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Eye on UMSL: ‘The Marriage of Figaro’

Dec 4, 2023

UMSL students rehearse a selection from Mozart’s comic opera masterpiece as Opera Theatre Interim Director Karen Kanakis leads them from the front row.

Eye on UMSL: Eight is enough
Eye on UMSL: Eight is enough

Alla Voskoboynikova, Daniel Schene, Susan Lutz and Daniel Kuehler perform “Galop-Marche for Eight Hands” by Albert Lavignac during last Thursday’s All-Steinway Extravaganza.

Eye on UMSL: Eight is enough

Alla Voskoboynikova, Daniel Schene, Susan Lutz and Daniel Kuehler perform “Galop-Marche for Eight Hands” by Albert Lavignac during last Thursday’s All-Steinway Extravaganza.

Eye on UMSL: Eight is enough

Nov 13, 2023

Alla Voskoboynikova, Daniel Schene, Susan Lutz and Daniel Kuehler perform “Galop-Marche for Eight Hands” by Albert Lavignac during last Thursday’s All-Steinway Extravaganza.

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MADCO celebrates 35 years of movement

MADCO celebrates 35 years of movement

Mar 28, 2012

Known for its fresh, athletic style, it’s hard to believe MADCO, the dance company in residence at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, turns 35 this year. The repertory company will celebrate its anniversary with evening performances March 30 and 31 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Rapper Common to bring his message to UMSL

Rapper Common to bring his message to UMSL

Mar 27, 2012

It’s not very often a rap star gets invited to a university to talk about his life. That’s about to happen at 7 p.m. April 3 when Common, known as the King of Conscious Hip Hop, appears at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis

Music great Herbie Hancock to play Touhill

Music great Herbie Hancock to play Touhill

Mar 16, 2012

Herbie Hancock is more than five decades into his genre-defying career as an acclaimed pianist, bandleader and composer. He’s won 12 Grammy Awards and an Oscar for scoring “Round Midnight.”

Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band to perform at Touhill

Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band to perform at Touhill

Mar 14, 2012

A performance later this month by the University Wind Ensemble and the University Symphonic Band will feature performances of works by two St. Louis composers: Barbara Harbach, professor of music at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and Kim Portnoy of Webster University in Webster Groves, Mo.

Famed actor to portray Mark Twain at Touhil

Famed actor to portray Mark Twain at Touhil

Mar 13, 2012

In his storied career, Hal Holbrook’s acting roles have ranged from presidents to an informant that helped bring down a president (Deep Throat in “All the Presidents Men”). But he is perhaps most affiliated with Mark Twain, who Holbrook has played in a one-man show for nearly 60 years.

Joffrey Ballet to stage sensual works at Touhill

Joffrey Ballet to stage sensual works at Touhill

Mar 8, 2012

The Joffrey Ballet will flex its muscles as one of the world’s most illustrious dance companies when it performs this weekend at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The performances, presented by Dance St. Louis and Wells Fargo Advisors will begin at 8 p.m. March 9 and 2 and 8 p.m. March 10 in the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL.

Ensemble to bring Greek vibe to Touhill

Ensemble to bring Greek vibe to Touhill

Mar 1, 2012

For much of the 1920s, Greece was in political turmoil. During that time a type of Greek blues music called rembetika started to flourish among the urban underground types.

Jazz Combos to perform at Touhill

Jazz Combos to perform at Touhill

Feb 29, 2012

It’s going to be a night of unforgettable jazz. The University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Combos will perform at 7:30 p.m. on March 8 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. It’s free and open to the public.

St. Louis Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to Stan Kenton

St. Louis Jazz Orchestra pays tribute to Stan Kenton

Feb 29, 2012

Innovative, sometimes controversial and unquestionably influential, Stan Kenton made an inimitable mark on big band jazz. As The New York Times noted, “Mr. Kenton was the last major jazz band leader to emerge from the Big Band Era of 1934-45, and his was one of only a handful of bands that survived when that era came to an end.”

Piano students tickle the ivories

Piano students tickle the ivories

Feb 20, 2012

Piano students at the University of Missouri–St. Louis will present a unique and exciting duo piano concert at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanch M. Touhill Performing Arts Center at UMSL.

Musical trio Silver Roots to perform at Touhill

Musical trio Silver Roots to perform at Touhill

Feb 12, 2012

The Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center will be infused with a mix of traditional and classical music from both Japan and the western world Feb. 18 as the internationally-known trio Silver Roots takes the stage. The concert, “Silver Roots: Japan Meets World” is part of the International Studies Performing Arts Series at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Puppeteers to present provocative improv at Touhill

Puppeteers to present provocative improv at Touhill

Feb 9, 2012

The skillful art of puppetry will collide with comedic intelligent nonsense for the St. Louis debut of Henson Alternative’s “Stuffed and Unstrung.” The live and uncensored show is known for its provocative elements of comedic stage improvisation – with puppets. The Miskreant Puppets, that is.

Quartet celebrates century of playing

Quartet celebrates century of playing

Feb 6, 2012

The Pro Arte Quartet has survived two world wars and a trans-Atlantic move en route to becoming the oldest string quartet in continuous existence. The ensemble is in the midst of celebrating its centennial in 2012 that will include a University of Missouri–St. Louis performance at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 in the E. Desmond and Mary Ann Lee Theater at the Blanch M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

Eye on UMSL: He loves me

Eye on UMSL: He loves me

Feb 3, 2012

UMSL students Nabehah Azeez (right) and Sophie Powell perform a scene from the student production "Intimate Apparel,"...

Director talks ‘Intimate Apparel’

Director talks ‘Intimate Apparel’

Jan 31, 2012

Down but not out is the recurring theme of “Intimate Apparel,” the current production at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, according to its director Niyi Coker, professor of African/African American Studies at the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

Ensembles to perform swinging holiday concert

Ensembles to perform swinging holiday concert

Nov 29, 2011

The University of Missouri–St. Louis Department of Music will present its annual Holiday Jazz Concert at 3 p.m. Dec. 4 in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center.

This event is free and open to the public. One of the most anticipated concerts of the holiday season, it will feature:

Students scare up dance moves

Students scare up dance moves

Nov 7, 2011

Don’t say goodbye to Halloween just yet. University of Missouri–St. Louis students will scare up some ghosts as well...

Eye on UMSL: I’m flying

Eye on UMSL: I’m flying

Nov 7, 2011

UMSL students Ally Wolf (left) and Belicia Beck rehearse a part of the “Scary Dance” while Rob Scoggins (right),...

Jazz ensemble, military band to share Touhill stage

Jazz ensemble to perform standards

Nov 2, 2011

Start your November off right with a concert by the University of Missouri–St. Louis Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8...

ASQ plus 2 to perform at Touhill

ASQ plus 2 to perform at Touhill

Oct 24, 2011

When the opportunity to perform with two members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra presented itself, the Arianna...

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