Oct. 6, 2020

American Wild Ensemble to perform in concert
on Sunday, October 18 at Sinquefield Music Center

The American Wild Ensemble will perform in a concert presented by the Mizzou New Music Initiative at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 18 outside the Sinquefield Music Center on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. Titled “The American Aviatrix,” the program commemorates the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment by honoring the achievements…

Oct. 2, 2020

Feature film scored by Mizzou alumnus Grant Fonda opening Friday, October 9

A feature film with a score composed by a Mizzou alumnus will open this month in movie theaters across the country. Pray: the Story of Patrick Peyton, directed by Jonathan Cipiti and scored by Grant Fonda, is set to hit theaters nationwide on Friday, October 9. The documentary tells the story of Patrick Peyton, an…

Aug. 17, 2020

Carolina Heredia wins commission from Barlow Endowment

Mizzou assistant professor Carolina Heredia has won a commission for 2020 from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition. Heredia was one of 15 composers selected from among 286 applications this year to the Endowment's General and LDS commissioning programs, which will award grants totaling $83,000 to the winners. The Barlow Endowment was established in September…

Aug. 11, 2020

A look back at the 2020 Mizzou International Composers Festival online

July 13, 2020

Mizzou International Composers Festival going online for 2020,
will take place Monday, July 27 – Saturday, August 1

Responding to the restrictions on live events imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mizzou International Composers Festival is going online for 2020. The 11th annual edition of the MICF is set for Monday, July 27 through Saturday, August…

April 20, 2020

Mizzou’s 2020 Summer Composition Institute to proceed online

Following the policies announced by the University of Missouri, this year’s Missouri Summer Composition Institute, scheduled from Monday, June 21 through Saturday, June 27, will take place entirely online. The high school students and incoming first-year college students participating in the program still will receive extensive personal instruction and interaction with Mizzou faculty, and will…

March 23, 2020

Mizzou New Music Initiative cancels or postpones
all public events through the end of May

Following the policies announced by the University of Missouri and the directives of local, state and federal officials, the Mizzou New Music Initiative has canceled or postponed all public events effective immediately and continuing through the end of May. The Student Composers Recital originally scheduled on Tuesday, April 14 and the Mizzou New Music Ensemble…

March 10, 2020

Missouri student composers to present award-winning works
at Mizzou’s COMP Festival on Saturday, April 25 in Columbia

Talented young composers and songwriters from all across Missouri will come together for a performance of their award-winning works at the Mizzou New Music Initiative's 15th annual Creating Original Music Project (COMP) Festival from 11:30 a.m.…