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Carnival Kids Steel Orchestra

Kids playing steel drums in Hawaiian shirts

Join us for Island Night 2025! Purchase your Island Night tickets here

CKSO is FULLY BOOKED for the Summer of 2025! Please see our Summer schedule below. 



Summer 2025 Performances:  

  • March 29th -  ISLAND NIGHT 

  • April 25th - Elk's Lodge, 7:00 - 8:30pm 

  • June 20th - Private Event 

  • June 21st - West Seneca Lion’s Bandshell, 4:00 - 6:00pm 

  • June 27th - 30th - CKSO Trip

  • July 6th - Olcott Gazebo, 2:00 - 4:00pm

  • July 8th - Heathwood Assisted Liv., 6:00 - 7:30pm 

  • July 9th - Private Event 

  • July 10th - Canterbury Woods Performing Arts Ctr., 7:30 - 9:00pm 

  • July 11th - Sacred Heart, 6 - 7:30pm 

  • July 12th - Russell Park Gazebo, 6:00 - 7:30pm 

  • July 13th - St. John Paul II Lawnfete, 1 - 2:30pm (Lakeview)

  • July 16th - Tennyson Assisted Living, 6 - 7:30pm

  • July 17th - Greenfields Community Care, 6:00 - 7:30pm 

  • July 18th - Amberleigh Senior Ctr., 1 - 2:30pm 

  • July 20th - St. John's lawn fete (Alden), 12 - 2pm

  • July 23rd - Hull House, 5:30- 7:00pm

  • July 24th - St. Philip the Apostle Parish, 6 - 7:30pm 

  • July 25th - Silverlake Blue Dock, 6 - 7:30pm

  • July 26th - Private Event 

  • July 28th - Senior Send Off, 7:00 - 8:45pm 

  • July 29th - Pine Tree Park, Bennington, 7:00 - 8:30pm

  • July 30th - Private Event 

  • July 31st - Depew Summer Concert Series, 7:00 - 9:00pm 

  • August 1st - St. Mary’s Church, 6:00 - 8:00pm 


Youtube: https://youtu.be/IdEzYShgQGg
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ckso_official/  
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CKSOsteel/

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The Carnival Kids Steel Orchestra or “CKSO” is one of Lancaster’s most unique musical organizations. Founded in 1974 by former Lancaster teacher John Marone, our Caribbean Steel Band is one of the five oldest steel band programs in the United States. The group has performed in Trinidad, Hawaii, and the Bahamas, on a cruise ship, at the Grand Ole Opry, for the Sabres, at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and with several University Steel Bands. CKSO is the featured guest artist at many local summer series music programs, and one of the busiest student performance groups. The CKSO earned a Grand Champion Award at Universal, was “Most Entertaining High School Group” in 2011, and has 6 CDs to its credit. Students are selected following an audition at the Middle School.

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Director: Mrs. Ariana Giordano
agiordano@lancasterschools.org 
(716) 686-3220  Ext. 7737