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: Jazz Night
This collage concert on the Conservatory Artist Series features a variety of ensembles that represent the entirety of the Conservatory jazz studies program, directed by Bobby Watson and Dan Thomas. Performance pieces include Trad: Batucada; Metheny/Mays, arr. Curnow: Munuano (Six Eight); Hudson/Delange/Mills, arr. Cohn: Moonglow; Heath: Forever Sonny; Bryant: Minimum of 5; Corea, arr. Foster: Tones for Joan’s Bones; Watson, arr. Gilmore: Deep Pockets; Coltrane, arr. Foster: Giant Steps; Henderson, arr. Panelas: Black Narcissus; Jones: Three and One, Central Park North; Mingus, arr. Johnson: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat; Kuebler: Nodopidy; Watson: In Case You Missed It; Basie, arr. Kynard: One O’Clock Jump.
Where: Folly Theatre, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26
Tickets are $12 for general public and $5 for UMKC faculty, staff and all students with UMKC or student ID.
April 20 – 26
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: The Ghosts of Lote Bravo
In Juárez, Mexico, the most violent city in the world, Juanda’s daughter goes missing from the sweatshop they work in. When the local policia refuse to help, Juanda’s only hope is to ask the dark saint, La Santa Muerte, to guide her. Charging through dreams and visions, Juanda must risk everything if she ever hopes to see her daughter again in this riveting world premiere production by Hilary Bettis, directed by Ian R. Crawford.
Where: Unicorn Theatre, 3828 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: Now through May 8
UMKC Connection: The Unicorn Theatre was started by three UMKC Theatre graduates. Ticket prices start at $27.50 and can be purchased online.
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: Gregory Stead, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Gregory Stead, oboe; with Patricia Higdon, piano; Yee Ling Elaine Ng, violin; Boris Vayner, viola; and Angela Holmes, cello. Performance pieces include Strauss, arr. Willard: Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D Major, TrV. 282; Britten: Temporal Variations; and Mozart: Quartet for Oboe and Strings in F Major, K. 370.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 20
It’s free.
What: Student Chamber Ensembles
Students of all degree levels perform chamber music. Performance pieces include W.F. Bach: Mvts. I and II from Duetto for Two Flutes in E Minor, F. 54; Tansman: Suite pour trio d’anches; Piston: Three Pieces for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon; Loeffler: “L’étang” from Deux rhapsodies for Oboe, Piano, and Viola; and Brahms: Allegro con brio from Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 20
It’s free.
What: Kim Foskett, Senior Recital
This is a senior recital for Kim Foskett, oboe; with Michael Quinn, organ and harpsichord; Omari Abdul-Alim and Brittany Wasko, violins; Gabrielle Padilla, viola; Angela Holmes, cello; and Melissa Edwards, soprano. Performance pieces include Barlow: The Winter’s Passed; J.C. Bach: Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 8, No. 6, W.B 56; Jacob: Sonatina for Oboe and Harpsichord; and J.S. Bach: Selections from Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten (“Wedding Cantata”), BWV 202.
Where: Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, 415 W 13th St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 20
It’s free.
What: Spring Dance Concert
The UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance presents the 2016 Spring Dance Concert. Conservatory alumni choreographers include Winston Dynamite Brown and Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, the founder of the famed dance company Urban Bush Women. Conservatory faculty choreographers include Gary Abbott, Mary Pat Henry, DeeAnna Hiett, Sabrina Madison-Cannon, Ronald Tice and Paula Weber. This exciting program includes music by Conservatory faculty Paul Rudy, Mozart, Arvo Pärt, Bartók and more.
Where: Folly Theater, 300 W. 12th St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: April 21 – 23
General admission tickets are $12; and $5 for UMKC students, staff and faculty with ID. The April 23, 2 p.m. matinee is informal and free. Tickets can be purchased online.
What: Latino Studies: The Founding and The Future
This is the UMKC Miller Nichols Library’s fourth installment of the Latino Americans: 500 Years of History series. The program will include a presentation and discussion of the Samora Legacy Project Archive housed at the university in the LaBudde Special Collections. A reception is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
Where: UMKC Miller Nichols Learning Center, 800 E 51st St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 6 p.m., Thursday April 21
It’s free.
What: Musica Nova
This is the 2016 UMKC Chamber Music Composition Competition presented by Musica Nova and directed by Zhou Long. There will be an audience vote for the winning piece and announcement during the concert. Performance pieces include Shao: Xian Ge (finalist); Butera: chi bedda vuci avia II (finalist); Stevenson: Lore (finalist); Dewalt: Milkweed (finalist); Deane: Mourning Dove Sonnet; Nørgård: “The Gentle, the Permanent” from I Ching; and Steele: Prairie Logic.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 21
It’s free.
What: UMKC Graduate Fellowship Brass Quintet
The Volker Brass and the UMKC Conservatory Graduate Fellowship Brass Quintet perform with Alex Caselman and Meagan Conley, trumpets; Clark Stewart, horn; Chris White, trombone; and Ryan Snell, tuba. Performance pieces include Vaughan Williams, arr. Simpson: Sea Songs; Ewald: Quintet for Brass No. 3 in D-flat Major, Op. 7; Ewazen: Frostfire for Brass Quintet; and Shostakovich: Polka from Zolotoy vek (The Golden Age), Op. 22.
Where: Central United Methodist Church, 5144 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 21
It’s free.
What: Jason Laczkoski, Guest Artist Recital
This is a guest artist recital featuring Jason Laczkoski, saxophone; and Geraldine Ong, piano. Performance pieces include Saint-Saëns, arr. Vickers: Sonata for Oboe and Piano, Op. 166; Muczynski: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, Op. 29; Decruck: Sonate en ut# pour saxophone alto et orchestra; Eychenne: Sonate pour saxophone alto et piano; and Wilder: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano.
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 21
It’s free.
What: Jason Laczkoski, Master Class
This is a master class for Jason Laczkoski, saxophone.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 1 – 2 p.m., Friday, April 22
It’s free.
What: Jon Kratzer, Master’s Recital
This is a master’s recital for Jon Kratzer, trumpet; with Kowoon Lee, piano. Performance pieces include Corelli: Sonata in D Major; Ketting: Intrada; Ewazen: Ballade for a Ceremony; Simon: The Way Through the Woods; Pilss: Sonata for Trumpet and Piano; and Llewellyn: My Regards.
Where: Central United Methodist Church, 5144 Oak St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 5 p.m., Friday, April 22
It’s free.
What: Rachel Lovelace and Kim Abeyta, Duo Undergraduate Recital
This is a duo undergraduate recital for Rachel Lovelace, bassoon and Kim Abeyta, flute; with Dan Velicer, piano. Performance pieces include Bach: Sonata for Flute and Basso Continuo in E Minor, BWV 1034; Brandon: Colored Stones for Solo Bassoon; Copland: Duo for Flute and Piano; Francaix: Deux pièces pour basson et piano; and Rasetti: Mvts. II and III from Trio for Flute, Bassoon, and Piano in F Major, Op. 13, No. 1.
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 5 p.m., Friday, April 22
It’s free.
What: Tim Layden, Master’s Recital
This is a master’s recital for Tim Layden, horn; with Kelly Hackleman, piano. Performance pieces include Krol: Laudatio for Solo Horn; F. Strauss: Introduction, Theme, and Variations for Horn and Piano, Op. 13; Wilder: Suite for Horn and Piano; and Rheinberger: Sonata for Horn and Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 178.
Where: Old Mission United Methodist Church, 5519 State Park Rd., Fairway, Kan.
When: 5 p.m., Friday, April 22
It’s free.
What: Hui-Yi Wendy Kao, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Hui-Yi Wendy Kao, viola; with April Kim, piano, and Chun Hang Samuel Huang and Cheng-Hao Stanley Kuo, violins. Performance pieces include Bruch: Romance for Viola and Orchestra in F Major, Op. 85; Vieuxtemps: Sonata for Viola and Piano in B-flat Major, Op. 36; Bloch: Suite hébraîque; and Dvorák: Terzetto for Two Violins and Viola in C Major, Op. 74.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 22
It’s free.
What: Opera Scenes: “Catfights, Caterwauling, Fracases and Fight Scenes”
The UMKC Opera Theatre presents selected scenes from favorite operas, this year on the theme Catfights, Caterwauling, Fracases and Fight Scenes. It is co-directed by Fenlon Lamb and Joseph DeSota. Performance pieces include Rossini: “Duetto buffo di due gatti;” Bizet: Selections from Act I of Carmen; Donizetti: “Signorina, in tanta fretta” from Don Pasquale; Will: Selections from The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny; Nicolai: Quartet from The Merry Wives of Windsor; Handel: Selections from Act III of Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Gounod: Selections from Roméo et Juliette; Weill: “How to Survive” from The Threepenny Opera; Mozart: Trio from Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario), K. 486; and Puccini: Act IV of La bohème.
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 22
It’s free.
What: Michelle Yelin Nam, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Michelle Yelin Nam, piano; with Chun Hang Samuel Huang, violin. Performance pieces include Bach, arr. Busoni: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645; Bach, arr. Busoni: Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein, BWV 734a; Chopin: 24 Preludes for Piano, Op. 28; and Fauré: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A Major, Op. 13.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 23
It’s free.
What: Women’s Soccer vs. Drake
Where: Durwood Stadium, 5025 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When:4 p.m., Saturday, April 23
It’s free.
What: Connor Mautner, Master’s Recital
This is a master’s recital for Connor Mautner, piano. Performance pieces include Bach: Prelude and Fugue No. 15 in G Major, BWV 860 from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I; Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50; Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G Major, Op. 32, No. 5; Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12; Rachmaninoff: Etude-tableau in C Minor, Op. 30, No. 1; Rachmaninoff: Prelude in B Minor, Op. 32, No. 10; and Scriabin: Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major, Op. 30.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 5 p.m., Saturday, April 23
It’s free.
What: Nicolas Lira, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Nicolas Lira, saxophone; with Jennifer Murray, bass clarinet; Daniel Yung, cello; Joshua Draves-Kellerman, bassoon; Steven Landis, double bass; Michael Prucha, clarinet; Alastair Wright, alto saxophone; and Dan Velicer, piano. Performance pieces include Palmer: Trellis; Gordon: The Low Quartet; Johnson: Narayana’s Cows; and Andriessen: Worker’s Union.
Where: Central Presbyterian Church, 3501 Campbell St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 5 p.m., Saturday, April 23
It’s free.
What: Catherine Lehr Ramos, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Catherine Lehr Ramos, cello; with Dan Velicer, piano. Performance pieces include Bach: Sonata No. 2 in D major, BWV 1028; Lutosławski: Grave: Metamorphoses for Cello and Piano; and Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 5, No. 1.
Where: Trinity Lutheran Church, 5601 W. 62nd St., Mission, Kan.
When: 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 23
It’s free.
What: Herin Cho, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Herin Cho, violin; with Xueli Liu, piano; Wen Zhang, piano; and Daniel Yung, cello. Performance pieces include Prokofiev: Sonata for Solo Violin in D Major, Op. 115; Mozart: Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, K. 496; Ravel: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in G Major; Kreisler: Syncopation; Poldini, trans. Kreisler: “Poupée valsante” from Marionettes; and Brahms, trans. Joachim: Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G Minor, woo 1.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When:7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 23
It’s free.
What: New Works Festival
Fire in Dreamland: This production was written by Rinne Groff and is directed by Marissa Wolf. Groff brings us the story of a modern-day young woman named Kate who is seduced by the vision of a Dutch filmmaker obsessed with the tragic 1911 fire on Coney Island. Past and present converge against a destructive backdrop, and when Kate finally sees the illusion of filmmaking – and of life with an inattentive lover – she rediscovers her ambitions as an independent woman.
Lot’s Wife: This production was written by KC Rep Artistic Director Eric Rosen and is directed by Joanie Schultz. Rosen brings us the story of Adam Mace, a promising playwright with a troubling past who has written his first new play since the tragic deaths of his wife and infant child. Set as a 1930s noir thriller, the script opens old wounds between ex-friends and lovers as actors are made to play themselves, and even the dead take the stage to tell their side of the story in an epic meta-theatrical murder mystery that is both heartbreaking and hilarious.
Where: Copaken Stage, 1 H&R Block Way, Kansas City, Mo.
When: April 23 – May 22
UMKC alumni can receive 20 percent off the ticket price. There is a purchase limit of four discount tickets per person. UMKC faculty can receive 50 percent off the purchase of tickets. There is a purchase limit of four discount tickets per person. UMKC students can receive $20 tickets in advance if they want the “best” seats. They can get $10 seats if they do “student rush” a half hour before the show. There is a limit of one discount ticket per student ID. Tickets are available from KC Rep online.
What: Stephen Page, Master Class
This is a master class with Stephen Page, saxophone professor from the University of Texas at Austin.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 2 – 4 p.m., Sunday, April 24
It’s free.
What: Jessica Koebbe, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Jessica Koebbe, piano. Performance pieces include Schubert: Sonata in A Minor, Op. 164, D. 537; Moszkowski: Etude de virtuosité No. 5 in C Major, Op. 72; Moszkowski: Etude de virtuosité No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 72; Moszkowski: Etude de virtuosité No. 4 in C Major, Op. 72; Takemitsu: Ame no ki [Rain Tree Sketch]; Takemitsu: Ame no ki sobyō II [Rain Tree Sketch II] (In memoriam Olivier Messiaen); and Rodrigo: Cuatro estampas andaluzas.
Where: Lutheran Church of the Resurrection, 9100 Mission Rd., Prairie Village, Kan.
When: 5 p.m., Sunday, April 24
It’s free.
What: Women’s Soccer vs. Rockhurst
Where: Durwood Stadium, 5025 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 6 p.m., Sunday, April 24
It’s free.
What: Opera Scenes: “Catfights, Caterwauling, Fracases and Fight Scenes”
The UMKC Opera Theatre presents selected scene from favorite operas, this year on the theme Catfights, Caterwauling, Fracases and Fight Scenes. Performance pieces include Rossini: “Duetto buffo di due gatti;” Bizet: Selections from Act I of Carmen; Donizetti: “Signorina, in tanta fretta” from Don Pasquale; Weill: Selections from The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny; Nicolai: Quartet from The Merry Wives of Windsor; Handel: Selections from Act III of Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Gounod: Selections from Roméo et Juliette; Weill: “How to Survive” from The Threepenny Opera; Mozart: Trio from Der Schauspieldirektor (The Impresario), K. 486; and Puccini: Act IV of La bohème.
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 24
It’s free.
What: Joshua Maize, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Joshua Maize, choral conductor; with a 20-voice SATB choir; Eric Fisher, Sarah Ludico, and Victor Penniman, viola da gamba; Everett Redburn, theorbo; Trilla-Ray Carter, baroque cello; and Eilsa Bickers, organ. The performance piece is Schütz: Die Auferstehung unsres Herren Jesu Christi, SWV 50 (“Resurrection Historie”).
Where: St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1307 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 24
It’s free.
What: Yee Ling Elaine Ng, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Yee Ling Elaine Ng, violin; with Brian Woods, piano. Performance pieces include Stravinsky: Suite Italienne for Violin and Piano; Schubert: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, D. 574; and Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, M. 8.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Sunday, April 24
It’s free.
What: Stephen Page, Guest Artist Recital
This is a guest artist recital featuring Stephen Page, saxophone professor from the University of Texas at Austin, with pianist Liz Ames. Performance pieces include Kuster: Jellyfish; Wanamaker: of Light and Shadows; and J. Mackey: Concerto for Soprano Saxophone.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 25
It’s free.
What: Fraser Farmer, Junior Recital
This is a junior recital for Fraser Farmer, bassoon; with Dan Velicer, piano; Joshua Draves-Kellerman, bassoon; Anthony LaBat, flute; and Tabitha Reist Steiner, harp. Performance pieces include Mozart: Sonata for Bassoon and Cello in B-flat Major, K. 292 (196c); Moravec: Andy Warhol Sez; Gliére: Humoresque, Op. 35, No. 8; Gliëre: Impromptu, Op. 35, No. 9; Jolivet: Pastorales de Noël; and Kurz: Solo for Mr. Dulcian.
Where: Grant Recital Hall, 5227 Holmes St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26
It’s free.
What: Kameron Sheffield, Undergraduate Recital
This is an undergraduate recital for Kameron Sheffield, saxophone; with Josiah Sprankle, piano; and Austin Coop, percussion. Performance pieces include Noda: Improvisation I; Scott: Nemesis; Sheffield: X; Cole: Frozen Atmospheres; and Rubenstein: Spirit.
Where: Epperson Auditorium, Kansas City Art Institute, 4415 Warwick Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26
It’s free.
What: Qizhen Liu, Doctoral Recital
This is a doctoral recital for Qizhen Liu, cello; with Brian Woods, piano; and the UMKC Conservatory Graduate Fellowship String Quartet: Yee Ling Elaine Ng and Yi-Miao Huang, violins, and Mei-Chun Chen, viola. Performance pieces include Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, L. 135; Piazzolla: Le grand tango for Cello and Piano; and Debussy: String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10.
Where: White Recital Hall, James C. Olson Performing Arts Center, 4949 Cherry St., Kansas City, Mo.
When: 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 26
It’s free.