The Summer Singers of Lee's Summit

12/02/2025

When you are planning your charitable giving at the end of 2025, please consider making a contribution to the William Baker Choral Foundation, the parent company of the Summer Singers of Lee's Summit. Not only do they sponsor our group in Kansas City, but 12 other ensembles in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Georgia. We estimate that over 20,000 individuals are engaged in the arts through this impactful arts organization each year and continues to grow!

The William Baker Choral Foundation strives to reflect a diversity of
cultural experience and a meaningful diversity of expression through our programs by promoting and presenting repertoire of the highest musical, artistic, and poetic quality, the choice of venues, and promotional efforts.

Here is a direct link to the website giving page:
www.ChoralFoundation.org/makeagift or you can mail a check to the Home office:
William Baker Choral Foundation
5450 Buena Vista Street, #100
Roeland Park, KS 66205
(913) 488-7524

You can also make a generous donation at the upcoming William Baker Festival Singers Candlelight, Carols, and Cathedral concerts next weekend, December 14th at 2:00, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral & December 19th at 7:30, Gold Dome.
Thank you for your love of the arts, love of the Summer Singers, and support of the Choral Foundation.

10/09/2025

Save the date!! Sunday, November 2nd @ 3:00pm, St. Mary's for the 28th Season Opening Concert. You won't want to miss this one.

10/09/2025

Enjoy these two Moravian pieces, beautifully conducted this summer by our new (in 2025) Associate Music Director and Vocal expert, Niccole Williams. Wonderful job, Niccole!

Also, amazing solo by Melissa Overton and CHOIR, you don't sound too bad, yourself! Stay tuned for more YouTube announcements from this year's wonderful program.

The Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit performs GO, CONGREGATION, GO AND SEE! SURELY HE HATH BORNE OUR GRIEFS by John Antes. Conducted by Associate Music Direc...

08/14/2025

07/28/2025

It’s been such a fun summer. We hate to see it end!

There are so many to thank. First up, WOW, what an amazing crowd! It was definitely a standing room only audience. Thanks for joining us on a hot afternoon in July. That poor air conditioner was put to the test! 🥵

Thanks to St Paul’s for hosting our rehearsals and concert and the Ah-mazing reception! Nothing tastes better than a slice of cold cheesecake and a big cup of ice tea after a performance. 😋

Thanks to our team of ushers, Riley, Rob, Ken, Liz and Father Tim Coppinger for parking cars in the heat.

Of course we cannot forget our amazing chamber orchestra, James, Eric, Nathan, & Sean. The beautiful soloists, Mel, Jenny, Sean, Michael and, YOU, the Summer Singers!

Our choir brings out the best in our community & we cannot wait to reunite with our friends again in 2026 for the Gospel Truth! Until then, keep cool and keep singing! 🎵 🎶🎶

07/27/2025

Here is another wonderful article by Patrick Neas about our concert this afternoon! Enjoy! 😊

A SUMMER OF SINGING AND RINGING Lee’s Summit Summer Singers & Northland Summer Singers Present Inspiring Concerts By Patrick Neas, KC Arts Beat The Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit present Mozart and his American Contemporaries July 27 Summer is a time of abundance. The farmers’ markets are over...

07/27/2025

Sunday!!

07/26/2025

All the pieces were put together this morning… choir, chamber orchestra, and soloists. This promises to be a wonderful concert!!

Beat the heat and join the Summer Singers of Lee’s Summit for ‘Mozart and his American Contemporaries’ tomorrow afternoon, Sunday, July 27 @ 4:00! Come early for best General Admission seating.

Www.ChoralFoundation.org/concerts

07/25/2025

Take a few minutes to listen to a wonderful interview with our director, Dr. Baker, as he talks about the upcoming concert this Sunday with arts critic/supporter Patrick Neas.

On this episode of the KC Arts Beat Report, Dr. William Baker gives us a preview of two wonderful upcoming concerts. The first is the Summer Singers of Lee's...

07/25/2025

Here are the featured soloists for the Mozart and His American Contemporaries Concert this Sunday at 4:00pm, St. Paul's Episcopal Church. We are Sooooooo excited to sing with you all, but have a soft spot for our former music director, Jenni Lahasky... can't wait to give you a great, big HUG!

Ticket link: www.ChoralFoundation.org/concerts

07/25/2025

We had a hard working last regular rehearsal tonight! Can it be concert week already?? This summer has flown by!

The music is fun! The singers sound great! We hope to fill the room this Sunday at 4:00 pm. Come join the Summer Singers, Chamber Orchestra, and professional soloists for ‘Mozart and his American Contemporaries’.

Tickets are available now online at www.ChoralFoundation.org/concerts or from a member, but of course they will also be available at the door. Please come early for best General Admission seating.

07/24/2025

Please enjoy a little history from Dr. Baker on the brilliance of Mozart and his American contemporaries as PROGRAM NOTES, leading up to the concert this weekend, July 27th @ 4:00 pm, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lee’s Summit, MO.

Lee’s Summit Summer Singers- Mozart & his American Contemporaries program notes by Dr. William Baker