The Cathedral is pleased to host visiting and touring groups and ensembles from throughout our diocese, state, and country who join our community in sung prayer through the following two extension programs: Residency Programs & Missa Choralis. Choirs (especially touring choirs) may participate during our weekday Mass that takes place at 12:15 p.m. Interested groups and organizations should This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Residency Program

Watch year, in addition to the Cathedral’s own choirs, several community and college choruses/instrumental ensembles are invited to be "Resident Ensembles."

The Cathedral is able, through this program, to provide rehearsal room, publicity through the Cathedral bulletin and website, concert performance opportunities [for non 501C3 groups and under certain conditions 501C3 groups], as an encouragement to exceptional choirs and instrumental ensembles that regularly program sacred literature and sacred/classical masterpieces.

In exchange, these ensembles will serve as liturgical choirs/ensembles at weekend services during their period of residency.

Directors of choruses/ensembles may apply for 3 to 12 month residencies for the coming year.Interested directors should email Dr. Pearson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Missa Choralis

Cathedrals have historically been the home to many talented choirs and instrumentalists. The Missa Choralis or Choir Mass is established to afford local choral groups and touring groups who are visiting or traveling through the Kansas City area an opportunity to share their talents with those who come to the Cathedral to visit and pray and to perform in the wonderful acoustics found in the Cathedral.

While formal recitals are not the precedent, an opportunity to perform during a visit to the Cathedral is usually a welcome occasion and choirs are scheduled to sing as the calendar allows. Choirs are invited to sing at the following times during the Sacred liturgy: Prelude, Offertory, Communion Motet, and Recessional/Postlude.

WEEKEND MASSES 2:30pm liturgy on Saturday or the Sunday morning 9am, 11am or the evening 8pm Liturgy.

Singing during a Liturgy is by invitation only and is limited to sacred repertoire.  During the Lenten Season choral music should EXCLUDE any Alleluia's in the text.

Touring choirs, local and diocesan choirs are invited to share music ministry at one of the Cathedral’s weekend Masses (Saturday, 2:30pm; Sunday, 9am/11am/8pm). Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for an application.

Please be aware that the Cathedral retains the right to reschedule a choir’s visit on short notice if a scheduling conflict occurs. While this is not a common occurrence, the Cathedral periodically hosts significant events and unforeseen occasions that might necessitate a change in schedule.

Please observe the following process when requesting an opportunity to sing at the Cathedral:

1. Choirs who wish to participate during the Cathedral's weekend Liturgies should email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
2. Please allow up to 10 days for a response from the Department of Music.
3. You will receive a confirmation email along with logistics to assist you and your choir upon arrival at the Cathedral.
4. Questions should be directed to the Department of Music via Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Cathedral is home to the 50 rank Ruffatti Pipe Organ. Other instruments include a Yamaha C5 6’6” Conservatory Series Grand Piano also located in the balcony. The Cathedral is pleased to host visiting and touring groups and ensembles from throughout our diocese, state, and country who join our community in sung prayer through the following two extension programs.