Big Spring Park Free Concert with Ralph Hepola

Name: Big Spring Park Free Concert with Ralph Hepola
Start: 2026-05-12T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-05-12T21:30:00-05:00
Location: 309 W Spring St, Neosho, MO 64850-1762, United States

Schedule

Tue May 12 2026 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

309 W Spring St, Neosho, MO 64850-1762, United States | Neosho, MO

Ralph Hepola
with special guest John Strickler
June 12 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Big Spring Park | West Spring Street | Neosho, MO 64850
Concert is FREE and open for everyone to attend.
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and feel free to picnic during the concert!
Neosho Arts Council hopes families will join us and help nurture the next generation of music lovers! The arts council will be holding a sidewalk chalk fun draw during each concert.
JAZZIZ has called Ralph Hepola “a musician who plays the language of contemporary jazz on the tuba.”
Ralph Hepola was a Missouri Arts Council April 2021 Featured Artist. As a freelancer in New York City and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Ralph performed on recordings and productions that have been Pulitzer Prize, Grammy, and Tony Award winners and nominees. Ralph was a member of Switzerland’s Basel Symphony Orchestra and The United States Army Band of Washington, D.C.
John Strickler performs with a wide variety of musical groups and as a jazz soloist. He also teaches Western Music Appreciation, Jazz Appreciation, and Guitar Class at Ozarks Technical Community College.
Made possible with support from Missouri Arts Council, City of Neosho, Southwest Missouri Bank, Fred Harris State Farm, the Neosho Daily News, KOAM, and FOX14.