UMKC Conservatory Composers: "Crossroads" February 22, 2012

With music of Chen Yi, John Corigliano, James Mobberley, Paul Rudy, Narong Prangcharoen and the NYC premiere of excerpts from Zhou Long's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera "Madame White Snake"

PROGRAM:
PAUL RUDY Premiere
NARONG PRANGCHAROEN Three Minds
CHEN YI Yangko
AMAO WANG and JING ZHOU Premiere for Piano and Zheng
NICHOLAS S. OMICCIOLI Danza di Fuoco
JAMES MOBBERLEY Icarus Wept
ZHOU LONG Excerpts from MADAME WHITE SNAKE
JOHN CORIGLIANO Etude Fantasy
KEVIN OLDHAM and JOHN KANDER Song Set

PERFORMERS:
VINSON COLE, tenor
AMANDA FREDERICK, soprano
RUTH CARVER, mezzo soprano
FILIP LAZOVSKI, violin
BRENDAN BONDURANT, guitar
KEITH BENJAMIN, trumpet
JAMES SNELL, percussion
NICHOLAS PETRELLA, percussion
AMAO WANG, piano
JING ZHOU, zheng
NATALIA RIVERA, piano
CHRISTOPHER MCKIGGAN, piano

Now in its 106th year, the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Conservatory is internationally recognized as a center for artistic excellence, innovation and engagement. The Conservatory is a vital partner in Kansas City’s renaissance as America's Creative Crossroads, most recently symbolized by the internationally heralded openings of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and the Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity.

The UMKC Conservatory, home to a robust composition community, is committed to living music, from Charlie Parker to Zhou Long, from John Kander to Narong Prangcharoen. UMKC’s Crossroads concert is an eclectic mix of people and cultures, including composers Paul Rudy, winner of a 2010 Rome Prize fellowship; Guggenhiem Fellow James Mobberley; Chen Yi, winner of the Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, NYC’s own John Corigliano, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Barr Laureate Composer at UMKC for 2012–14; the music of Kevin Oldham and John Kander as sung by internationally acclaimed tenor and UMKC Professor Vinson Cole, and the New York premiere of excerpts from Zhou Long's brilliant opera Madame White Snake, winner of 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Music.

6:30 PM Doors // 7:30 PM Show

Official Website: http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/2932