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Heartland Men’s Chorus celebrates ‘Kansas City Christmas’

Derek Cowsert | Kansas City Star It’s not every night you’ll see a 3-year-old in a tux. But, then, it’s not every night when that same 3-year-old, Emmaus Cates-Cattaneo, takes the Folly Theater stage as conductor of the Heartland Men’s Chorus holiday concert, as he will Saturday. Nor, come to think about it, does one […]

Heartland Men’s Chorus welcomes new artistic director

Ciara Ried | Liberty Press The Heartland Men’s Chorus (HMC) has announced Dustin Cates as its new artistic director. A life-long Kansas Citian, Cates says he has always enjoyed attending HMC performances and appreciates their impact on the community. A search committee that included chorus members, past board chairs, community arts leaders, donors and chorus […]

KANSAS CITY CHRISTMAS Opens the 29th Season of the Heartland Men’s Chorus

Steve Wilson | BroadwayWorld.com The Heartland Men’s Chorus celebrates all things Kansas City December 5-7 with their holiday concert Kansas City Christmas. The first concert of their 29th season takes the stage at the Folly Theater under the direction of the Heartlands new artistic director Dustin S. Cates. The program contains a mix of traditional […]

Heartland Men’s Chorus Offers Up Kansas City Traditions

Kellie Houx | KC Studio The Heartland Men’s Chorus has a new artistic director and he plans on capturing all the positivity he can when it comes to hometown pride during his first outing as director. The season opener is called Kansas City Christmas. New Artistic Director Dustin Cates is getting about 150 members ready […]

Heartland Men’s Chorus Is Home for the Holidays

Heartland Men’s Chorus will celebrate all things Kansas City in its holiday concert, appropriately titled “Kansas City Christmas,” December 5-7, 2014, at the Folly Theater. The first concert of the group’s 29th season is also the first under the direction of its new artistic director Dustin S. Cates. “Pride in our city and our community […]

Heartland Men’s Chorus appears in T-Mobile World Series commercial

Lisa Gutierrez | Kansas City Star In case you missed it, the Heartland Men’s Chorus appeared on TV during the World Series broadcast Saturday night. A T-Mobile commercial featuring dozens of people across the country singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” included an oh-so-fast glimpse of the Kansas City chorus singing the song. You […]

Heartland Men’s Chorus Announces 2014-2015 Season

Heartland Men’s Chorus has announced its 29th season, the first under the artistic leadership of Dustin S. Cates. Cates was chosen as artistic director after a national search earlier this year, and guest conducted the chorus during the spring 2014 program I Am Harvey Milk. The season will begin with the holiday concert, Kansas City […]

What happens at HMC concerts…

Kristin Shafel Omiccioli | KCMetropolis.org Helmed by guest director Anthony Edwards, Heartland Men’s Chorus presented an historical retrospective on the Vegas of yesteryear for its Vegas, Baby program’s first half. Following a bluesy “Route 66,” the group performed hits that naturally conjure the Sunset Strip’s glory days, from gambling (“Luck Be a Lady Tonight”) to the Rat Pack […]

BWW Review: Everyone is a Winner with VEGAS BABY in Kansas City

Steve Wilson | BroadwayWorld.com Kansas City audiences are fortunate to be highly entertained with a Vegas style show, including magicians, entertainers suspended above the stage, a Liberace impersonator, and the phenomenal Heartland Men’s Chorus as they present Vegas Baby at the Folly Theater in Kansas City. Anthony T. Edwards appears as the guest conductor of the Kansas City premiere gay men’s […]

Heartland Men’s Chorus Brings Vegas Strip To Folly Stage

Julie Denesha | KCUR Kicking off the summer with a trip to the Vegas strip, Heartland Men’s Chorus is bringing “Vegas Baby” to the Folly Theater in Kansas City, Mo., in what’s envisioned as a lavish spectacle. The chorus, with 150 singers, will be joined by magicians, showgirls and aerial acrobatics. Guest conductor Anthony T. […]