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; and online, as well as posters, social media, a direct mailing of the Festival brochure to music lovers across the state, and more. Astute listeners may recognize the music in the :30 TV spot as an excerpt from Stephanie Berg’s “Ravish and Mayhem,” written when…
July 10, 2013
Composers Festival Spotlight: Elizabeth A. Kelly
Elizabeth 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 of the Festival’s resident ensemble Alarm Will Sound a connection to the Eastman School of Music. Born in New York and raised in the Los Angeles suburb of Los Altos Hills, Kelly earned her Ph.D. in composition from Eastman with the support of a Jacob Javits…
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. To get the discount, go to this website to reserve your room, and use the promotional code “international composers festival.” The Comfort Suites hotel is located at 1010 Business Loop 70 W, Columbia, MO 65202, and their phone number is 573-443-0055.
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 day from each city, with a limit of 20 passengers per shuttle. Reservations will be accepted a first-come, first-serve basis until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 12. The offer is open to anyone who buys a ticket to Friday’s “Mizzou New Music” concert…
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 of the most noteworthy contemporary music events in the Midwest, attracting attention from composers, musicians, music educators and media around the world. This year’s grand finale will feature the world premieres of eight new works written by…
May 1, 2013
Mizzou New Music Initiative featured in St. Louis magazine
The May 2013 issue of St. Louis magazine includes a feature article by culture editor Stefene Russell about the Mizzou New Music Initiative. Russell’s piece offers a comprehensive look at MNMI, from the origins of the Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) eight years ago, right up until the present day. The print edition of the magazine is on sale now, or you can read the article online here.
March 11, 2013
Missouri Couple Gives $1.4 Million to Continue New Music Initiative
Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield at the Chancellor's Concert on Monday, March 11, announcing a $1.4 million gift to the MU School of Music The University of Missouri has announced that a generous gift from the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation will support programs and scholarships directed toward promoting the creation of new music Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield of Westphalia, MO have given the University $1.4 million to continue and expand the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) and the Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P) at MU. The gift announcement was made at the annual MU Chancellor’s Concert Monday evening. The…
Feb. 8, 2013
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 season
to include works from Mizzou New Music Initiative composers
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra music director David Robertson, Stephanie Berg and Jeanne Sinquefield The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced Thursday that it will perform new works by two young composers associated with the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) as part of its 2013-14 season. The announcement came during a “town hall” event at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis as the orchestra unveiled its entire season schedule for next year. The SLSO will play Stephanie Berg’s Ravish and Mayhem as part of a concert program scheduled for Friday, January 10 and Saturday, January 11, 2014 at…