Sunflower Ragtime Orchestra

S u n f l o w e r R a g t i m e O r c h e s t r a

Summer Time is Rag Time! Join us to play popular Old-Time orchestral music with other adult amateur musicians this June and July!

Rehearse and perform authentic period orchestrations of favorite, still-familiar tunes like Give My Regards to Broadway, Alexander’s

Ragtime Band, American Patrol, and

You’re a Grand Old Flag with the

Sunflower Ragtime Orchestra

Openings as of May 15, 2025: tuba, percussion, and all strings.

There are two sessions, each with three rehearsals and one concert. Rehearsals are Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00 pm, at Grace United Methodist Church, 11485 S. Ridgeview in Olathe, Kansas. Participants may enroll for one or both sessions; see below for enrollment information.

Session 1: Rehearsals May 22, 29, and June 5, 7:00-9:00 pm
Performance: Thursday June 12, 7:00 pm -- "Tin Pan Alley"

Session 2: Rehearsals June 19, 26, and July 3, 7:00-9:00 pm
Performance: Thursday July 10, 7:00 pm -- "Rags, White, and Blue!"

Both performances will be at Mahaffie Farmstead,
1200 E. Kansas City Road, Olathe KS

Click here to visit Mahaffie Farmstead's Web Site

Here's a video of the SRO performing Scott Joplin's

"The Entertainer":

For the latest SRO news and activities, visit our Facebook Page !

The Sunflower Ragtime Orchestra is enrolling community musicians now for its

Summer 2025 season!

Rehearse and perform popular orchestral music of the early 1900s with other adult amateur musicians! Openings for flute/piccolo, clarinet, cornet/trumpet, trombone, tuba, percussion, and all strings.

The group rehearses from 7 to 9 pm Thursday evenings from May 22 to July 3 at:

Grace United Methodist Church, 11485 S. Ridgeview, Olathe KS

Two fun sessions, each concluding with a performance at Mahaffie Farmstead, 1200 E. Kansas City Rd., Olathe KS

$50 for either session or $90 for both

Payment may be made with a credit card via PayPal, or by check (see Payment Options).

For more information and to reserve your chair in the orchestra, contact Steven Smith, conductor, at:

violaphone@gmail.com or at 913-909-3024

Payment Options

PayPal: Click on the PayPal button below,

~ OR ~

Mail a check, payable to Steven Smith,

to the following address:

1454 W. Prairie Terrace

Olathe, KS 66061

Specify on the check:

Session 1: June -- $50

Session 2: July -- $50

Both Sessions -- $90

Pay via check, or pay online with a credit card via PayPal

Both Sessions $90

Session 1 $50

Session 2 $50

Choose your session below and click on the "Session Pay Now" button. You will be directed to the PayPal payment screen.