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2026-2027 Season
SHANTY NIGHT RETURNS – A CAAM FUNDRAISER
October 16, 2026 | 6-7:30 p.m. | Café Berlin, 220 N. 10th St.
$10/adult & $5/student
Hoist the sails and join us for another rousing evening of maritime merriment at CAAM Shanty Night! Our beloved shantymen from the KC Chapter of the Shanty Choir return to lead familiar favorites and teach new shanty tunes, creating an unforgettable night of community singing that supports CAAM’s mission of making music accessible to all. Whether you’re a seasoned sailor from a past crew or a fresh face to our musical shores, come add your voice to our mighty chorus — no experience necessary, just bring your enthusiasm for the songs of the sea! All sailors young and old are welcome to sing the songs of the high seas!
A PEOPLE UNITED: THE HUMAN SPIRIT IN SONG
Prometheus: An American Vocal Consort
Fall Tour October 2026
October 21-24, 2026
CAAM’s Artists-in-Residence
Prometheus, under the direction of Artistic Director R. Paul Crabb, brings its Kansas City-area and Columbia audiences a program exploring how sacred and secular traditions alike speak to the human spirit. Featuring a local premiere and drawing on the voices of composers from Iceland to Ireland, Lithuania to Italy, and the Philippines to South Africa, the concert celebrates what unites people across cultures and distances — communicated directly and passionately through a cappella song.
Fall 2026 Tour Schedule:
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026 | 7:30 p.m. | Bales Recital Hall, University of Kansas – Lawrence, KS Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 | 5:00 p.m. Community Workshop | 7:00 PM Concert | Asbury United Methodist Church, Prairie Village, KS
The tour opens with a residency at Liberty North High School, continues with a collaborative performance alongside Bales Chorale in the acoustically renowned Bales Recital Hall at the University of Kansas, and closes with a community workshop and concert bringing together singers from multiple area churches, reflecting Prometheus’s commitment to arts engagement within the communities it visits. Among the featured works is the hometown premiere of “A Hopeful Light,” a new composition written for Prometheus by Liberty native Hans Bridger Heruth.
Missouri United Methodist Church Concert Series
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. | Missouri United Methodist Church, 204 S. Ninth St., Columbia MO
Tickets available through MUMC Concert Series – $20/adult & free for students/children
Prometheus continues its tradition of thematic programming that spans sacred and secular repertoire, using music to highlight what all people hold in common despite differences in background and geography. The Columbia performance also includes a new work by Missouri composer Hans Bridger Heruth, commissioned in honor of America’s 250th anniversary.
AMERICAN ROOTS & JOURNEYS
Columbia Chorale and Columbia Chamber Choir
with Jefferson City and Boonville High School Choirs
November 7, 2026 | 7 p.m. | Miller Performing Arts Center, Jefferson City, MO
November 8, 2026 | 3 p.m. | Thespian Hall, Boonville, MO
Columbia Chorale and Columbia Chamber Choir, under the baton of Dr. Tom Clark, present American Roots and Journeys, a celebration of choral music of the United States. Select area high school choirs, including guest performers from the Jefferson City and Boonville High School choir programs, along with the Boonslick Chordbusters, will join the ensembles for a collaborative educational experience celebrating American choral traditions. Highlights of the program include Aaron Copland’s “The Promise of Living” and the centerpiece of the concert, Randall Thompson’s beloved Frostiana: Seven Country Songs, setting the poetry of Robert Frost.
FRONT PORCH STORIES: AN EVENING OF BLUEGRASS
Columbia Youth Choirs with guest artists Ironweed Bluegrass Band
November 15, 2026 | 5 p.m.
Columbia Youth Choirs begins its 14th season with a focus on the art of storytelling presented through folk and bluegrass music. American folk music draws on the experiences of ordinary people, capturing their struggles and successes. These performances occur in kitchens and community churches, on playgrounds and porches, in schools and at socials, in fields and farmlands. Merging choral music with traditional folk instrumentation and styles, Front Porch Stories unites Columbia’s own Ironweed Bluegrass Band, who specializes in bluegrass, traditional country, newgrass, and Cajun music, with the members of CYC to showcase the broad musical landscape of America’s roots.
UNITY 2027: A Benefit Concert
Columbia Community Gospel Choir
with Columbia College’s Unified Voices Gospel Choir and other special guests
February 6, 2027 | 7 p.m. | Launer Auditorium, Columbia College, 901 Rogers St.
Free-will donation
Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri (CAAM) is proud to welcome Columbia College as our partner for the 12th annual Unity concert, continuing its powerful tradition of bringing together voices from all backgrounds to celebrate the rich heritage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over the past decade, Unity has raised more than $21,000 for local organizations including CoMo Mobile Aid Collective, Men’s Minority Network, Granny’s House, United Community Builders, City of Refuge, and The Flourish Initiative. Join us for an evening of powerful harmonies, soulful melodies, and joyful spirit that embody the gospel tradition, while honoring Dr. King’s timeless reminder that “the time is always right to do what is right.” Don’t miss this jubilant evening of musical excellence and community impact!
AN AFTERNOON IN THE VICTORIAN ERA
Columbia Chamber Choir
February 27, 2027 | 1:00 p.m. | Historic Parlors & Recital Hall, Historic Senior Hall, Stephens College, 100 Waugh St.
Step into the elegant drawing rooms of the Victorian era as Columbia Chamber Choir transports you to a world of romance, artistry, and refined beauty. Celebrating the voices of Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, and Robert Schumann alongside the sweeping charm of Brahms’ beloved Liebeslieder Waltzes, this pairing of music and afternoon high tea promises an intimate and enchanting experience for all who attend.
SPRING 2027 PROMETHEUS TOUR
Prometheus: An American Vocal Consort
March 3-6, 2027
CAAM’s Artists-in-Residence
Prometheus kicks off its spring 2027 tour in Columbia, MO with a pop-up concert of a cappella chamber music, outreach to local schools, and a performance with the Odyssey Chamber Music Series.
Happy Hour Pop-up Concert
March 5, 2027 | time & location TBA
Stay tuned for details about this relaxed and informal opportunity to hear a cappella chamber music from Prometheus.
Odyssey Chamber Music Series: Concerto & Prometheus March 6, 2027 | 7:00 p.m. | First Baptist Church, 112 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO $28/adult & $7/students – Tickets available through Odyssey Chamber Music Series
Prometheus returns to the Odyssey Chamber Music Series with director R. Paul Crabb to perform Caroline Shaw’s “To the Hand,” a modern acknowledgment of Dieterich Buxtehude’s 1680 baroque cantata Ad manus (“To the Hands”). The winners of the Odyssey Pre-Collegiate Concerto Competition will also perform movements of their concertos with Odyssey Chamber Ensemble.
MISSOURI COMPOSERS PROJECT
Premiere Vocal Artists with Columbia Civic Orchestra
March 7, 2027 | 7:30 p.m. | Broadway Christian Church
free and open to the public
The 15th annual showcase of new orchestral and choral works by Missouri composers, presented in partnership with the Mizzou New Music Initiative and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation.
WHEN A CITY SINGS: COLUMBIA IN CONCERT
Columbia Youth Choirs with community-wide ensemble
March 14 | 3 p.m. | Missouri Theatre | Free and open to the public
Columbia Youth Choirs singers will participate in this city-wide collaboration of community musicians, the premiere of “When a City Sings: Columbia in Concert”, by Columbia’s first Artist Laureate, Audra Sergel. This choral and spoken word concerto is being created throughout 2026-2027 by collecting the shared voices, stories, and values of Columbians of all ages, which are then used to compose this original choral composition.
CARMINA BURANA
Columbia Chorale and Columbia Youth Choir’s Bellas with the Missouri Symphony, Central Methodist University and Columbia College Choirs
April 10-11, 2027 | 7:30 p.m. | Jesse Auditorium, University of Missouri
$35-59/adult, $15/college students, $10/child 17 & under – tickets available through MOSY
With its massive choral sound, driving rhythms, and defining opening, this large-scale performance brings together orchestra and voices for one of the most powerful concert experiences of the season. In partnership with the Missouri Symphony, Columbia Chorale presents Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana featuring the full orchestra version for chorus, children’s choir, and soloists and guest performers from the Columbia College and Central Methodist University Choirs.
UBUNTU: A CELEBRATION OF GLOBAL SONG AND DANCE Columbia Youth Choirs in collaboration with Columbia College Froman Choirs, West African dancers and percussionists from Wontanara Columbia, featuring Ugandan recording artist Nadege Kamne
April 25, 2027 | 5 p.m. | Location TBA
All CYC choirs, in collaboration with Columbia College’s Froman Choirs, West African dancers and percussionists from Wontanara Columbia, and Ugandan recording artist Nadege Kamne, join forces to present songs celebrating the universal languages of song and movement.