Free Happy Hour Concerts 2026-2027
Tickets for Happy Hour Free concerts are available two months prior to the event date and sell out quickly. Tickets are currently not available for these events online. Tickets for our free, happy hour concerts go on sale a month prior to the performances. Please contact the KC Symphony box office at (816) 471-0400 for more information and reserve tickets.
HAPPY HOUR: MOONLIGHT
Friday, September 18, 2006 6:00 PM
Anne-Marie Brown, violin; Rena Ishii, violin;
Duke Lee, viola; Lawrence Figg, cello;
Evan Halloin, double bass; Michael Gordon, flute
Matthew Lengas, oboe; Raymond Santos, clarinet;
Thomas DeWitt, bassoon
Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, September 18, 2006 6:00 PM
Anne-Marie Brown, violin; Rena Ishii, violin;
Duke Lee, viola; Lawrence Figg, cello;
Evan Halloin, double bass; Michael Gordon, flute
Matthew Lengas, oboe; Raymond Santos, clarinet;
Thomas DeWitt, bassoon
Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
HAPPY HOUR: BEETHOVEN, BRAHMS, AND THE ROMANTIC SPIRIT
Thursday, November 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Roy Femenella, horn; Elizabeth Gray, horn;
Kristin Velicer, violin; Minhye Choi, violin;
Jenifer Houck, viola; Meredith McCook, cello
Jun Iwasaki, violin; Sean Chen, piano
Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, November 12, 2026 6:00 PM
Roy Femenella, horn; Elizabeth Gray, horn;
Kristin Velicer, violin; Minhye Choi, violin;
Jenifer Houck, viola; Meredith McCook, cello
Jun Iwasaki, violin; Sean Chen, piano
Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
HAPPY HOUR: THE END OF ROMANTICISM
Thursday, February 25, 2027 6:00 PM
Javier Morales-Martinez, clarinet; Chiafei Lin, violin;
Minhye Choi, violin; MingYu Hsu, viola
Sally Kim, cello; Kamil Pacholec, piano
Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 25, 2027 6:00 PM
Javier Morales-Martinez, clarinet; Chiafei Lin, violin;
Minhye Choi, violin; MingYu Hsu, viola
Sally Kim, cello; Kamil Pacholec, piano
Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
HAPPY HOUR: STEAMPUNK
Thursday, April 29, 2027 6:00 PM
Thomas DeWitt, bassoon; Chai Lee, harp;
John Klinghammer, clarinet; Maria Crosby, cello;
Matthew Lengas, oboe; David Sullivan, horn;
Sunho Kim, violin; Jessica Nance, viola
Joseph Nunez, double bass
Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, April 29, 2027 6:00 PM
Thomas DeWitt, bassoon; Chai Lee, harp;
John Klinghammer, clarinet; Maria Crosby, cello;
Matthew Lengas, oboe; David Sullivan, horn;
Sunho Kim, violin; Jessica Nance, viola
Joseph Nunez, double bass
Join us in the beautiful Kauffman Center Brandmeyer Great Hall lobby for a drink after work starting at 5:00 p.m., then attend a short and casual concert starting at 6:00 p.m.