2026 Resurrection Lenten Concert Series

Evan Flynn
Violinist Evan Flynn is an established collaborative artist, chamber musician, and educator. She is the prizewinner of multiple MTNA chamber music competitions and has performed extensively throughout the Midwest and Germany, notably with the Illinois Symphony, Kansas City Jazz Orchestra, and Eutiner Festspiele Orchester.

Ms. Flynn has received training from renowned artists including the Pacifica Quartet, Miami Quartet, Parker Quartet, Arianna Quartet, Jupiter Quartet, Fry Street Quartet, and Sunho Kim, among others. She has participated in festivals as a performer including Midwest Young Artists, Madeline Island Chamber Music, and UW-Madison Summer Music.  Ms. Flynn holds Master of Music degrees in Music Theory and Performance from the University of Kansas. Her academic interests include synesthesia-based audio and visual arts and post-tonal theory. She maintains a private studio in Lawrence and is the owner of Violetta Strings Chamber Music. This is her second season performing as concertmaster of the Resurrection Orchestra.  

Andrew Bonci:
Andrew S Bonci Jr was born and raised in the Kansas City Metro Area and attended Shawnee Mission North High School where he began his musical journey with viola and guitar in the school orchestra and jazz ensemble. He holds two degrees from the UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance; a Bachelor of Arts in Music (2018) and a Master’s of Music in Viola Performance (2021). During his time at the Conservatory he was under the tutelage of Scott Lee, but also had the opportunity to study with such professors as Joe Genualdi, Benny Kim, and Carter Enyart. As as violist, Andrew performs in wedding quartets, chamber and symphonic orchestras, and also serves as a church orchestra sectional leader. In addition to these regular posts Andrew has been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to play viola in on-stage orchestras with bands and touring acts coming through the Kansas City and St Louis area. These bands/artists include Evanescence (2017/2018), Lindsey Sterling (2018), The Hanson Brothers (2018), and The Eagles (2022).

Larry Hernandez:
Larry Hernandez started playing cello at the age of 9 through his elementary school’s strings program. He earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Cello Performance from the UMKC Conservatory, studying under Michael Mermagen. Other influential teachers of his include Carter Enyeart, Alexander East, Amir Eldan, and Amit Peled. Larry has performed throughout the United States at various festivals such as Hunter International Music Festival in New York, Innsbrook Music Festival in St. Louis, Frostburg Music Academy in Maryland, and the Academie Musique Strings Workshop in Temple, Texas.

Larry plays regularly with the Wichita Symphony Orchestra and Saint Joseph Symphony. He is the former cellist of the UMKC Graduate Fellowship String Quartet. He performed Saint-Saën’s “The Swan” as a soloist at Kauffman Center’s Helzberg Hall. He has performed in masterclasses for artists Hans Jørgen Jensen, David Finkel & Wu Han, Michael Stern, Zlatomir Fung, Michael Mermagen, and Amit Peled. Larry is proud to be a Teaching Artist at Harmony Project-Kansas City, a non-profit music program for underserved children in Kansas City, Missouri. He also is a mentor for the Àkójọpọ̀ Music Foundation, a Chicago based non-profit that provides musical resources for African classical musicians in the U.S. and abroad.