The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra is coming to St. Joseph Saturday and the event includes a special performance by Hosea Elementary students.

In October, the orchestra gifted 30 ukuleles, through the Performing Arts Association.  Those instruments were then donated to students at Hosea Elementary School.  Music teacher Joshua Lock has been working with the students with the instruments and now they kids will be taking the stage with the Orchestra Saturday at the Missouri Theatre.

“This is just part of their educational outreach,” said Beth Sharp with the Performing Arts Association. “We have a lot of groups when they tour through St. Joseph they’ll do some sort of outreach and this was particular to this group in which they will send ahead Ukuleles so they kids can preform with them on stage.”

The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra will perform Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Missouri Theatre starting at 7:30 p.m.  Sharp said a variety of music is in store.

“They’re going to expect to hear a lot of cover songs, rock songs, they’ll also heard some country/western, a little bit of new age, also some original music from the orchestra,” Sharp said. “It’ll be ukuleles plus there’s a guitar in there and an upright bass.”

She said she anticipates Hosea students will get their chance to perform after intermission.

Tickets range from $12-$42 and can be purchased through the Performing Arts Association at (816) 279-1225.