The University of Missouri- Kansas City and the Kansas City Symphony are excited to announce that UMKC Day at the Kansas City Symphony- a UMKC RooMarkable Moment provided by the UMKC Division of External Relations and Constituent Engagement, will return on Sunday, February 23, 2025.
Full Performance Details
The day will feature guest conductor Joseph Young in his first appearance with the Kansas City Symphony. Young, now in his sixth season as Music Director of the Berkeley Symphony, consistently draws in new and diverse audiences with a compelling approach to musical storytelling that honors the classical canon while celebrating contemporary voices.
Young has chosen to begin the concert with Brian Raphael Nabors’ Pulse.
Brian Raphael Nabors is a composer with an eclectic musical palate and crafty compositional technique to match. His music draws from combinations of Jazz Funk, R&B, and Gospel with the modern flair of contemporary classical music.
Nabors describes each episode of Pulse as “symbolizing a different scenario of life for the listener, be it a buzzing modern metropolis, a deep wilderness abundant with animalia, or the scenic endless abyss of the ocean.
Composer Brian Raphael Nabors
Additional components of the day include performances of Alexander Glazunov’s Concerto in A Minor for Violin and Orchestra and Modest Mussorgsky/Ravel's Pictures at an Exhibition, which will transport you to another world, a fantastical place of wild imagination. A bustling marketplace, catacombs, an old castle, a gnome, gates to the city of Kiev — all are depicted in Mussorgsky’s Pictures.
The Kansas City Symphony has generously provided a limited number of free tickets to UMKC Students.
Students must register via Roo Groups. Additionally, one week prior to the event, students will receive an email with a link to claim their ticket from the Kansas City Symphony. First time attending? Please register for the How To Symphony Event hosted by First Gen Roos for a crash course on what to expect at a performance- what to wear, how to navigate the venue, and meet several Symphony members as they perform classical renditions of your favorite pop songs.
All current UMKC Faculty and Staff are eligible to receive one ticket at a discounted price of only $12 for this performance. Additional tickets can be purchased at standard prices.Faculty and Staff can their tickets here: https://kcsymphony.formstack.com/forms/umkc_staff
