July 13, 2019

Composers Festival spotlight: Kristina Wolfe

2019 MICF resident composer Kristina Wolfe describes herself as "a composer, wanderer, electronic musician, maker, and multi-instrumentalist." A native of Tampa, FL, Wolfe (pictured) currently is a composer and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Scholar working in sound archaeology exhibition and composition at the University of Huddersfield in the UK. She earned her PhD in multimedia and electronic…

July 12, 2019

Composers Festival spotlight: “0150719 by reference”

In addition to the expanded schedule of concerts celebrating the festival's tenth year, another first for the 2019 Mizzou International Composers Festival is "0150719 by reference," a generative eight-channel audio installation created specifically for the MICF by Kenneth Kirschner and Daniel Neumann. The installation will be open starting on Tuesday, July 23 and continuing through…

July 11, 2019

2019 MICF in the media

With this year's Mizzou International Composers Festival fast approaching, MNMI has been working to get the word out via local media. For starters, the "Mizzou Music" radio program, heard at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evenings on Columbia's classical music station KMUC, has been airing a series of interviews with participants in this year's MICF. Composers interviewed…

July 11, 2019

Composers Festival spotlight: Eli Keszler

For this year's expanded edition of the Mizzou International Composers Festival, the Mizzou New Music Initiative is teaming up with Columbia-based experimental music organization Dismal Niche to present two free late-night concerts on Thursday, July 25 and Friday, July 26 after the performances at the Missouri Theatre. Friday's late-night concert will feature percussionist, composer, and…

July 10, 2019

Composers Festival spotlight: Aaron Mencher

Resident composer Aaron Mencher is representing the University of Missouri at this year's Mizzou International Composers Festival. Originally from Atlanta, GA, Mencher (pictured) received his bachelor's degree in music from Mizzou this year, and in the fall will begin studies for a master's in music at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, MD. For the MICF,…

July 9, 2019

Composers Festival spotlight: Nicole Murphy

Originally from Sydney, Australia, Nicole Murphy is only the second Australian to be a resident composer for the Mizzou International Composers Festival. (Holly Harrison, MICF '14, was the first.) Murphy (pictured) earned her PhD from the University of Queensland and is represented as an associate artist by the Australian Music Centre. Her music is published…

July 8, 2019

Composers Festival spotlight: Theo Chandler

Resident composer Theo Chandler comes to the 2019 Mizzou International Composers Festival by way of Houston, TX, where he currently is working on a doctorate of musical arts at the Rice University Shepherd School of Music. He's already had a busy summer, having served as composer in residence for the Maryland Wind Festival, held in…

July 1, 2019

If you’re coming to Columbia…

There's never been a better time to visit Columbia for the Mizzou International Composers Festival, because to celebrate its tenth year in 2019, the MICF has added more concerts and has made ALL festival events, including Saturday's grand finale featuring eight world premieres performed by Alarm Will Sound, FREE. You can see a complete schedule…