Feb. 5, 2024
The Mizzou New Music Initiative announces its schedule of events being held in St. Louis, MO, during the spring 2024 semester
Today, the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) announced its schedule of events being held in St. Louis, MO, during the spring 2024 semester. Feb. 7, 2024, 7:30 p.m. Robyne Sieh’s Sheldon Commission Premiere, “The Art of Dreaming,” is part of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra chamber music concert “Ravel and Dvorák: Strings with Piano,” curated by SLSO Concertmaster David Halen and Principal Second Violin Alison Harney. A senior from O’Fallon, MO, Sieh says the inspiration for the piece was “a story about someone who is wrongly imprisoned and then later released” and calls it, “an allegory to…
Nov. 20, 2023
MARIA SCHNEIDER ORCHESTRA MAKES ONLY APPEARANCE IN SEVEN-STATE REGION SUNDAY, FEB. 25, 2024, in COLUMBIA’S MISSOURI THEATRE
Celebrated & Award-Winning Composer, Arranger & Conductor Performs in Columbia with star-studded 18-piece New York-based Orchestra as part of the 2023/2024 “We Always Swing”® Jazz Series. ▪ TICKETS NOW ON SALE. Purchase directly through the Jazz Series Box Office or Online at Thundertix.com Maria Schneider Columbia, MO – The “We Always Swing”® Jazz Series is thrilled to present the Maria Schneider Orchestra, 7 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 at the Missouri Theatre. The concert is the only performance in Missouri and surrounding seven states, save a date…
Nov. 4, 2023
MU School of Music graduate student Giovanni Porfirio’s opera “Entre-veias: uma ópera de entranhas” performed in Brazil
An opera composed by University of Missouri School of Music graduate student Giovanni Porfirio was performed on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023 at the Theatro São Pedro in Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Entre-veias: uma ópera de entranhas (Among Veins: An opera of entrails), with a libretto by Jaoa de Mello, was part of a project that brought together three Brazilian composers to create works performed during the 2023 season at one of Brazil’s foremost opera houses. Giovanni Porfirio Porfirio’s opera explores the life of a virus that becomes the central character of the…
Oct. 23, 2023
The Mizzou New Music Initiative announces its schedule of St. Louis, MO, events for the fall 2023 and spring 2024 semesters
The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) has announced its schedule of events being held in St. Louis, MO, during the fall 2023 and spring 2024 semesters. The Mizzou New Music Initiative is a diverse array of programs that position the University of Missouri School of Music as a leading center for the composition and performance of new music. The initiative is supported by the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation, led by Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield. Their vision is to create an incubator for the composition and performance of new music and to showcase Missouri as a center for the music of…
Oct. 18, 2023
New music reed quintet Splinter Reeds in residence at University of Missouri School of Music Oct. 19-20
The new music reed quintet Splinter Reeds will be in residence at the University of Missouri School of Music on Oct. 19 and 20. Splinter Reeds is the West Coast’s first reed quartet and is committed to presenting top-tier performances of contemporary works, commissioning new works, and exploring the possibilities of a quintet made up entirely of reed players. The group includes Kyle Bruckmann (oboe), Bill Kalinkos (clarinet), Nicki Roman (saxophone), Jeff Anderle (bass clarinet), and Dana Jessen (bassoon). Their music traverses the realms of classical, free jazz, improvisation, electronic music, pop, punk, and…
Oct. 17, 2023
The Mizzou New Music Initiative announces its fall semester schedule of Columbia, MO, events and other important dates
Today, the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) announced its fall semester schedule of events occurring in Columbia, MO, as well as other important dates. The Mizzou New Music Initiative is a diverse array of programs that position the University of Missouri School of Music as a leading center for the composition and performance of new music. The initiative is supported by the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation, led by Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield. Their vision is to create an incubator for the composition and performance of new music and to showcase Missouri as a center…
Oct. 5, 2023
Mizzou International Composers Festival announces 2024 Festival Dates and Featured Guest Composers; Opens Resident Composer application process
The Mizzou New Music Initiative has set the dates, named the featured Guest Composers, and will begin accepting Resident Composer entries for the 2024 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). The 15th annual MICF will take place Monday, July 22 through Saturday, July 27, 2024, at the University of Missouri School of Music in Columbia, MO. 2023 Resident Composers take a bow at MICF finale with Alarm Will Sound MICF will once again feature concerts of music by contemporary composers performed in front of live audiences, along with in-person workshops, master classes,…
Aug. 9, 2023
Premieres of works by Resident and Guest composers among the highlights of the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival
The 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival wrapped up on Saturday, July 29, with a concert at Columbia’s Missouri Theater. It featured world premieres of new works by eight MICF Resident Composers, performed by Ensemble-in-Residence Alarm Will Sound. The Resident Composers are Santiago Beis, Chen Yihan, Peter Fahey, Sophie Mathieu, Ali Can Puskulcu, Kelley Sheehan, Trevor Van de Velde, and Max Vinetz. Resident Composer Santiago Beis, Guest Composer Tania León, MNMI Music Director Stefan Freund The Festival, which opened on July 26, also included premieres of two works by the Festival’s Guest Composers: Tania León’s Gran Toque (arranged by…