Jacob Gotlib accepts new position with Louisville Orchestra: Jason Thorpe Buchanan selected as Interim Managing Director of Mizzou New Music Initiative; Niko Schroeder chosen as Assistant Managing Director of MNMI

The University of Missouri School of Music has hired Jason Thorpe Buchanan as the interim Managing Director of the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI). In addition, Niko Schroeder has been hired as the Assistant Managing Director of MNMI. Both Buchanan and Schroeder were chosen as resident composers for the Mizzou International Composers Festival – Buchanan in 2013 and Schroeder in…

Dean Minderman Memorial Jazz & Blues Concert scheduled for Feb. 27, 2022 at Jazz St. Louis

St. Louis musicians, friends and family are coming together to honor the late Dean Minderman on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at Jazz St. Louis, 3536 Washington Ave in Grand Center. For the last 11 years before his passing in September 2021, Dean was the voice of the Mizzou New Music Initiative blog and Twitter profile. As…

Composer Fred Onovwerosuoke residency at Mizzou scheduled Feb. 24 – 27, 2022

Composer Fred Onovwerosuoke (pronounced OH-NWEH-sehke) will be in residency at the University of Missouri from Thursday, February 24 through Sunday, February 27, 2022. The St. Louis-based, African-born composer's visit will begin with a convocation presentation --"Cultural Programming Re-Imagined" --from  3 to 4 pm on February 24 at Whitmore Recital Hall. This is a free event.…

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to perform works by three Mizzou composers on February 16 at Powell Hall

Three University of Missouri student composers will have their works played at Powell Hall by musicians of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) at 7:30 pm Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 by SLSO musicians under the direction of SLSO Assistant Conductor Stephanie Childress. The performance is part of a joint educational venture between the SLSO and the…

[Switch~ Ensemble] residency at Mizzou from Feb. 11-16, 2022 will include presentation, coaching sessions and two concerts

The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) will once again bring the new music group [Switch~ Ensemble] to the University of Missouri Columbia for a residency from Feb. 11 – 16, 2022. Founded in 2012 at the Eastman School of Music, [Switch~ Ensemble] (pictured) is a group of ten instrumentalists and composers dedicated to performing high-level chamber music integrated…

Mizzou International Composers Festival announces resident composers for 2022

The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) and Alarm Will Sound have selected five resident composers to participate in the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). Presented by the MNMI and the University of Missouri School of Music from Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30 in Columbia, the thirteenth annual MICF will feature world premieres of new…

Missouri Composers Project (MOCOP) announces winners of 2022 competition

The Missouri Composers Project (MOCOP), a collaborative effort involving the Mizzou New Music Initiative, the Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO), the Columbia Chamber Choir, and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation designed to bring attention to new large ensemble works written in the state of Missouri, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 MOCOP competition. This year’s winners competed in four categories: High…

Mizzou New Music Ensemble continues The Sound of Art Series in collaboration with Amon Carter Museum of American Art with January 25th video performances

The Mizzou New Music Initiative’s The Sound of Art series continues on Tuesday, January 25th, 2022 at 7:30 pm CST with three performances by the Mizzou New Music Ensemble on the Mizzou New Music Facebook page and the University of Missouri School of Music YouTube channel. The Sound of Art series began in 2010 with the concept of…