Jan. 30, 2020
Missouri Composers Project selects four works for concert by Columbia Civic Orchestra, Columbia Chamber Choir
Clockwise from top left: Jiyoun Chung, Dan Viggers, Robyne Sieh & David McCaulley The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) has announced the selection of four winners in the 2020 Missouri Composers Project (MOCOP) competition. Now in its ninth year, MOCOP is a collaborative effort involving MNMI, the Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO), the Columbia Chamber Choir, and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation. Composers from all over Missouri are invited each year to submit orchestral and choral works for potential performance, with winners selected in two age categories, “open” and “high school.” All four winners of the 2020 competition…
Jan. 28, 2020
Bret Bohman named 2019 MTNA Distinguished Composer of the Year
The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) has named Bret Bohman as the 2019 MTNA Distinguished Composer of Year. Bohman (pictured) teaches courses in electronic music composition and music theory at the University of Missouri. He is a co-founder of the new music group Khemia Ensemble, and also records original electronic music under the name Bels Lontano. Bohman previously taught at the University of Michigan, where he received his doctorate. The MTNA award is given to the composer of the most significant work from among all compositions commissioned during the year by the organization’s state affiliates,…
Jan. 21, 2020
Mizzou International Composers Festival announces resident composers for 2020
The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) has selected eight resident composers to participate in the 2020 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). Presented by MNMI and the University of Missouri School of Music from Monday, July 27 through Saturday, August 1 in Columbia, the eleventh annual MICF (http://composersfestival.missouri.edu/) will feature world premieres of new works written by each of the selected composers. Listed with their current places of residence, they are: * Yu Kuwabara – Tokyo, Japan * Pascal Le Boeuf – New York, NY * Shuying Li – Boston, MA * Celka…
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 Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The 2020 MICF will be held Monday, July 27 through Saturday, August 1 on the University of Missouri campus and at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia, and will feature…
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 winning works written for the 2019 Missouri Association of Departments and Schools of Music (MADSM) Collegiate Composition Competition. “Cadencia” was composed by Truman State University student Samuel Tillman, the 2019 winner in the undergraduate category winner, and “Hitt Street Harangue” is by…
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 the band also will sit in with the sextet. Admission is free and open to the public. In addition to the performance, Thomson during his visit will give a presentation to jazz and composition students, and teach a composition master class, and…
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 just released their second album, “Joy & Desolation,” on the Orchid Classics label. A collaboration with clarinetist Alexander Fiterstein, the disc features a recording of “Ius in Bello” by Mizzou assistant professor of composition Carolina Heredia, as well as works by Mozart, Finzi,…
Oct. 22, 2019
Samuel Tillman, Daniel Vega chosen as winners
of the 2019 MADSM Collegiate Composition Competition
From left: Samuel Tillman, Daniel Vega 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 University, and the winner in the Graduate category is “Hitt St. Harangue” by Daniel Vega of the University of Missouri. The two winning compositions will be workshopped by the Mizzou New Music Ensemble with help from the composers; recorded; and then performed in concert next month on the…