Spire Chamber Ensemble

Spire Chamber Ensemble is a virtuoso choir and orchestra comprised of distinctive solo artists who are also committed to the highest level of ensemble performance. These musicians travel to Kansas City to perform together, providing audiences with a rare level of choral music-making found anywhere else in the country. The Spire Baroque Orchestra, encompassing the finest historical players, joins our world-class singers for concerts of unmatched artistic excellence. Established in 2010, Spire has quickly evolved into a national phenomenon, lauded for artistry, innovation and mastery at making music that matters to audiences throughout the country. Now in their 15th season, Spire is regarded as one of the preeminent choral-orchestral chamber ensembles in the United States. Led by Founder and Artistic Director Ben A. Spalding, Spire performs repertoire ranging from Baroque and Classical masterpieces with period instruments to newly commissioned works by Jake Runestad, Zachary Wadsworth, John Muehleisen, Jonathan Woody, and Sir James MacMillan.

Staff

Ben A. Spalding, Founder and Artistic Director
Lisa Hickok, Development, Marketing, and Artistic Administrative Consultant
Nicholas Garza, Marketing Assistant
Jan Katterhenry, Financial Manager
Helen Schmidt, Lead Volunteer Coordinator

Board

Dr. Matthew Naylor, president
Courtney Koger, secretary
Barbara Haviland
Jacob Hofeling
Traci Kuffour
Benny Lee
Marquita Taylor

Artistic Advisory Committee

Terry Barham
Elisa Bickers
Robert Bode
Jan Kraybill
Tony Maglione
John Schaefer

Our Mission

Spire Chamber Ensemble inspires, educates, and enriches the Kansas City metropolitan community through the transformational power of choral music performed at the highest artistic level.

Our Vision

Spire Chamber Ensemble is a professional choral group of superb local, regional, and national artists from United States and Canada. Their commitment assures excellence:

To use music as a healing device bringing diverse communities together
To offer rarely heard Baroque masterworks in collaboration with the Spire Baroque Orchestra
To showcase unique repertoire for voices and organ
To provide students a fresh experience with choral music through education outreach programs
To honor the talents and contributions of American composers and be a catalyst for the creation of new compositions by this country’s composers