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christopher kelts, music director

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Christopher Kelts is the new Director of Orchestral Studies and Assistant Professor of Music Missouri State University. He is also the Music Director and co-founder of the Kinnor Philharmonic Orchestra and serves as Music Conductor for the Kansas City Civic Orchestra.

A native of St. Louis, Dr. Kelts has had many opportunities to perform in his home city. He has been the recipient of the “Arts for Life” Award for his musical direction in local theatre, served as guest conductor for the St. Louis Suburban Honors Orchestra and clinician to many St. Louis School Districts. Kelts was also a guest clinician for the Hickman Mills Honors Orchestra (Kansas City), in addition to giving many clinics to local and state-wide middle and high schools. He has also served as an adjudicator for the American String Teacher’s Association (ASTA).
Other conducting engagements have included: assistant conductor of the Kansas City Ballet, Chamber Orchestra of the Ozarks, Topeka Symphony Orchestra and the Urban Cultural Project (Kansas City).

Dr. Kelts completed his advanced conducting training at Illinois State University and University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. His teachers have included Glenn Block, Robert Olson and Paul Vermel. While in his studies at UMKC Conservatory, Chris served as the assistant conductor for the Conservatory Symphony and Chamber Orchestra. He maintained the position as Opera conductor of many of the Conservatory’s opera productions. Dr. Kelts has conducted stage productions as: Le nozze di Figaro, Il Ritorno di Ulisses in Patria, Susannah, Pirates of Penzance, Hansel und Gretel, Guilio Cesare, Suor Angelica, Gianni Schicchi and recently premiered Tonatzin. Chris has worked with stage directors, Linda Ade Brand, Marciem Bazell and Richard Gammon.

Not limited to his studies in orchestral conducting, Dr. Kelts formally trained as a violist where he studied at Missouri State University and Illinois State University. Dr. Kelts has ample symphonic experience as a violist. Recent positions have included; Springfield (MO) Symphony Orchestra, Peoria Symphony, Opera of Illinois Orchestra and the Fort Smith Symphony Orchestra. His teachers have included Amy Muchnick, Kate Hamilton and Karen Tuttle. Chris Kelts continues to perform in various chamber and orchestral ensembles.
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For over ten years, Chris had served on the summer faculty for Missouri State University’s String Institute (String Fling) and is faculty/conductor for The Heartland Summer Chamber Music Festival. Christopher Kelts is a member of the Conductor’s Guild and College Orchestra Director’s Association.


musicians

Kinnor Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Kelts, music director
Louis & Francis Swinken Foundation Chair

January 2019 orchestra personnel

FIRST VIOLIN
Keith Stanfield, concertmaster
  Donna Gould Cohen Chair
Herin Cho, associate
  RL Onikul Foundation Chair
Shupei Wong
   Anonymous Donation Chair
Sarah Kelly
Teresa Edgar
Avery Parkhurst
Monty Carter
Marilyn K. Humiston
 
SECOND VIOLIN
Susan Goldenberg, principal
  Richard & Charlotte Brockman Chair
Dennis Bogart
Don Goldenbaum
Jane Gitter
Sara Jenab
Lani Sader
 
VIOLA
René Burrow, principal
  Ann Elyachar Chair
EnTing Hsu
  Sandford Hipsch Memorial Chair
Ashley Stanfield
Jenifer Houck
Vicki Farron
 
CELLO
Amy Weigand Harris, principal
  Lisa & Jerry Bernard Chair
Mark Stauffer
  Richard Stern Foundation for the Arts
  Commerce Bank, Trustee
Sascha Groschang
Michael A. Murray
Benjamin Gitter
Sean Keefe
 
BASS
Gay Lee Ludwig-Bonney, principal
  Shalon Foundation Chair
Ben Cross
Sarah Camey
 
HARP
Wesley Snell, principal

PIANOFORTE
Tim Smale, principal
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FLUTE
Mary Holzhausen, principal
  Fran Emmer Chair
Virginia Backman
Lory Lacy
 
PICCOLO
Lory Lacy, principal
 
OBOE
Kristen Weber, principal
  Judaic Arts Fund Chair
Robin Onikul
 
CLARINET
Michael J.Tolbert, principal
  Barton P. & Mary Choen Charitable Trust
  Chair
Kristin Bennett-Incle
 
BASSOON
Kimberly Farnsworth, principal
  Earl J. & Leona K. Tranin Fund Chair
Keel Williams
 
HORN
Devin Cobleigh-Morrison, principal
Kali Dodd, assistant
Adam Paxson
Benjamin Bacni
Christian Buller
 
TRUMPET
Matthew Vangjel, principal
Jennifer Fox
Patrick Oliverio
 
TROMBONE
Mitch Kaufman, principal
Anthony Rodgers
 
BASS TROMBONE
Andrew Schwartz, principal
 
TIMPANI
Bryan Busby, principal
 
PERCUSSION
Sam Wisman, principal
Andrew Yates
Laura Lee Crandall
Eric Sheffler
 
Equipment Manager
Andrew Schwarz

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