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By Jeff Murphy, February 5, 2020

WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥� Showcasing the 欧美视频鈥檚 talented faculty and students in the School of Visual and Performing Arts, the university presents the President鈥檚 Gala from 7 to 9 p.m. March 30, 2020, at Kansas City鈥檚 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

The President鈥檚 Gala is set in beautiful Helzberg Hall and celebrates all of the school鈥檚 areas of study -Art and Design, Music, and Theatre and Dance, with this year鈥檚 theme, 鈥淭he Arts Are the Future.鈥� One of UCM鈥檚 most famous alumni, singer-songwriter David Cook, will join in this evening of entertainment and enlightenment for the arts. The 2006 graduate鈥檚 career skyrocketed when he won the nationally televised 鈥淎merican Idol鈥� competition in 2008, and he has since gone on to pursue a professional career that includes a platinum album and performances on Broadway stages. During the gala, Cook will perform a couple of his Billboard Hot 100 singles, as well as a finale collaboration with the UCM Wind Ensemble, Concert Choir and other music students. Bryan Busby, chief meteorologist for KMBC-TV 9 News, also joins in the event as the gala emcee.

UCM President Roger J. Best, Ph.D., has revived the gala as an opportunity to not only showcase the work of university students and faculty, but also to raise funds to extend the educational benefits of the School of Visual and Performing Arts. The school is part of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, under the leadership of Dean Michael Sawyer, who is confident that the event 鈥渨ill ignite a passion for the arts鈥� in those who attend.

The President鈥檚 Gala is free and open to the public, but reservations are required. Tickets are available at ucmo.edu/gala. In the spirit of the gala鈥檚 theme, anyone who is inspired to make a contribution supporting the future of the arts at UCM can become a gala sponsor or donate by visiting ucmo.edu/gala.

Sawyer said gifts will help build upon many current successes in the School of Visual and Performing Arts, including national accreditation; maintaining programs that prepare more music educators than any other Missouri institution; achieving special designations such as an All-Steinway School to help attract more students; support for award-winning students who will go on to earn acclaim at events such as the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival; and much more.