• Welcome to the Carnival Kids Steel Orchestra Webpage
     
    CKSO is currently booking for the Summer of 2023
     
    Please email agiordano@lancasterschools.org for all booking concerns
     
     
     
    Join us for Island Nights 2023!
     
     

     

    CKSO 2023 Performances: 

    March 10th - Elk's Lodge - 7:00 - 8:30pm 

    March 17th  - ISLAND NIGHT - 7:00 - 9:30pm

    March 18th  - ISLAND NIGHT - 7:30 - 10:00pm

    March 31st - Sabres Game at Keybank Center - 6:00 - 6:45pm  

    April TBA - Steelpan Festival in Batavia - More info to come! 

    June 16th - Hillview Elementary School Field Day - 2:00 - 3:00pm 

    June 24th - West Seneca Lion's Bandshell - 4:00 - 6:00pm

    July 6th - Village of Depew Summer Concert Series - 7:00 - 9:00 pm 

    July 9th - Olcott Gazebo -  2:00 - 4:00pm 

    July 11th - M&T Bank - 12:00 - 1:00 pm

    July 11th - Clarence Senior Center - 5:30 - 7:00pm 

    July 12th - Heathwood Williamsville - 6:00 - 7:30pm   

    July 13th - St. Martha's Church - 6:00 - 7:30pm

    July 20th - Newstead Senior Center - 5:30 -7:00pm (private event)

    July 25th - Amherst Center Senior Services - 6:00 - 8:00pm 

    July 28th - Hull House - 5:30 - 7:00pm   

    July 31st - Senior Send Off at the Lancaster Band Shell - 7:00 - 8:30pm 

    More to come soon! 

     

     

    CKSO Memories! 

    3 Directors

    Three generations of CKSO Directors

    John Marone (founder of CKSO) - 1975 - 1998 - Left

    Ken Kowalski - 2001 - 2021 - Right

    Ariana Giordano - 2021 - Center 

    Depew Gazebo Concert - July 2022

     

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    M&T Summer Music Events

    Main Street Buffalo, July 2022

     

     

    Depew Gazebo

    Maybe the prettiest CKSO photo ever . . .Depew Gazebo - July 2021

     

    First Performance after Covid Shutdown - Alden, July 2021

    First Performance after Covid Shutdown - ALDEN, July 2021 - WE'RE BAAAAAAACK ! 

      

     
    Teamwork. . . Hellsgate Steel Orchestra and CKSO  Easter 2019
    CKSO with Hellsgate Steel Orchestra - Easter 2019
     
     
     
    2017 CKSO at Kleinhans  
    CKSO Showing off the new formal attire !  Photo at Kleinhans.   
     
     
     
    CKSO BPO  
    CKSO performs with the Buffalo Philharmonic on February 12, 2017
     
     
    How cute is this?
     
    July 2017 - One of our most special memories.
    Photo by Glenn E. Murray  
     
     
     
     CKSO feature story on Channel 7 WKBW-TV CLICK HERE
     
     
     
Last Modified on March 14, 2023