Nov. 19, 2019

2020 Mizzou International Composers Festival gets
record number of resident composer submissions

A total of 346 composers from around the world have applied for the eight resident composer spots at the 2020 Mizzou International Composers Festival, a new record for the MICF. Submissions were received from 24 different countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New…

Oct. 31, 2019

Mizzou New Music Ensemble to perform works from Missouri, South America, and more on Sunday, November 17 at Whitmore Recital Hall

The Mizzou New Music Ensemble will offer new music from Missouri, South America, and more in concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, November 17 at Whitmore Recital Hall on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. The concert is free and open to the public. From close to home, the Ensemble (pictured) will perform the two…

Oct. 28, 2019

Ken Thomson Sextet to perform with Concert Jazz Band
on Monday, November 4 at Stotler Lounge

Clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer Ken Thomson is bringing his sextet to Mizzou for a performance with the university's Concert Jazz Band at 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 4 at Stotler Lounge in the Memorial Union building on campus. The concert will feature sets from both Thomson's group and the Concert Jazz Band, and some students from…

Oct. 28, 2019

Tesla Quartet coming to University of Missouri
for residency, concert on Sunday, November 3

The internationally acclaimed Tesla Quartet is coming to the University of Missouri for a Mizzou New Music Initiative residency that will include a concert at 4:00 p.m. Sunday, November 3 at Whitmore Recital Hall on campus. Admission to the concert is free and open to the public. The group's visit to Columbia comes as they've…

Oct. 22, 2019

Samuel Tillman, Daniel Vega chosen as winners
of the 2019 MADSM Collegiate Composition Competition

The Missouri Association of Departments and Schools of Music (MADSM) and the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) have chosen the winners in the 2019 MADSM Collegiate Composition Competition. The winning work in the Undergraduate category is “Cadencia” by Samuel Tillman, a student at Truman State…

Oct. 17, 2019

2020 Creating Original Music Project (COMP) offers
awards, cash prizes for Missouri student composers

From parchment and quill to pen and paper to computer and software, the tools used by composers to set down their musical ideas may have changed over the years, but one thing remains the same: every composer still needs a chance to be heard. That's…

Oct. 9, 2019

Olivia Bennett wins 2019-20 Luna Composition Lab fellowship

Missouri student composer Olivia Bennett has been named one of five 2019-20 fellows by Luna Composition Lab, a program at the Kaufman Music Center in New York City that provides mentorship and performance opportunities to young composers who are female-identifying, non-binary, or gender non-conforming. Bennett (pictured), a 17-year-old home-schooled student from Nixa, Mo (just south…

Oct. 3, 2019

Michael Harley visiting Mizzou for residency, concert on Monday, October 21

Bassoonist Michael Harley is coming to Mizzou for a residency and concert on Monday, October 21. While he's on campus, Harley (pictured) will teach a bassoon master class, work with composition students, and perform in a concert at 7:30 p.m. at Whitmore Recital Hall. The concert will feature music from Harley's upcoming album Come Closer,…