Introducing

About:
Equity Chamber Orchestra (Echo) showcases the advanced musical skill of LGBTQIA+ and Supporting instrumentalists.
Echo's performances highlight LGBTQIA+ and marginalized composers, new music, and choral collaborations.

Leadership:
Dr. Travis Hale, Conductor
Dr. Michael Robert Patch, Artistic Director
Choral Spectrum Board of Directors

John Livingston, Pianist and Principal Accompanist

Inaugural Season:
The Humanity of Harvest:
the music of Music of John Corgliano, Stephen Lias, Alexandra du Bois, and Samuel Colridge-Taylor
   ●Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 @ 7:30pm
   ●Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023 @ 3pm  

Gilbert and Sullivan's, Pirates of Penzance:
Combined with Choral Spectrum, KC

   ●Saturday, April 13, 2024 @ 7:30pm

   ●Sunday, April 14, 2024 @ 3pm

Rehearsals:
Sundays, 6:30pm-9pm
Holmeswood Baptist Church
9700 Holmes Rd.
Kansas City, MO 64131

Rehearsal Dates:

Sunday, October 15th, 6:30-9pm

Sunday, October 22nd, 6:30-9pm

Sunday, October 29th, 6:30pm-9pm 

Sunday, November 12th, 6:30pm-9pm

Friday, November 17th, 7pm-Dress Rehearsal

 
Auditions:
Audition Date: Sunday, September 10rd, 6:30pm-9pm

Holmeswood Baptist Church

9700 Holmes Rd.

Kansas City, MO 64131

Inquire or request and audition by submit the form below. Should you need an alternate audition date, please let us know and we will work with you to schedule an individual appointment.

 
***COVID-19 PROTOCOLS***
-Musicians are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted.  
-Masks are not required.
-If you have active cold or flu symptoms you should not attend rehearsal.
-If you have lingering symptoms after your illness, it may be appropriate to mask or to sit away from the other musicians.