Spring/Summer 2018 Calendar

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2018 CALENDAR

M.A. IN ARTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM /////// SCHOOL OF ART /////// MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC //////////////////////// SCHOOL OF THEATRE & DANCE /////// BLAFFER ART MUSEUM /////////////////////// CENTER FOR ART & SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT /////// CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL CENTER FOR THE ARTS

SPRING

M.A. IN ARTS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM /////// SCHOOL OF ART /////// MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC //////////////////////// SCHOOL OF THEATRE & DANCE /////// BLAFFER ART MUSEUM /////////////////////// CENTER FOR ART & SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT /////// CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL CENTER FOR THE ARTS

SUMMER

Welcome to the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts (KGMCA) at the University of Houston, a dynamic hub of creativity and collaboration in one of America’s most culturally diverse cities.

Bringing together the performing and visual arts entities at the University of Houston, KGMCA strives to enrich and empower our students, our community and the world. We hope you enjoy our Spring and Summer 2018 season!

A MULTITUDE OF MUST-SEE PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITS.

Ten Tiny Dances at CounterCurrent, 2017 Photo: dabfoto creative

A F E S T I VA L O F P E R F O R M A N C E , I N S TA L L A T I O N A N D I D E A S

APRIL 10 – 15, 2018 countercurrentfestival.org Produced by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts

WELCOME TO THE

SPRING/SUMMER OF 2018 JANUARY

Encounter, 2017 – 2018 Photo: Derek Witucki

MONDAY, DECEMBER 4 – MONDAY, JANUARY 29 / 9 A.M. / FREE SUNSET COFFEE BUILDING 1019 COMMERCE ST. HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

ENCOUNTER: MEETING POINTS ON BUFFALO BAYOU

An exhibition by Buffalo Bayou Partnership and UH Graphic Design and Creative Writing Program students. This project is supported in part by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13 / 12 P.M. // SUNDAY, JANUARY 14 / 1 P.M. // FREE DIVERSEWORKS 3400 MAIN ST. SUITE 292 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

COMMUNITY PORTRAITS

School of Art faculty Keliy Anderson-Staley will make portraits using a tintype photo booth. This project is supported in part by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 19 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 DUDLEY RECITAL HALL

FACULTY ARTISTS RECITAL

Adam Dinitz, Jonathan Fischer, co-curators

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21 / 2:30 P.M. / $12/$7 DUDLEY RECITAL HALL

FREDELL LACK LEGACY VIOLIN SERIES

Joyce Hammann, violin Timothy Hester, piano Music of Elgar, Ravel, Hammann, Bunch, Franck, Bartok TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 / 6:30 P.M. / FREE MIDTOWN ARTS & THEATER CENTER HOUSTON (MATCH), MATCHBOX 1 3400 MAIN ST. HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

Fredell Lack Legacy Violin Series: Joyce Hammann, January 21, 2:30 p.m.

THE ARTIST AS CULTURE PRODUCER: LIVING AND SUSTAINING A CREATIVE LIFE

Photo: Matt Dine

A Center for Art and Social Engagement (CASE) Community Conversation featuring artist Sharon M. Louden and Hyperallergic’s editor-in-chief Hrag Vartanian where artists are invited to discuss what it means to create meaningful, creative communities.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 23 / 7:30 P.M. / FREE DUDLEY RECITAL HALL

GUEST RECITAL

István Várdai, cello Masterclass with Várdai on Tuesday, January 23 at 9:30 a.m. in MSM Room 175.

JANUARY 25, 27, 28, 29 / 7:30 P.M. // $20/$12 EDYTHE BATES OLD MOORES OPERA CENTER

WORLD PREMIERE: THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL

Music by Robert Nelson Libretto by Buck Ross Based on the play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Sung in English with titles projected over the stage This sharply witty comedy swiftly skewers the pretentious and exposes the frauds.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 26 / 7:30 P.M. // SUNDAY, JANUARY 28 / 2 P.M. // $20/$12 EDYTHE BATES OLD MOORES OPERA CENTER

L’AMICO FRITZ

Music by Pietro Mascagni Sung in the original Italian with English titles projected over the stage This warm, nostalgic romance boasts a harvest of abundant melodies, including the Cherry Duet.

FEBRUARY

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1 – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4 / $25 – $5 MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC

35TH INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL

Founder Abbey Simon, Alessio Bax, Van Cliburn Silver Medalist Kenny Broberg, Discovery Artist Nadeja Vlaeva, piano Ticket packages are available online at: uh.edu/pianofestival MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 / 10 A.M. / FREE CHORAL RECITAL HALL

A. I. LACK MASTER SERIES VIOLIN MASTERCLASS Rachel Barton Pine, violin Featuring Moores School of Music students

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES

Blake Wilkins, director

FEBRUARY 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24 / 8 P.M. // FEBRUARY 18, 25 / 2 P.M. // $20/$15/$12/$10 QUINTERO THEATRE

THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO

The world is on the eve of WWII in Alfred Uhry’s Tony Award-winning play, yet excitement fills a German-Jewish family as they prepare for the peak social event of the year — Ballyhoo. But when an Eastern European Jew visits unexpectedly, the family must confront long-buried prejudices.

FRIDAYS AT MOORES The premiere season brings our outstanding student ensembles, directed by conductors and directors from our world-class faculty, to the stage of the Moores Opera House and into the spotlight on Friday evenings. Each event will feature a different ensemble and promises to be thrilling. If it’s Friday, it’s happening at Moores!

1/26

MOORES OPERA CENTER: L’AMICO FRITZ

2/2

INTERNATIONAL PIANO FESTIVAL

2/23

JAZZ FESTIVAL

3/2

AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE

3/23

WIND ENSEMBLE

4/6

MOORES OPERA CENTER: THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS

4/13

BALLET ORCHESTRA

4/20

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE I

4/27

AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE

FEBRUARY FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 – SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 / FREE BLAFFER ART MUSEUM

THE FUTURE IS CERTAIN; IT’S THE PAST WHICH IS UNPREDICTABLE

This group exhibition features work that exposes the way history can be shaped by mythmakers — including authority figures and governments — to influence the course of the future. The opening reception is Friday, February 16 at 6 p.m. The exhibition will be closed from Sunday, March 25 – Thursday, May 24.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

FACULTY RECITAL

Lawrence Wheeler, viola Ferenc Illenyi, violin Neal Kurz, piano

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 / $17/$12 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

21ST JAZZ FESTIVAL

Featuring the Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Orchestra Johnny Gonzales, saxophone Dennis Dotson, trumpet Joel Fulgham, drums Dominick Farinacci, trumpet

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 / 2:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

FREDELL LACK LEGACY VIOLIN SERIES

Gloria Justen, violin Featuring Moores School of Music students

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

SYMPHONIC WINDS, SYMPHONIC BAND, CONCERT BAND

David Clemmer, Marc Martin, conductors

Symphony Orchestra

MARCH

THURSDAY, MARCH 1 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Franz Krager, conductor Music of Tchikovsky, Dvořák, Smith

MARCH 2, 3 / 7:30 P.M. // MARCH 3, 4 / 1:30 P.M. // $20/$15/$12/$10 SCHOOL OF THEATRE & DANCE, STUDIO 208

TWELFTH NIGHT

What a tangled knot! Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” is a wild journey filled with poetry, music, pranks and the hope that when we find our other half we will be made whole.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE

Rob Smith, director Alejandro Basulto Martínez, assistant director Susan O. Koozin, actor “Murder Mystery: Murder in the MOH – Whodunit?”

Music of Dessner MONDAY, MARCH 5 / 5 P.M. / FREE MOORES OPERA HOUSE

CONCERT CHORALE

Emer Cordoba, Ricardo Valle, conductors MONDAY, MARCH 5 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

CONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUS, MANCORPS, UNIVERSITY MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CHORUSES, SMALL GROUPS

Charles Hausmann, Jeb Mueller, conductors “Songs of Love and Passion”

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

WIND ENSEMBLE

David Clemmer, conductor College Band Director’s National Association preview concert

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 – SATURDAY, MARCH 24 MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC

COLLEGE BAND DIRECTOR’S NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

David Clemmer, conductor The Wind Ensemble showcase concert is Friday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Luchadora, 2017 photo : Pin Lim

APRIL

THURSDAY, APRIL 5 / 7:30 P.M. / FREE DUDLEY RECITAL HALL

CONCERT CHORALE WOMEN’S ENSEMBLE

Brian Cook, conductor

FRIDAY, APRIL 6 – SATURDAY, APRIL 21 / FREE BLAFFER ART MUSEUM

M.F.A. THESIS EXHIBITION

Opening reception is Friday, April 6 at 6 p.m.

“This Is It!” preview party is Thursday, April 5. Tickets available at: https://giving.uh.edu/art FRIDAY, APRIL 6 / 7:30 P.M. / FREE DUDLEY RECITAL HALL

GUEST ALUMNI RECITAL

Chien-Jung Chen, Choong-Ha Nam, duo-pianists Music of Guastavino, Mozart, Shostakovich APRIL 6, 7, 9 / 7:30 P.M. // SUNDAY, APRIL 8 / 2 P.M. // $20/$12 EDYTHE BATES OLD MOORES OPERA CENTER

THE ITALIAN GIRL IN ALGIERS

Music by Gioacchino Rossini Sung in the original Italian with English titles projected over the stage When you are shipwrecked far from home and taken prisoner by Algerian pirates, you can either surrender to a cruel fate, or you can do what our heroine does: waste no time singlehandedly conquering the entire nation!

APRIL 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14 / 8 P.M. // APRIL 8, 15 / 2 P.M. // $20/$15/$12/$10 LYNDALL FINLEY WORTHAM THEATRE

ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD

In an absurdist comedy by Tom Stoppard, two seemingly inconsequential characters from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” embark on a quest to decipher the riddle of their own existence.

SATURDAY, APRIL 7 / 7:30 P.M. / $69 – $22 ZILKHA HALL AT THE HOBBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 800 BAGBY ST. HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002

CONCERT CHORALE WITH ARS LYRICA

Bach’s “Trauerode,” Handel’s “Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne” Tickets available online at: thehobbycenter.org TUESDAY, APRIL 10 – SUNDAY, APRIL 15 / FREE VARIOUS LOCATIONS

COUNTERCURRENT18

A free festival of performance, installation and ideas produced by the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts.

For details and tickets, please visit: countercurrentfestival.org

FRIDAY, APRIL 13 / 7:30 P.M. / $17/$12 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

BALLET ORCHESTRA

Franz Krager, conductor Music of Rossini, Paulli, Glazunov SATURDAY, APRIL 14 / 10:30 A.M. / FREE CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH 2353 RICE BLVD. HOUSTON, TEXAS 77005

A. I. LACK MASTER SERIES ORGAN MASTERCLASS William Porter, organ Featuring Moores School of Music students

MONDAY, APRIL 16 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE II

Blake Wilkins, director Music of Akiho, Skidmore, Tompkins

TUESDAY, APRIL 17 / 1:00 P.M. / FREE SCHOOL OF ART, ROOM 110

ARTIST LECTURE

Adriana Corral, visual artist “Unearthing the Truth” FRIDAY, APRIL 20 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE I

Blake Wilkins, director Music of Shankler, Laurello, Psathas

MONDAY, APRIL 23 / 6 P.M. / FREE SOUTH MAIN BAPTIST CHURCH 4100 S MAIN ST, HOUSTON, TX 77002

Ten Tiny Dances at CounterCurrent, 2016

CONCERT CHORALE

Photo: dabfoto creative

Betsy Cook Weber, conductor

MONDAY, APRIL 23 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

CONCERT WOMEN’S CHORUS, MANCORPS, UNIVERSITY MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CHORUSES, SMALL GROUPS

Charles Hausmann, Jeb Mueller, conductors “Red Carnation Concert” TUESDAY, APRIL 24 / 7 P.M. / FREE MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC, ROOM 175

A. I. LACK MASTER SERIES VIOLIN MASTERCLASS Simon James, violin Featuring Moores School of Music students

FRIDAY, APRIL 27 – SATURDAY, MAY 12 / FREE BLAFFER ART MUSEUM

ANNUAL SCHOOL OF ART STUDENT EXHIBITION Opening reception on Friday, April 27 at 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

AURA CONTEMPORARY ENSEMBLE

Rob Smith, director Alejandro Basulto Martínez, assistant director Timothy Jones, bass-baritone Blake Wilkins, composer “With Words” Collaboration with Gulf Coast Journal featuring writers from the UH Creative Writing Department Music of Kotcheff, Puts, Tommasini, Wilkins APRIL 27, 28 / 7:30 P.M. // APRIL 28, 29 / 1:30 P.M. // $20/$15/$12/$10 QUINTERO THEATRE

10-MINUTE PLAY FESTIVAL

This popular showcase highlights some of the best new work from our B.F.A. playwrights, as well as pieces selected from our international 10-minute play contest.

APRIL 27, 28 / 7:30 P.M. // SUNDAY, APRIL 29 / 1:30 P.M. // $20/$15/$12/$10 LYNDALL FINLEY WORTHAM THEATRE

DANCE WORKS

This annual audience favorite features original dance theatre by faculty and guest artists performed by our pre-professional dance company, the UH Dance Ensemble.

SATURDAY, APRIL 28 / 7:30 P.M. / $17/$12 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Franz Krager, conductor “Celebrating the Orchestral Music of Poland” Music of Moniuszko, Szymanowski SUNDAY, APRIL 29 / 5 P.M. / FREE WILHELMINA GROVE, UH ARTS DISTRICT

WIND ENSEMBLE, SYMPHONIC BAND, SYMPHONIC WINDS, CONCERT BAND

David Clemmer, Marc Martin, conductors “#inthegrove”

MONDAY, APRIL 30 / 7:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

JAZZ ORCHESTRA, JAZZ ENSEMBLE Noe Marmolejo, director

Spirit of Houston

School of Art Student Exhibition, Blaffer Art Museum, 2017 photo : Teresa Munisteri

Illustration: Rolf Laub

BRINGING CLASSICAL MUSIC’S RISING STARS TO HOUSTON FOR 29 YEARS The Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival (TMF) was founded in 1990 to provide young professional musicians with a challenging musical environment in which to develop skill in orchestra, chamber music and solo performance. TMF’s Orchestral Institute is one of the premier summer orchestral training programs in the U.S., attracting students from around the world to study and perform alongside a distinguished faculty of international artists and teachers.

ORCHESTRA SERIES Cosmic Beginnings Saturday, June 9, 2018 6:30 p.m., Moores Opera House lobby 6:30 p.m., MSM Room 108 7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House

Pre-concert performance Pre-concert lecture: “Settling the Score” Festival Orchestra Concert

Franz Anton Krager, conductor Heroic Statements Saturday, June 16, 2018 6:30 p.m., Moores Opera House lobby 6:30 p.m., MSM Room 108 7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House

Pre-concert performance Pre-concert lecture: “Settling the Score” Festival Orchestra Concert

Horst Förster, conductor Timothy Hester, piano Dancing the Night Away Friday, June 22, 2018, 8 p.m., Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Saturday, June 23, 2018 6:30 p.m., Moores Opera House lobby 6:30 p.m., MSM Room 108 7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House

Pre-concert performance Pre-concert lecture: “Settling the Score” Festival Orchestra Concert

Carlos Spierer, conductor TBA, Winner of 2018 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Arist Competition Shostakovich: First and Last Saturday, June 30, 2018 6:30 p.m., Moores Opera House lobby 6:30 p.m., MSM Room 108 7:30 p.m., Moores Opera House

Pre-concert performance Pre-concert lecture: “Settling the Score” Festival Orchestra Concert

Hans Graf, conductor

PERSPECTIVES SERIES: FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC PERSPECTIVES 1 Tuesday, June 5, 2018 7:30 p.m., Dudley Recital Hall Repertoire and Performers TBA

PERSPECTIVES 3 Tuesday, June 19, 2018 7:30 p.m., Dudley Recital Hall Repertoire and Performers TBA

PERSPECTIVES 2 Tuesday, June 12, 2018 7:30 p.m., Dudley Recital Hall Repertoire and Performers TBA

PERSPECTIVES 4 Tuesday, June 26, 2018 7:30 p.m., Dudley Recital Hall Repertoire and Performers TBA

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JUNE

FRIDAY, JUNE 1 – SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018 MOORES SCHOOL OF MUSIC

TEXAS MUSIC FESTIVAL

Alan Austin, general and artistic director Bringing classical music’s rising stars to Houston for 29 years.

SUNDAY, JUNE 24 / 2:30 P.M. / $12/$7 MOORES OPERA HOUSE

FREDELL LACK LEGACY VIOLIN SERIES

Eden MacAdam-Somer, violin Timothy Hester, piano Interactive lecture with MacAdam-Somer and Moores School of Music students on Monday, June 25 at 7 p.m.

JULY

FRIDAY, JULY 27 – SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 / FREE MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE

HOUSTON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL

Each summer, the Houston Shakespeare Festival (HSF), the professional branch of the School of Theatre & Dance, produces a season of two Shakespeare plays in repertory.

Since its inception in 1975, HSF has entertained over a million theatergoers with free performances in Hermann Park’s Miller Outdoor Theatre.

More details and information will be released at: uh.edu/shakespeare

For tickets, visit: uh.edu/kgmca/events Ticket Prices: General and Faculty / Students and Seniors Event details subject to change.

For more information, please contact the KGMCA Box Office at 713-743-3388 or email kgmcaboxoffice@uh.edu.

Richard III Houston Shakespeare Festival, 2017 photo : Pin Lim

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