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July 15, 2013

Follow the MICF on Facebook and Twitter

As the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival gets closer, you can get the latest news right up to the minute by following the Mizzou New Music Initiative on Facebook and Twitter. The Missouri New Music Facebook page will have behind-the-scenes photos, links to media coverage of the Festival, and much more. To get updates from…

July 12, 2013

Composers Festival Spotlight: Alarm Will Sound

Continuing with our series of posts focusing on various participants in the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival, today we catch up with the latest from Alarm Will Sound. As the resident ensemble for the Festival since it began in 2010, AWS plays a crucial role in bringing to life the new works created by the…

July 11, 2013

Composers Festival Spotlight: David Witter

Today, let's get acquainted with David Witter, another of the eight resident composers at this year's Mizzou International Composers Festival. A native of Holt's Summit, MO (near Jefferson City) and current resident of Columbia, Witter has studied composition with W. Thomas McKenney and Stefan Freund, earning his bachelor's degree…

July 11, 2013

MICF on TV

This week, a TV commercial promoting the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival began airing in Columbia, Jefferson City, St. Louis and Kansas City. The commercial is part of an extensive campaign that also includes ads in daily newspapers and on radio in central Missouri; in Missouri Life, Inside Columbia and the St. Louis Business Journal;…

July 10, 2013

Composers Festival Spotlight: Elizabeth A. Kelly

Today, we begin a series of posts featuring the composers who will be taking part in the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival. Our first subject is Elizabeth A. Kelly, one of this year's eight resident composers, and someone who shares with MU's Stefan Freund and many of the members…

July 9, 2013

If you’re coming to Columbia…

If you're coming to Columbia for the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival, you can still take advantage of a festival discount at one of our participating hotels. You must book online, but rooms at the Comfort Suites still are available at the discounted rate of $79.99 per night (plus tax) for a standard king room.…

June 12, 2013

Mizzou International Composers Festival offering
FREE shuttle service from Kansas City and St. Louis

Thanks to a grant from the Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Mizzou International Composers Festival this year will offer FREE transportation to Columbia via MO-X shuttles for a limited number of patrons from the St. Louis and Kansas City areas on Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27. There will be one shuttle per…

May 7, 2013

Tickets now on sale for 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival

Tickets are now on sale for the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival’s concerts on Thursday, July 25; Friday, July 26; and Saturday, July 27. Now in its fourth year, the Mizzou International Composers Festival will take place starting Monday, July 22 through Saturday, July 27 in Columbia, MO. The MICF already is established as one…