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Midwest Chamber Ensemble is a Kansas City based 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the performance of chamber ensemble music by local young professional musicians.

10/11/2026

🎵🎹 Today is the day!

We can’t wait to see you at our concert today at 4 PM at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. It’s not too late to get your tickets now.

🎟️ $20, Kids and students free!

Livestream access included in ticket purchase.

1 day to go. ⛈️A Dark & Stormy NightTomorrow, hear MCE and pianist John Livingston present Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio, Elf...
10/10/2026

1 day to go. ⛈️

A Dark & Stormy Night

Tomorrow, hear MCE and pianist John Livingston present Beethoven’s “Ghost” Trio, Elfman’s Piano Quartet, and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

Oct. 11 • 4 PM
Preconcert Talk • 3:30 PM
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

🎟️ $20 • Kids & Students Free (link in bio and comments)
💻 Livestream available with ticket purchase

10/09/2026

2 days to go. Enter the Hut on Fowl’s Legs. 🐓🌙

From Pictures at an Exhibition, Mussorgsky transforms the strange world of Baba Yaga into a delightfully creepy musical landscape.

A Dark & Stormy Night
Oct. 11 • 4 PM
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
🎟️ $20 • Kids & Students Free (link in profile and comments)
💻 Livestream available with ticket purchase

Artwork: Viktor Vasnetsov, Cabin on Chicken Legs (late 1870s–early 1880s), Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

10/08/2026

3 days to go. 👻

Why is Beethoven’s Piano Trio No. 5, Op. 70 No. 1 called the “Ghost”? Listen to this eerie excerpt and discover how the nickname came to be.

Hear it live at A Dark & Stormy Night
Oct 11• 4 PM
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
🎟️ $20 • Kids & Students Free (link in profile and comments)
💻 Livestream available with ticket purchase.

4 days to go! ⛈️Batman. The Nightmare Before Christmas. The Simpsons. You might know Danny Elfman’s music from the movie...
10/07/2026

4 days to go! ⛈️

Batman. The Nightmare Before Christmas. The Simpsons. You might know Danny Elfman’s music from the movies, but did you know he also wrote concert music? This Sunday, hear a different side of the legendary film composer with his Piano Quartet at A Dark & Stormy Night.

Oct. 11 • 4 PM
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
🎟️ $20 • Kids & Students Free (link in comments and profile)
💻 Livestream included with ticket purchase

10/06/2026

Five days to go. Think your ears are ready? 👂🎹

Beethoven… or the guy who wrote the Batman theme? Try this round, then head to our profile for the full 5-question quiz. Tell us your score: __/5. 👇

A Dark & Stormy Night
Oct. 11 • 4 PM
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
🎟️ $20 (kids and students free!). Link in comments and profile.
Livestream available with ticket purchase.

Images: Beethoven portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler (1820), Public Domain; Danny Elfman, Library of Congress (2023), Public Domain.

10/02/2026

Now you’re really in for a treat. 🎹

Explore some of the most beautiful, funny, and frightening moments from A Dark & Stormy Night with pianist John Livingston as your guide. From Beethoven’s haunting “Ghost” Trio to the strange, vivid world of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, John shares the passages that stand out most to him — and why.

Then hear them for yourself live:

A DARK & STORMY NIGHT
Sunday, October 11 • 4 PM
Preconcert Talk • 3:30 PM
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

Featuring music by Danny Elfman, Beethoven, and Mussorgsky, with pianist John Livingston.

🎟️ $20 • Kids & Students Free
Link in comments and in bio

Tickets also include livestream access!

09/28/2026

Beethoven… or the guy who wrote the Batman theme? 🦇🎹

Think you can tell the difference?

We put pianist John Livingston to work trying to fool you with five excerpts from Beethoven and Danny Elfman. Listen closely, make your guess, and keep score as you go.

How good are your ears? 👀
Drop your score in the comments: __/5

Then come hear both composers live:
A DARK & STORMY NIGHT ⛈️
Sunday, October 11 • 4 PM
Preconcert Talk • 3:30 PM
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
Featuring Elfman, Beethoven & Mussorgsky, with pianist John Livingston.

🎟️ $20 • Kids & Students Free

Tickets include livestream accesss!

Something dark is gathering… ⛈️Join Midwest Chamber Ensemble on Sunday, October 11 at 4 PM for A Dark & Stormy Night—an ...
09/17/2026

Something dark is gathering… ⛈️

Join Midwest Chamber Ensemble on Sunday, October 11 at 4 PM for A Dark & Stormy Night—an afternoon of ghosts, goblins, fairy tales, oh my!

On the program:

Danny Elfman — Piano Quartet
Yes, THAT Danny Elfman—the composer behind the iconic Batman theme.

Mussorgsky — Pictures at an Exhibition
in Joseph Kern’s arrangement, bringing a gallery of vivid musical scenes to life.

Beethoven — “Ghost” Trio
A haunting masterpiece whose mysterious slow movement has long been associated with the supernatural.

Come enjoy this delightfully spooky program that will keep you at the edge of your seat!

A DARK & STORMY NIGHT
Sunday, October 11 • 4 PM
Preconcert Talk • 3:30 PM
Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
$20 • Kids & Students Free

🎟️ Tickets available now. Link in bio and in comments

Can’t make it in person? Tickets also include livestream access!

☀️🏖️🌊 Summer is here! What better way to kick back than relaxing with your favorite music? We will be uploading our arch...
05/22/2026

☀️🏖️🌊 Summer is here! What better way to kick back than relaxing with your favorite music? We will be uploading our archived concerts to our YouTube channel throughout the summer, starting with Season 14! Enjoy the sublime Quartet in G Minor by Emilie Mayer or settle in with familiar favorites like Beethoven or Mendelssohn. Don’t forget to like and subscribe to MCE on YouTube. Link posted in our bio and in comments 🎧🎼🎻

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Prairie Village, KS
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