Nov. 15, 2018

Composer Joseph Joubert to visit Mizzou for premiere of new commissioned work

Composer and pianist Joseph Joubert is coming to Mizzou at the end of this month for a residency that will include the world premiere performance of "Freedom's Plow," a new commissioned work written by Joubert for Mizzou's Concert Chorale. On Thursday, November 29, Joubert (pictured) will speak at a convocation of the music department, and…

Oct. 15, 2018

Mizzou welcoming composer Andrew List for residency next week

The School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative will welcome composer Andrew List to Columbia for a residency next Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26. While he's on campus, List, who's a professor of composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston, will make a presentation on his music; give private composition…

Sept. 25, 2018

Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth to perform Tuesday, October 23 at Missouri Theatre

The Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth is coming to Columbia to perform at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 23 at the Missouri Theatre. Tickets are $23 and $28, and are on sale now via Ticketmaster and at the Missouri Theatre box office. While they're in town, members of Roomful of Teeth will visit the…

Sept. 24, 2018

Composer Michael Daugherty’s upcoming residency at Mizzou inspires three concerts featuring his music

Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty is coming to Columbia for a residency, and the University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are welcoming him with three concerts featuring his music in October. Daugherty, who is a professor of composition at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance,…

Sept. 14, 2018

Composer Yevgeniy Sharlat coming to Mizzou for residency, concert

Composer Yevgeniy Sharlat is coming to Mizzou next month for a residency and concert. Sharlat, who's an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, will be in Columbia on Monday, October 1 and Tuesday, October 2. While he's on campus, he'll give a presentation and private lessons to composition students and coach the…

April 2, 2018

Composer Jonathan Newman to visit Mizzou for residency

Composer Jonathan Newman is coming to Columbia this month for a residency at the School of Music. Newman (pictured), who is director of composition and coordinator of new music at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA,  will visit Mizzou from Wednesday, April 25 through Friday, April 27. While he's on campus, his activities will include coaching…

Feb. 27, 2018

Khemia Ensemble visiting Mizzou for residency, concert on Tuesday, March 6

The new music group Khemia Ensemble will visit Columbia next week for a residency that will include a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 at Whitmore Recital Hall. Admission to the performance is free and open to the public. With eight instrumentalists, two resident composers, and a visual artist, Khemia Ensemble (pictured) will present…

Feb. 19, 2018

James Mobberley coming to Mizzou for residency next week

The Mizzou New Music Initiative will welcome composer and educator James Mobberley to the Mizzou campus for a residency next week. Mobberly (pictured) currently is a distinguished professor emeritus and adjunct professor at the Conservatory of Music and Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, having retired as a full-time faculty member there in 2016.…