Aug. 27, 2012

“Conversations with Composers” podcast – Episode 101

The Mizzou New Music Initiative's “Conversations With Composers” podcasts offer an inside perspective from the composers who took part in the 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, featuring candid discussions of their work, backgrounds, influences and processes; their experiences during the Festival; and much more. Episode 101 features guest composer Steven Stucky talking with resident…

July 27, 2012

More Mizzou New Music Summer Festival press coverage

As the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival has progressed this week, we've seen some more coverage of the Festival in the press and online: * The Kansas City Star had a feature story about resident composer Stephanie Berg, who grew up in the KC suburb of Parkville. * The Columbia Daily Tribune's Art Axis blog…

July 25, 2012

Behind the scenes with Alarm Will Sound

Before the start of the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, resident ensemble Alarm Will Sound spent a week rehearsing at the Sinquefield Reserve in mid-Missouri. While they did have time to pose for a photographic homage to George Seurat's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte" (pictured), there was a lot of hard work, too,…

July 25, 2012

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

As the 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival progresses this week, you can keep up with everything that's going on by following us on Facebook and Twitter. The Missouri New Music Facebook page has behind-the-scenes photos, links to media coverage of the Festival, and much more. To get updates from the page in your Facebook…

July 23, 2012

Mizzou New Music in the News

If you've missed some of the recent coverage of the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival in the news media, here's your chance to catch up. * On Sunday, the Columbia Daily Tribune published a thoughtful and comprehensive preview story about the Festival by Aarik Danielsen. * The St. Louis Beacon last week had a nice…

July 20, 2012

Summer Festival Spotlight: Charlie Piper

Completing the international contingent at this year's Mizzou New Music Summer Festival is resident composer Charlie Piper, who's from London, England. Born in 1982, Piper (pictured) completed his master's degree with distinction at the Royal College of Music and currently is doing doctoral research at the Royal Academy of Music. His awards include the 2006…

July 20, 2012

Summer Festival Spotlight: Stylianos Dimou

A native of Greece, resident composer Stylianos Dimou is helping to bring a bit of international perspective to the 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival. Dimou (pictured) has been studying music in the USA since last year, working toward an MA in composition with Professor Carlos Sanchez-Gutierrez at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester,…

July 19, 2012

Summer Festival Spotlight: Ted Goldman

Coming from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, Ted Goldman should see at least a few familiar faces when he arrives in Columbia to serve as one of the resident composers for the 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival. That's because a number of participants in this year's Festival have connections to Eastman,…