Tickets are on sale for the 28th annual Joplin PoPs concert, set for 8 p.m. Friday, June 27, on the oval at Missouri Southern State University.

Sponsored by Pro Musica, the event will feature an open-air performance of light classics and show tunes by the Overland Park Civic Band. read more...

For Phil Stacey, there was life before his Grand Ole Opry debut, and then there was life after.

“It was life-changing for me,” he said. “I went from the day before, when someone would come up to me and say, ‘Where do I know you from?’ It was ‘Oh, I was on “American Idol.” read more...

The Springfield Regional Arts Council’s Jordan Valley Jazz Band invites area high school and middle school students to practice the art of live jazz every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-830 PM starting Tuesday, June 10, with a concert on Thursday, July 3, all at The Creamery Arts Center. read more...

Ali Wilbert, a senior at Joplin High School, tried not to think about it.
On Monday night, she took her place on stage with the Joplin High School orchestra and played violin for director Terry Dolanc’s final concert.

“It’s bittersweet,” Wilbert said. read more...

The Ozark Festival Orchestra will conclude its 28th season with its second annual pie and ice cream benefit at Monett’s South Park on Sunday, May 4.

This will be the OFO’s 13th annual Pops in the Park concert, concentrating on tuneful American and dance music as the musical course. read more...

Switchfoot has never performed in Joplin before, although they have spent some quality leisure time here.

“We’ve never been to Joplin to play a show,” said bass player and vocalist Tim Foreman. “But we do have good memories of the town. We came and hung out on one of our days off a couple years ago. read more...

The Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks will perform “Music of the Last 100 Years," Sunday, April 27, 2008, 2:30 p. m. at the Wesley United Methodist Church, 922 West Republic Road in Springfield, MO.

The Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks is supported by individual contributors, busiiness/corporate sponsors and concert ticket sales. read more...

The old folks sure have suffered
but kids are hurt the worst.
The lead has done its damage,
their future's now been cursed.

From "The Plight of Picher"
Lyrics by Sara McCormic

PICHER, OKLA. -- The ongoing buyout and relocation of families from the Picher Mining Field has led to the creation of a mournful song that reflects the desperation of those who want to leave and the despair of those who have left. read more...

There's a cyclic nature to music, says Adam Stanley; a time to harvest and a time to sow.

The time spent preparing for the upcoming release of his second album, "Requisite Renaissance," has been a sowing period.

"With the album, I've been sowing a lot and cultivating my sound," the 28-year-old Joplin native said. read more...

The Ozark Festival Orchestra will offer the music of Beethoven and Haydn at the ninth annual Young Artists Concert, to be held on Saturday, April 5, at the Monett City Hall Auditorium.

Winners of the Young Artists contest, chosen by a panel of judges in
January, get to play a movement of the concerto with the orchestra. read more...