Symphony in the Flint Hills: A Documentary

05/26/2026

Last month, we travel to Kansas City to sit down with former associate conductor of the Kansas City Symphony. Jason shared his memories and insight into what goes into their preformance at the Symphony in the Flint Hills.

Support our film: https://gofund.me/5ccbe9aa0

05/26/2026

Thank you to all who have supported us so far, I’m honored by your generosity.

Our GoFundMe is still running, anything you can spare will go directly into getting this moving into festivals around the country!

My name is Matt Crow, and over the course of the last year… Matt Crow needs your support for Support Symphony in the Flint Hills: A Documentary

05/22/2026

The original Flint Hills Media Project ran from 2010-2019, with the goal of producing a magazine at the end of each Summer with a collection of stories, photography and other writings. Revolving around the signature event and the nearby community from that year.

I'd love to find a place for these magazines to live online somewhere, but in the meantime, enjoy the beautiful covers of all 10 magazines.

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05/17/2026

On this day in 1966, The Beach Boys released their 11th studio album, Pet Sounds. A masterpiece of American music, often overshadowed by the British Invasion.

What do The Beach Boys have to do with the Symphony in the Flint Hills?

Did you know the parents of the founding members (the Wilsons and the Loves) were born in Hutchinson, KS?

According to biographer Peter Ames Carlin, the tradition of family singalongs started on the Kansas prairie: “Indeed, group sings had been a Wilson family tradition dating back to Kansas and beyond, as an eighty-seven-year-old Charles Wilson (an uncle to Brian, Dennis, and Carl) would tell Timothy White, describing nights on the Kansas plains when "we'd have shows on Saturday nights, with three of the oldest brothers on guitars and man-dolins. This was at home, with the windows open to the street, and people would stop and listen."

I often think of that when working on this documentary, something about these lands inspires beautiful music.

-Matt

05/15/2026

I needed some fresh footage of the Flint Hills, so last week we drove out near Matfield Green and I flew my drone along the National Scenic Byway.

Here’s a look from about 400ft in the air!

-Matt

05/08/2026

I was invited to come on KAKE Good Morning Kansas on Monday to discuss the project. KAKE News was my first job out of college, so I always enjoy going back to the newsroom.

We’re still running our GoFundMe, if you’re able to donate I’d really appreciate it.

https://gofund.me/8f7574c50

05/07/2026

Please join us for Ranchland Trust of Kansas' annual Prairie Picnic! We'll enjoy a day of celebrating grasslands conservation and our community that supports ranching heritage 🌾🧡

Event details:
Saturday, June 20, 2026 at Pioneer Bluffs in Matfield Green, KS

🚪Barn doors open at 10:30 AM
🕙Event begins at 11:00 AM
🎤Featured speaker: David Kraft with Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition
🎥Sneak-peek of the Symphony in the Flint Hills: A Documentary with Director, Matt Crow
🍗Catered BBQ Lunch
🎶Acoustic performance by Lora McDonald
💸Live auction benefiting RTK with Jeff Davidson as Auctioneer
🌸Optional: Guided wildflower walk along PrairyArt Path beginning at 9:45 AM (1.1 mi. south of Pioneer Bluffs, west side of Hwy 177)

Tickets are $50 per person; children under 12 are free. Event will sell out at 150 attendees.
You may purchase tickets online at bit.ly/rtkevents,
email [email protected], or call Dawn at 785-945-3800.

Please RSVP by June 12 - mention in the donation comments or to Dawn if you're coming to the wildflower walk as parking is limited!

You won't want to miss this!

05/04/2026

I’ll be on Good Morning Kansas this morning around 9:20 discussing the documentary, tune into KAKE!

05/03/2026

Thanks to KAKE’s Sydney Ferguson for taking to time to talk to us about the documentary!

04/30/2026

I know the Flint Hills Media Project shaped the careers of so many students in the Elliott School of Communication, and many (including myself) consider this class the some of their best memories from college.

I hope this film can be a reunion for all the alumni of the project in the near future, and I’d love to hear your favorite memories or stories from your time in the class in the comments.

If any of you can spare it, would you consider donating $10 and share in honor of the projects 10 year run?

This will help us get this documentary out to the world.

https://gofund.me/1b914cea4

-Matt