invited to perform at the 20th Anniversary Cayman Arts Festival with Rodney Marsalis. In 2022, BAS was selected as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Thailand International Composition Festival and was awarded the USArtists International grant from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Bach Aria Soloists’ vision is to bring Bach, the Baroque, and Contemporary music to new life through their signature arrangements and adventurous collaborations with world-class artists, and to perform in surprising and traditional venues. Thanks to BAS’BachReach funders, they also offer BachReach, BAS’ FREE innovative education program that delivers exciting, interactive music for schools and seniors in the community.
Visit BachAriaSoloists.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
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For Immediate Release
For more information,
contact Jennifer Rosenblatt
816-769-2575
Bach Aria Soloists Welcomes Horn Virtuoso Chris Komer
Bach Aria Soloists celebrates 26 years of adventurous chamber music experiences of consummate artistry and
one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary collaboration in Kansas City and beyond.
Bach Aria Soloists welcomes Horn Virtuoso Chris Komer
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:30 pm
1900 Building
1900 Shawnee Mission Parkway
Mission Woods, KS, 66205
Bach Aria Soloists is elated to welcome hometown native Chris Komer — world-renowned horn player — back to Kansas City from New York! Chris and Elizabeth Suh Lane met when they were students at the Tanglewood Music Center. Chris has spent his music career in New York, on Broadway, as Principal Horn of New Jersey Symphony, on the faculty of Princeton University, and he is Principal Horn of the Miami City Ballet Orchestra and guest principal horn with numerous other orchestras.
Chris makes his debut with Bach Aria Soloists for an innovative program featuring french horn by Brahms, Massenet, living composer Vivian Li, and Komer himself, as jazz pianist, including beautiful original music from his recording, Travlin' Music [Folk songs, Ballads and Improvisations]. BAS also welcomes excellent pianist Ellen Sommer for this exceptional evening of music making.
Tickets available at BachAriaSoloists.com
About Bach Aria Soloists
Bach Aria Soloists is dedicated to presenting the genius and relevance of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries, and those he inspired to our community through BAS’ critically acclaimed concerts, multi-genre collaborations and BachReach education. Our adventurous repertoire includes chamber music from the Renaissance to Contemporary, arias, art songs, living composer commissions and much more.
Led by Artistic Director-Founder-violinist, Elizabeth Suh Lane, the ensemble includes Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano, Elisa Williams Bickers, harpsichord, organ, and piano. “Collaboration is integral to BAS,” says Elizabeth Suh Lane. Bach Aria Soloists has partnered with international, national, and regional artists including Dr. Christoph Wolff, Rodney Marsalis, Helen Sung, Matt Haimovitz, the Kansas City Chorale, bandoneónist Héctor Del Curto, Bobby Watson, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, and contemporary dance ensembles including Parsons Dance, Owen Cox Dance, and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance.
In 2024, Bach Aria Soloists was invited to perform at the 20th Anniversary Cayman Arts Festival with Rodney Marsalis. In 2022, BAS was selected as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Thailand International Composition Festival and was awarded the USArtists International grant from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Bach Aria Soloists’ vision is to bring Bach, the Baroque, and Contemporary music to new life through their signature arrangements and adventurous collaborations with world-class artists, and to perform in surprising and traditional venues. Thanks to BAS’BachReach funders, they also offer BachReach, BAS’ FREE innovative education program that delivers exciting, interactive music for schools and seniors in the community.
Visit BachAriaSoloists.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
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For Immediate Release
For more information,
contact Jennifer Rosenblatt
816-769-2575
Bach Aria Soloists and Kansas City Actors Theatre present, “Our Favorite Things.”
Bach Aria Soloists celebrates 26 years of adventurous chamber music experiences of consummate artistry and one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary collaboration in Kansas City and beyond.
Bach Aria Soloists and Kansas City Actors Theatre present, “Our Favorite Things.”
Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Village Presbyterian Church
6641 Mission Road
Prairie Village, KS, 66208
Bach Aria Soloists will collaborate with the Kansas City Actors Theatre in this world premiere performance of, “Our Favorite Things,” a singular evening of BAS’ most treasured music spanning from Renaissance to Contemporary, juxtaposed with classic dramatic and comic scenes curated by Kansas City Actors Theatre. BAS’ soprano, Sarah Tannehill Anderson, will make her final appearance with Bach Aria Soloists at this concert. There will be a reception open to all at Village Presbyterian immediately following the concert.
Kansas City Actors Theatre’s cast includes:
Teisha Bankston
RH Wilhoit
Erika Crane Ricketts
Jordan Fox
Jerry Mañan
Logan Black, Artistic Director
Tickets available at BachAriaSoloists.com
About Bach Aria Soloists
Bach Aria Soloists is dedicated to presenting the genius and relevance of Johann Sebastian Bach, his contemporaries, and those he inspired to our community through BAS’ critically acclaimed concerts, multi-genre collaborations and BachReach education. Our adventurous repertoire includes chamber music from the Renaissance to Contemporary, arias, art songs, living composer commissions and so much more.
Led by Artistic Director-Founder-violinist, Elizabeth Suh Lane, the ensemble includes Sarah Tannehill Anderson, soprano, Elisa Williams Bickers, harpsichord, organ, and piano. “Collaboration is integral to BAS,” says Elizabeth Suh Lane. Bach Aria Soloists has partnered with international, national, and regional artists including Dr. Christoph Wolff, Rodney Marsalis, Helen Sung, Matt Haimovitz, the Kansas City Chorale, bandoneónist Héctor Del Curto, Bobby Watson, Heart of America Shakespeare Festival, and contemporary dance ensembles including Parsons Dance, Owen Cox Dance, and Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance.
In 2024, Bach Aria Soloists was invited to perform at the 20th Anniversary Cayman Arts Festival with Rodney Marsalis. In 2022, BAS was selected as Ensemble-in-Residence at the Thailand International Composition Festival and was awarded the USArtists International grant from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Bach Aria Soloists’ vision is to bring Bach, the Baroque, and Contemporary music to new life through their signature arrangements and adventurous collaborations with world-class artists, and to perform in surprising and traditional venues. Thanks to BAS’BachReach funders, they also offer BachReach, BAS’ FREE innovative education program that delivers exciting, interactive music for schools and seniors in the community.
Visit BachAriaSoloists.com for more information and to purchase tickets.
About Kansas City Actors Theatre
Formed and overseen by a collective of local theatre artists, Kansas City Actors Theatre (KCAT) produces thought-provoking plays that explore, celebrate, and share what it is to be human with sensitivity, intelligence, and humor. KCAT nurtures the local artistic community by employing the finest talents of Kansas City’s diverse professional theatre community, which in turn makes Kansas City a more vibrant, vital place to live and work.
KCAT is artist-led and artist-driven. KCAT is an ensemble of local theatre professionals who collaborate with a community Board to realize and advance our mission. KCAT is dedicated to employing only Kansas City artists and artisans, paying them professional rates, and creating a physically and emotionally safe working environment that frees artists to take bold and brave risks. KCAT affirms that inclusive representation is essential to every aspect of the organization, from the stories on our stage, to the artists who tell those stories, to the Board and committee members who make operational and artistic decisions.
Kansas City Actors Theatre enters its 22nd Season of productions featuring classic and contemporary-classic plays, starting June 2026 through February 2027. Season 22 will be performed across Kansas City both at their “home theatre” at the City Stage in Union Station, as well as the Spencer Theatre at the James C. Olson Performing Arts Center at UMKC, and the Frantze Family Black Box Theatre at the Goppert Performing Arts Center at Avila University.
Visit kcactors.org to learn more and to purchase tickets.
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