2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival returns to live concerts July 25-30 — offering free admission to all events
After two years of presenting performances online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Mizzou International Composers Festival is pleased to announce that the 13th annual MICF will return to in-person concerts for 2022. Beginning on Monday, July 25 and continuing through Saturday, July 30,…
2020 and 2022 Missouri Composers Project winners honored at March 22nd concert
The Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO) and the Columbia Chamber Choir performed works by the winners of the 2022 Missouri Composers Project (MOCOP) in concert on Sunday evening, March 20th at First Baptist Church in Columbia. Since the 2020 and 2021 MOCOP concerts were canceled because of COVID protocols, the 2022 concert also featured performances of the winning compositions from the…
Mizzou New Music Ensemble and composition graduates reflect on positive MNMI experiences
Seven members of the Mizzou New Music Ensemble (NME) and five composition majors received degrees or completed their coursework at the Mizzou School of Music in May 2022. …
2022 COMP Festival showcases performances of award-winning compositions by Missouri students
The winning composers in the 2022 Creating Original Music Project (COMP) competition received awards and had their compositions performed at the COMP Festival on Saturday, April 23rd at the University of Missouri in Columbia. The event took place in Sheryl Crow Hall at the Sinquefield Music Center. The 2022 Junior Division COMP winners…
Mizzou New Music Initiative seeks applications for Managing Director position
The University of Missouri School of Music seeks a director to manage all of the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) activities. The new Managing Director will fill the role held by Jacob Gotlib from six years from 2016 through early 2022, and current Managing Director Jason Thorpe Buchanan (interim). Managing Director duties include: • Working…
FINAL REMINDER! May 6th application deadline for the 2022 Missouri Summer Composition Institute
FINAL REMINDER! The deadline for applications to attend the 2022 Missouri Summer Composition Institute is this Friday, May 6, 2022! Click HERE to access the online application page. The Summer Composition Institute will once again be offered in person June 11-18 on the campus of the University of Missouri. The Summer Composition Institute offers an incredible opportunity for…
May 11 Sheldon Concert Hall Performance features world premiere of string quartet by Mizzou composer María Laura Disandro
On Wednesday, May 11 at 8 p.m., The Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis will present the final “Sheldon Classics” performance of the 2021-22 season. Violinist and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra assistant concertmaster Erin Schreiber will lead a string quartet featuring fellow Symphony members violinist Shawn Weil, violist Leonid Plashinov-Johnson, and cellist Bjorn Ranheim. The…
Mizzou New Music Ensemble featured at Dean Minderman Memorial Concert May 3, 2022 at Sheldon Concert Hall
The Mizzou New Music Initiative will honor longtime St. Louis music journalist and musician Dean Minderman at a memorial concert on Sunday, May 3rd at 8 p.m. at the Sheldon Concert Hall in St. Louis. The concert will feature the Mizzou New Music Ensemble performing three Sound of Art commissions written by Mizzou composition students…