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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HUTCHINSON, KS (March 2, 2026) Salt City Orchestra - Hutch Community College Come out and enjoy ‘Between Sound and Silence’ on March 9, 2026, beginning at 7:00 pm. (Doors open at 6:30 pm) The HutchCC Symphonic Band, directed by Eric Stambaugh, and the HutchCC Concert Choir, directed by Judson Lee, in collaboration with the Salt City Orchestra, will present a special concert welcoming the arrival of spring. This performance celebrates the beginning

February 6, 2026 Newsletter Dear Friends of Salt City Orchestra, While you may or may not have observed a flurry of activity, I can assure you the board has been very busy behind the scenes forming this new organization. Lots of fairly boring but necessary things have occurred, such as becoming a 501(c)(3) organization, setting up a bank account, a Venmo account, and a PayPal account. We have all that nitty-gritty configured. Many of you enjoyed our first public appearance at

Board members visited with Radio Kansas. You can catch the interview Here!

“Music is life,” Blackwelder said. “We have a huge passion for involvement in the community, going into schools, providing family-friendly activities — and not just concerts, but musical activities — and it’s going to be a really great, fresh, exciting orchestra.” The Hutchinson Tribune featured the SCO board members as we generate some excitement for upcoming "Illuminaire" performance and the full launch of the Orchestra later this year. You can catch the article HERE !

The SCO generated lots of conversation in the Hutchinson Kansas Our Home Town group. Click HERE to see the excitement we're building!

Salt City Orchestra board were featured on KWBW on January 20. To see the article and hear the radio spot click here.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HUTCHINSON, KS (January 21, 2026) Salt City Orchestra - Launches Many were heartbroken when the Hutchinson Symphony folded. They tried mightily to carry on, but the finances just didn’t add up. A group of folks passionate about local quality music have banded together to form the all-new Salt City Orchestra (SCO) . Please know, this is not a reboot of the previous symphony but rather a completely new organization with a new board, bylaws, bank acc