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UMKC’s weekly arts, sports and culture roundup

Each week, the University of Missouri-Kansas City offers an array of on-campus activities. It’s nothing new. UMKC has a long legacy of hosting countless culturally enriching events. These activities are part of what give UMKC a vibrant campus life, and make UMKC an arts and culture powerhouse. The influence of UMKC-based and UMKC-trained alumni extends well beyond the campus’ edge, so their activities are listed here as well.

Featured Event:

What: Student Chamber Ensembles
Students of all degree levels perform chamber music. Performance pieces include Beethoven: Mvts. I and II from String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6; Ravel, trans. Jones for Woodwind Quintet: Le tombeau de Couperin; Debussy: Lindaraja for Two Pianos; Ravel: Chansons madécasses; and Poulenc: Trio pour hautbois, basson, et piano, S. 43.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
7:30 p.m., Monday, April 18
It’s free.

April 14 – 21

What: Trip the Light Fantastic
Trip the Light Fantastic is the newest exhibition at the UMKC Gallery of Art, by MA Studio Art candidate Andy Julo. The graduate thesis exhibition runs April 4 –22. An opening reception will be from 5 – 7 p.m., Thursday April 7. Free parking is available in the Cherry Street Parking Garage. Research for Trip the Light Fantastic was funded in part by the UMKC School of Graduate Studies Research Grant Program.
Where: The UMKC Gallery of Art is located in Room 203 of the Fine Arts Building, 5015 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: Now through April 22
It’s free.

What: Over The Moon
In this hilarious comedy, two fading stars of the 1950s are playing a comedy and a drama in rotation in Buffalo, New York. On the brink of a disastrous split-up, they receive word that they might just have one last shot at regaining their stardom. One perfect performance is all they need. Unfortunately, everything that could go wrong does go wrong and no one on stage knows if they’re in the drama or the comedy.
Where: The New Theatre Restaurant, 9299 Foster St., Overland Park, Kan.
When: 
Now through April 24
For tickets and show times, visit the website.
UMKC Connection: Co-owners Dennis Hennessy and Richard Carrothers are both UMKC graduates and both were presented with honorary doctorates by the UMKC College of Arts and Sciences in 2012.

What: “Exposures through Time”
UMKC Libraries presents the exhibition, “Exposures through Time.” This is a photography exhibit that features a retrospective of photographs from 1970 to 2013 by Dr. Gregory Gutenko, UMKC associate professor of communication studies. Although Gutenko has worked primarily with film and video, photography was his original medium of choice. For the recognition of overlooked things and now, coming full circle, he returns to photography.
Where: Link Gallery, Ground Floor, Miller Nichols Library, 800 E. 51st St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: Now through April 30
It’s free.

What: Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils: Records of Earth’s Story
Rocks, minerals and fossils are windows into the past and are used to reveal the events and changes in the Earth over the past 4.6 billion years. They also provide resources essential to civilization, and display beauty in color and form in myriad ways. Dr. James B. Murowchick is an associate professor in the UMKC Department of Geosciences. He has carefully curated an array of rocks, minerals, fossils and natural resources from his personal collection and beyond just for the UMKC community. These are the materials beneath our feet, and we welcome you to experience them up close.
Where: Dean’s Gallery, Fourth Floor, Miller Nichols Library, 800 E. 51st St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: Now through April 30
It’s free.

What: Where the Wild Things Are
This acclaimed adaptation of Sendak’s beloved classic is an intimate guided interactive play experience. The audience helps transform Max’s bedroom into a forest, then become Max’s benevolent monster friends and are encouraged to “let the Wild Rumpus begin!” After Max is ultimately crowned ruler, the audience also helps bring him safely home. PreK – second grades receive Adventure Tickets, which offer floor seating and audience participation with Max! Third grade and older will be seated in the main audience. This performance is based on the book by Maurice Sendak and directed by Kim Selody. Presentation House Theatre is the artistic director. It was originally adapted for the stage by TAG Theatre Glasgow, Scotland.
Where: The Coterie, Crown Center, Suite 144, 2450 Grand Ave., Kansas City, Mo.
When: Now through May 7
UMKC Connection: Two UMKC graduate theatre students founded the Coterie.
For tickets and show times, visit the website.

What: 50 Women: A Celebration of Women’s Contribution to Ceramics
This groundbreaking art exhibit features the works of 50 diverse women artists from around the world and the contributions they are making to the ceramic arts.
Co-sponsored by the American Jazz Museum, National Council for Educators in the Ceramic Arts, ArtsKC Regional Arts Council, Print Time, and UMKC Women’s & Gender Studies Program.
Where: The Changing Gallery at the American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
Now through May 13
It’s free.

What: Benjamin Bacni, Master’s Recital
This is a master’s recital for Benjamin Bacni, horn; with Kelly Hackleman, piano; Devin Cobleigh-Morrison, horn; Chris White, trombone; Brielan Andersen, tuba; and Patrick Oliverio and Jennifer Fox Oliverio, trumpets. Performance pieces include F. Strauss: Fantasie on Schubert’s Sehnsuchtswalzer, Op. 2; Faust: Call and Response for Solo Horn; Rachmaninoff: Andante from Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19; Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14; Bissill: Time and Space for Two Horns and Piano; Ewald: Quintet for Brass No. 3 in D-flat Major, Op. 7; and McKee: Escape for Brass Quintet.
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 5 p.m., Thursday, April 14
It’s free.

What: Nicolette Nazarowski, Master’s Recital
This is a master’s recital for Nicolette Nazarowski, mezzo soprano; with Richard Williams, piano. Performance pieces include Handel: “Svegliatevi nel core” from Giulio Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17; Brahms: Von ewiger Liebe; Brahms: Feldeinsamkeit; Brahms: In Waldeseinsamkeit; Satie: “La statue de bronze” from Trois melodies; Satie: “Daphénéo” from Trois melodies; Debussy: Beau soir; Fauré: Les berceaux; Gounon: “Que fais-tu, blanche tourterelle?” from Roméo et Juliette; and Copland: Selections from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson.
Where: Country Club United Methodist Church, 400 W 57th St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 14
It’s free.

What: The Romantic Character Piece, Guest Artist Recital
This guest artist recital is titled “The Romantic Character Piece.” It is with Canadian pianist, writer and educator William Aide. Performance pieces include Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Brahms: Intermezzo in A Minor, Op. 118, No. 1; Brahms: Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2; Brahms: Capriccio in F-sharp Minor, Op. 76, No. 1; Chopin: Etude in A-flat Major, Op. 25, No. 1 (“Aeolian Harp”); Liszt: Étude de concert No. 3, S. 144 (“Un sospiro”); Chopin: Polonaise in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1; Chopin: Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7; Chopin: Scherzo in B Minor, Op. 20; Chopin: Berceuse in D-flat Major, Op. 57; Chopin: Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20; and Chopin: Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 14
It’s free.

What: Men’s Tennis vs. Illinois State
Where: Plaza Tennis Center, Tennis Center, 4747 J. C. Nichols Pkwy., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
Noon, Friday, April 15
It’s free.

What: William Aide, Master Class
This is a master class with Canadian pianist, writer; and educator William Aide.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
2 – 4 p.m., Friday, April 15
It’s free.

What: Softball vs. Utah Valley
Where: 3 & 2 Complex, 9600 Blue River Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 2 & 4 p.m., Friday, April 15
It’s free.

What: Xin Shao, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Xin Shao, tenor; with Xiangyu Zhao, piano; Xueli Liu, piano; Shupei Wang, violin; and Daniel Yung, cello. Performance pieces include Zhao: Eight Songs of Li Yu; and Mao Zhu: Children in the Grave.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
5 p.m., Friday, April 15
It’s free.

What: Kelsey Shields, Lecture-Recital
This is a doctoral lecture-recital for Kelsey Shields, trumpet, on the topic: “Liberati Night” with a full student wind band, conducted by Christopher Kaatz. Performance pieces include Kretschmer: Coronation March; Auber, arr. Meyrelles: Overture to Fra Diavolo; Verdi: Selections from Ernani (78 RPM from 1920); Liberati: Souvenir de la Suisse; Liberati: Kansas City Star March; Sousa: The Stars and Stripes Forever; Weber: Aufforderund zum Tanze, Op. 65; Wheeler: Humoreske; Liberati: Colima Polka; and Liberati: Our American Belles.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 15
It’s free.

What: Michael O’Brien, Performer’s Certificate Recital
This is a performer’s certificate recital for Michael O’Brien, flute; with Patricia Higdon, piano. Performance pieces include Quantz: Preludium No. 7 in D Major; Quantz: Capriccio No. 8 in B-flat Major; Schubert, trans. Graf: Sonata in A Minor, D. 821 (“Arpeggione”); Takemitsu: Meguri [Itinerant] (In memory of Isamu Noguchi); Jolivet: Chant de Linos; and Morlacchi: Il pastore svizzero.
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 15
It’s free.

What: Victor Mortson, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Victor Mortson, tuba; with Dan Velicer, piano. Performance pieces include Handel, ed. Ruske: Air mit variationen (“The Harmonious Blacksmith”) from Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430; Arutiunian: Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra; Stevents: Autumn; Koetsier: Concertino for Tuba and Piano, Op. 77; and Miles: Suite in One Movement.
Where: Central United Methodist Church, 5144 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
Noon, Saturday, April 16
It’s free.

What: Men’s Soccer: KC College Soccer Day
Where: Durwood Stadium, 5025 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: Saturday, April 16
It’s free. Click here for full schedule and game times.

What: Women’s Softball vs Utah Valley
Where: 3 & 2 Complex, 9600 Blue River Rd., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
Noon, Saturday, April 16
It’s free.

What: Single Reed Festival Concert: Michael Ibrahim, saxophone; Diana Haskell, clarinet
The Single Reed Festival presents Diana Haskell, associate principal clarinet of the St. Louis Symphony; and Michael Ibrahim, associate professor of saxophone from West Virginia University, in concert. Additional musicians include Dan Velicer, piano; Erik Hose, narrator; and Jane Carl, Trevor Stewart, Laura Zitelli, and Jennifer Murray, clarinets. Performance pieces include Denisov: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano; Mirza: This is not a saxophone; Bach: Prelude from Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; Messiaen: “Abîme des oiseaux” from Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Yadzinski: Hasty Fragments for Clarinet and Narrator; Grant: Ragamuffins for B-flat Clarinet and E-flat Clarinet; and Uhl: Divertimento for Four Clarinets.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 16
It’s free.

What: Single Reed Festival Concert: Gabriel Campos Zamora and John Klinghammer, clarinets
The Single Reed Festival presents Gabriel Campos Zamora and John Klinghammer, clarinets, of the Kansas City Symphony, in concert, with Dan Velicer, piano. Performance pieces include Poulenc: Sonata for Two Clarinets; Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 167; Bozza: Bucolique; and Mendelssohn: Konzertstück in F Major, Op. 113, No. 1.
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 4 p.m., Saturday, April 16
It’s free.

What: Jazz Studies: Graduating Students Celebration
The Jazz Studies Program celebrates its graduating students.
Where: Green Lady Lounge, 1809 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 5 p.m., Saturday, April 16
It’s free.

What: Samantha Beemer, Master’s Recital
This is a master’s recital for Samantha Beemer, trombone; with Patricia Higdon, piano, and Burnt Ends Brass: Kelsey Shields and Adam Phillips, trumpets; Devon Martene, horn; and Erik Augereau, bass trombone. Performance pieces include Ewazen: Sonata for Trombone and Piano; Galliard: Sonata No. 4 in E Minor; White: Sonata for Trombone and Piano; Vaughan; Williams: English Folk Song Suite; and Ewald: Quintet No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 5.
Where: Old Mission United Methodist Church, 5519 State Park Rd., Fairway, Kan.
When: 5 p.m., Saturday, April 16
It’s free.

What: Zhuoyue Xu, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Zhuoyue Xu, piano. Performance pieces include
Bach: Concerto nach italiänischem Gusto (Italian Concerto), BWV 971; Beethoven: Thirty-Two Variations on an Original Theme in C Minor, WoO 80; Bach: Toccata in E Minor, BWV 914; Rachmaninoff: Prelude No. 6 in E-flat Major, Op. 23; Rachmaninoff: Prelude No. 4 in D Major, Op. 23; and Rachmaninoff: Prelude No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 23.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When:
7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 16
It’s free.

What: Women’s Soccer vs. Missouri State
Where: Durwood Stadium, 5025 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
1 p.m., Sunday, April 17
It’s free.

What: Jessica Cary, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Jessica Cary, oboe, English horn; with MacKenzie Reed, piano/harpsichord; Chun Hang Samuel Huang, violin; Herin Cho, violin; and Daniel Yung, cello. Performance pieces include Cpe Bach: Sonata in G Minor, H. 542.5 (attr. to JS Bach, BWV 1020); Crawford Seeger: Diaphonic Suite No. 1; Vaughan Williams: Concerto for Oboe and Piano in A Minor; Rimsky-Korsakov: Eastern Song: Enslaved by the rose, the nightingale, Op. 2, No. 2; del Águila: Rondó roto (Broken Rondo); and Mozart: Adagio for English Horn and Strings, K. 580a.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
2:30 p.m., Sunday, April 17
It’s free.

What: Aurélien Boccard, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Aurélien Boccard, piano; with Dan Velicer, piano. Performance pieces include Chopin: Nocturnes, Op. 9; Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52; Takemitsu: Ame no ki sobyō II [Rain Tree Sketch II] (In memoriam Olivier Messiaen); Liebermann: Nocturne No. 2, Op. 31; and Ravel: Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 5 p.m., Sunday, April 17
It’s free.

What: Sean Himmelberg, Senior Recital
This is a senior recital for Sean Himmelberg, composer; with Gavin Brivik, guitar; Evan Bell, drums; Abby Altman and Cody Young, trumpets; Lauren Chambers, horn; Kristen Shedor, trombone; and Logan Jungman, tuba. Performance pieces include Himmelberg: Lavender Life; Himmelberg: Electro (Acoustic); Himmelberg: Shock; Himmelberg: The Formality Conundrum; Himmelberg: Pointless Review; Himmelberg: Somewhere in Between; Himmelberg: Visions of Weightlessness; Himmelberg: Selected film scores; and Himmelberg: This Side of Heaven.
Where: Homer’s Coffee House, 7126 W 80th St., Overland Park, Kan.
When: 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 17
It’s free.

What: Xiangyu Zhao, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Xiangyu Zhao, piano. Performance pieces include Brahms: Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5; and Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 17
It’s free.

What: Women’s Tennis vs. Rockhurst
Where: Plaza Tennis Center, Tennis Center, 4747 J. C. Nichols Pkwy., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 1 p.m., Monday, April 18
It’s free.

What: Men’s Tennis vs. Rockhurst
Where: Plaza Tennis Center, Tennis Center, 4747 J. C. Nichols Pkwy., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 1 p.m., Monday, April 18
It’s free.

What: Omari Abdul-Alim, Junior Recital
This is a junior recital for Omari Abdul-Alim, violin with John Livingston, piano; Jason West, cello; and Nathan Pence, bass. Performance pieces include Saint-Saëns: Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op. 28; Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D Minor, Op. 47; Bach: Adagio and Fuga from Sonata for Violin No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001; Coleridge-Taylor: “Deep River” from 24 Negro Melodies, Op. 59; Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49; and Gliére: Suite for Violin and Double Bass (after Op. 39).
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
7:30 p.m., Monday, April 18
It’s free.

What: Devon Martene, Master’s Recital
This is a master’s recital for Devon Martene, horn; with Kelly Hackleman, piano; and Rabyia Ahmed, Melissa Byars, and Tim Layden, horns. Performance pieces include F. Strauss: Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Horn and Piano, Op. 13; Buyanovsky: Sonata for Solo Horn; Goedicke: Concerto for Horn, Op. 40; and Wilder: Selections from 6 x 4: Six Pieces for Four Horns.
Where: Central United Methodist Church, 5144 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 19
It’s free.

What: Conservatory Choirs: The Promise of Living
The Conservatory Choirs perform The Promise of Living: A Choral Concert to Benefit Operation Breakthrough, featuring the University Singers, Canticum Novum, Conservatory Singers, and Conservatory Concert choir under the direction of Robert Bode, Charles Robinson, Jacob Funk, Joshua Maize, John McDonald and Michael Patch; with Erik Jansen and Lee D. Thompson, piano; Douglas Niedt, guitar; and more. Performance pieces include Trad., arr. Parker: Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal; Mulholland: Loveliest of Trees; Barnum: The Stars Stand Up in the Air; Thompson: The Last Words of David; Jenks, arr. McDonald: Evening Shade; Earnest: In Dreams; Trad., arr. Kirchner: Bright Morning Stars; Kemner: Now, Shout!; Van: Selections from A Procession Winding Around Me; Mulholland: “Heart We Will Forget Him!” from Three Love Songs; Foster, arr. Halloran: Nelly Bly; Trad., arr. Parker: God is Seen; Szymko: Nada te turbe; Ames: Let Everything That Hath Breath; and Copland: “The Promise of Living” from The Tender Land.
Where: Country Club Christian Church, 6101 Ward Pkwy., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 19
It’s free. Donations will be accepted for Operation Breakthrough.

What: Brielan Andersen, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Brielan Andersen, tuba; with Emily Trapp, piano; Steven Landis, double bass; Matthew Anderson, percussion; Kara Land, harp; YeongJu Heo, violin; and Charles Calloway, Jennifer Fox Oliverio, and Patrick Oliverio, trumpets. Performance pieces include LandisS: Five Scenes in Mobile Form for Tuba, Double Bass, Found-Object Drum Kit, and Piano; Baker: Five Water Songs; Brivik: On Civil Rights; Jenkins: And keep my image for Tuba and Strings; Butera: breathe free; and Bach: “Schafe können sicher weiden” (Sheep may safely graze) from Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 19
It’s free.

What: Daniel Shineberg, Artist’s Certificate Recital
This is an artist’s certificate recital for Daniel Shineberg, flute; with Dan Velicer, piano. Performance pieces include Copland: Duo for Flute and Piano; Widor: Suite for Flute and Piano, Op. 34; Bach: Partita in A Minor, BWV 1013; Fukushima: Mei; and Dutilleux: Sonatine pour flûte et piano.
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 19
It’s free.


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