The Cecilia Series by Victoria Botero

 “Soprano, Victoria Botero is one of Kansas City’s most passionate and caring performers. A concert by Botero is more than just a recital of beautiful songs, it’s a reflection on the human condition.” (Kansas City Star). 

The Cecilia Series was born of a desire by Colombian-American soprano Victoria Botero to explore the cultural meaning of the song repertoire, finding the connective tissue between composers, writers, and performers of many eras and traditions. Critically acclaimed for exploring the intersection of music and the interests of women and people of color, Victoria’s research and programming has been supported by the Lighton International Artist Exchange Program, The Sosland Foundation, Arts KC, Charlotte Street Foundation, Artist INC, The 1900 Building, and the generosity of individual donors. Underwriting for 2021-22 programming comes from a Charlotte Street Cultural Producers Grant.
Previous concerts on the series include
La Serenissima - Baroque music by Barbara Strozzi & Benedetto Ferrari

Morena - Women who sang to survive from Sephardic, Arabic, and Armenian cultures

The Music of Susan Kander - Retrospective of  the Kansas City native and internationally acclaimed composer

The Cult of the Soprano - The journey the female voice took portraying the sensual to the lethal
 
Navidad~Natal An intimate program of storytelling and songs by an acclaimed ensemble rooted in Latin America.  A virtual presentation in 2020, live and expanded in 2021.

Love in the Time of C... Music inspired  by the great works of Boel prize winning author, Gabriel García Márquez.

Programs include education components for schools and the larger community.