Nov. 16, 2020

Documentary scored by Mizzou alumni is a YouTube hit

A science documentary with a musical score by two Mizzou alumni has proved to be a major hit with online viewers, this month passing one million views on YouTube. Living Soil, a documentary funded by the national not-for-profit Soil Health Institute, features music written by Haley Myers,…

Oct. 2, 2020

Feature film scored by Mizzou alumnus Grant Fonda opening Friday, October 9

A feature film with a score composed by a Mizzou alumnus will open this month in movie theaters across the country. Pray: the Story of Patrick Peyton, directed by Jonathan Cipiti and scored by Grant Fonda, is set to hit theaters nationwide on Friday, October 9. The documentary tells the story of Patrick Peyton, an…

March 23, 2020

Mizzou New Music Initiative cancels or postpones
all public events through the end of May

Following the policies announced by the University of Missouri and the directives of local, state and federal officials, the Mizzou New Music Initiative has canceled or postponed all public events effective immediately and continuing through the end of May. The Student Composers Recital originally scheduled on Tuesday, April 14 and the Mizzou New Music Ensemble…

Feb. 28, 2020

Mizzou New Music Ensemble to preview music from upcoming tour of South America and more on Monday, March 9 at Sinquefield Music Center

The Mizzou New Music Ensemble will present a preview of music from their upcoming tour of South America and more in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 9 at the Sinquefield Music Center on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. The concert is free and open to the public. For their first concert…

Feb. 27, 2020

Mizzou New Music Ensemble hitting the road in May
for concert in Texas, tour of South America

The Mizzou New Music Ensemble will hit the road this spring to perform a concert in Fort Worth, TX, followed by a tour of South America that will take them to Argentina, Brazil, Peru and Uruguay. The journey will begin with a performance at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 9 at the Amon Carter Museum of…

Feb. 6, 2020

School of Music celebrates opening of Sinquefield Music Center

The University of Missouri School of Music celebrated the opening of its new building, the Sinquefield Music Center, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Saturday, February 1. The building (pictured) is named for lead donors Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, who contributed $10 million toward the $24 million total cost of design and…

Oct. 31, 2019

Mizzou New Music Ensemble to perform works from Missouri, South America, and more on Sunday, November 17 at Whitmore Recital Hall

The Mizzou New Music Ensemble will offer new music from Missouri, South America, and more in concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 17 at Whitmore Recital Hall on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. The concert is free and open to the public. From close to home, the Ensemble (pictured) will perform the two…

Oct. 22, 2019

Samuel Tillman, Daniel Vega chosen as winners
of the 2019 MADSM Collegiate Composition Competition

The Missouri Association of Departments and Schools of Music (MADSM) and the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) have chosen the winners in the 2019 MADSM Collegiate Composition Competition. The winning work in the Undergraduate category is “Cadencia” by Samuel Tillman, a student at Truman State…