In addition to the ticketed concerts at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts, the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival includes a number of events that are free of charge and open to the public.

For those who’d like to get an inside look at how brand new compositions are prepared for performance, our resident ensemble Alarm Will Sound (pictured) will hold several open rehearsals during the week.

Here’s the schedule of open rehearsals and their locations:

Tuesday, July 13: 1:45 p.m – 5:00 p.m, Loeb Hall 201
Wednesday, July 14: 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Loeb Hall 201
Thursday, July 15: 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Loeb Hall 201
Friday, July 16: 1:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts

Presentations by the Festival’s resident and faculty composers also will be open to the public. They’ll take place from 8:45 AM – 12:15 PM on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in the Fine Arts Building‘s Room 145.  MU associate professor Stefan Fruend’s presentation at 7:30 p.m. Saturday also will take place in Fine Arts 145, and is open to the public.

In addition, at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, several members of Alarm Will Sound will present a free lecture and recital titled “Composers as Performers”; and at 7:30 p.m. Friday, members of Alarm Will Sound will give a free presentation on extended instrumental techniques. Both of these events will take place at Whitmore Recital Hall, which is located in the Fine Arts Building.