Introduction

Opening Remarks
Cooper Drury, Dean, College of Arts & Science

Art, in all its forms, enhances all our lives. It reflects both the beauty and ugliness of the human condition and helps us experience the world in new ways. Art teaches us how to dream — how to imagine creating something yet to exist.

Cooper Drury

Act I

School of Music
Cooper Drury, Dean, College of Arts & Science

Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
Conducted by Stephen Rogers Radcliffe

Sinquefield Composition Prize
Presented to morima by Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield

There are stories of childhood that are meant to be kept private, yet the toy piano as an instrument tells these stories through its innocence.

“TREATMELIKEADOG” begins the work by introducing two characters: family dogs by the names Rex and Luna. their personalities are playfully posed against each other. an awkward, dopey waltz, based on the whistling call for our dogs, is rudely interrupted by an energetic military march for Luna. the two themes collide for one final part titled “WAR!” depicting the chaotic playtime for the two dogs.

After a dramatic cadence, this movement collapses into the reality of the next movement: “i have learned something i shouldn’t have.” in this movement, i offer consolation for the children of first-generation japanese-american immigrants. a consolation that is shared privately, and one i wish i heard from someone else.

morima

Premiere of toy piano concerto by morima (b.2002)
III. TREATMELIKEADOG
I. i have learned something i shouldn’t have
Soloist: Anthony Hernandez
Conducted by Yoshiaki Onishi

“Jupiter” from The Planets by Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Conducted by Stephen Rogers Radcliffe

Intermission

Please take this time to explore the artwork displayed in the Missouri Theatre lobby.

Act II

Introduction
Abby Blenk, Digital Storytelling

Video Presentation
Directed by Krystian Ramlogan

Act III

Department of Theatre 

Introduction

Reginald L. Coleman II, Senior Theatre Major

Scene from Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley

Directed By Chris Oliver, Theatre Instructor
Nick Frieders, Senior Theatre Major
Payton Woodruff, Senior Theatre Major

Scene from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Directed By Chris Oliver, Theatre Instructor
Gabe Levi, Junior Theatre Major
Caleb Jared, Senior Theatre Major

“Just One Step” from Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown

Dani Major, Theatre Masters Student
Pianist: Tom Andes, Mizzou Alumnus

“Elaborate Lives” from AIDA by Elton John and Tim Rice

Directed By Scott Koonce, Guest Artist
Symonne Sparks, Theatre Masters Student
Caleb Jared, Senior Theatre Major
Pianist: Tom Andes, Mizzou Alumnus

Selections from The Prom by Bob Martin, Chad Begulin and Matt Sklar

Directed By Dr. Joy Powell, Associate Teaching Professor Of Musical Theatre, Mizzou Alumna
Assistant Director: Raynesha Green, Theatre Alumna
Choreographer: Cayla Johnson, Mizzou Alumna
Music Director: Ed Hanson, Mizzou Alumnus

• “It’s Not About Me”
  Dacia Slater, Theatre Alumnae, and Ensemble
• “Tonight Belongs to You” 
  Gabe Levi, Junior Theatre Major
  Katie Priscott, Sophomore Journalism Major
• “Alyssa Greene” 
  Kaylah Janssen Junior Theatre Major
• “Unruly Heart”
  Katie Priscott and Ensemble

Finale

Closing Remarks
Mun Y. Choi, President, University of Missouri

“It’s Time to Dance” from The Prom
Full Company, Department of Theatre