July 30, 2018
A look back at the 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival
July 26, 2018
MICF in the media
If you’ve missed any of the media coverage of the 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival, you can catch up by following the links below: * The Columbia Daily Tribune‘s coverage included interviews with resident composers Viet Cuong, Douglas Osmun and Gemma Peacocke, plus a guide to the entire festival. * The Columbia Missourian published a short feature story offering an overview of the festival, along with a gallery of photos. * MNMI managing director Jacob Gotlib was interviewed by Diana Moxon of KOPN’s “Speaking of the Arts.” Moxon also interviewed resident composers…
July 22, 2018
Composers Festival spotlight: Robert Morris
The Mizzou New Music Initiative is most grateful to Robert Morris for agreeing to serve as one of the two distinguished guest composers at the 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival. Morris, a composer and professor at Eastman School of Music, graciously re-arranged his summer schedule on short notice to come to Columbia after composer Chen Yi had to withdraw for medical reasons. Festival-goers will be able to hear two of Morris’ works during the MICF. As part of their concert on Thursday night at the Missouri Theatre, resident ensemble Alarm Will Sound will perform Morris’ “In…
July 21, 2018
Composers Festival spotlight: Igor Santos
Originally from Curitiba, Brazil, resident composer Igor Santos comes to the 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival by way of Chicago, where he recently earned his PhD in music composition from the University of Chicago. Before that, Santos received his M.A. from the Eastman School of Music, where he was an active member of the Ossia New Music group, assisting in organizing and promoting concerts of contemporary music. He earned his B.M. in composition and electronic music from the University of South Florida, also serving as a board member and pianist for the USF Composer’s Consortium. Santos…
July 20, 2018
Composers Festival spotlight: Gemma Peacocke
Over the past nine years, the Mizzou International Composers Festival has had portfolios submitted from all over the world, and this year, resident composer Gemma Peacocke became the first New Zealander ever to be part of the MICF. Now living in the USA and working toward a PhD at Princeton University, Peacocke grew up in Hamilton, New Zealand in a home once occupied by another creative individual – Richard O’Brien, who wrote the book, lyrics. and music for The Rocky Horror Show. Before attending Princeton, she did undergraduate work at New Zealand School of Music and…
July 19, 2018
Composers Festival spotlight: Mizzou New Music Ensemble
As has become tradition over the past nine years, the Mizzou New Music Ensemble will be performing during the Mizzou International Composers Festival as part of Friday night’s “Mizzou New Music” concert at the Missouri Theatre. Their portion of the evening’s program will include works by the MICF’s two distinguished guest composers – “Portraits and Repetitions” by Alex Mincek and “Mountain Streams” by Robert Morris – as well as “Near Distance” by Chen Yi (who last week had to withdraw from the festival for medical reasons and was replaced by Morris). The Mizzou New Music Ensemble is made…
July 19, 2018
2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival to be broadcast, audio streamed live on Classical 90.5 FM
For the first time ever, all three concerts of the Mizzou International Composers Festival will be broadcast and audio streamed “live” by Classical 90.5 FM. In mid-Missouri, listeners can tune in to the broadcasts at 90.5 FM, while anyone anywhere in the world with an Internet connection can access the live stream at muclassical.org. All three concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia. The schedule is: Thursday, July 26: Alarm Will Sound The festival’s resident ensemble Alarm Will Sound will perform music by 2018 MICF distinguished guest composers…
July 18, 2018
Composers Festival spotlight: Alex Mincek
The Mizzou New Music Initiative is pleased to welcome Alex Mincek as one of the two distinguished guest composers for this year’s Mizzou International Composers Festival. In addition to composing, New York-based Mincek also is the saxophonist, bass clarinetist, and artistic director of the Wet Ink Ensemble, a contemporary music group he founded in 1998. Two of his works will be performed during the MICF. Thursday night’s concert by Alarm Will Sound will feature the world premiere of “Chimeras,” a newly commissioned work by Mincek. Then on Friday, the Mizzou New Music Ensemble will perform…