Composer Michael Daugherty’s upcoming residency at Mizzou inspires three concerts featuring his music
Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty is coming to Columbia for a residency, and the University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are welcoming him with three concerts featuring his music in October. Daugherty, who is a professor of composition at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance,…
Dustin Dunn wins UMSL Young Composers Competition
Dustin Dunn's composition "In the Shadow of Shepherd Mountain" has been selected as the winner of the 2018 UMSL Young Composers Competition (Wind Ensemble, division 2). The work will be premiered by the UMSL Wind Ensemble as part of a concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 17 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the…
Missouri Composers Project (MOCOP) seeks new orchestral, choral music for concert in March 2019
Writing a new work for orchestra or chorus is a major accomplishment, yet for many composers, it's just the first step in bringing their music to life. A commissioned work customarily will get a premiere performance, but there's no guarantee it will be heard again - unless the composer can find more opportunities to get…
Composer Yevgeniy Sharlat coming to Mizzou for residency, concert
Composer Yevgeniy Sharlat is coming to Mizzou next month for a residency and concert. Sharlat, who's an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin, will be in Columbia on Monday, October 1 and Tuesday, October 2. While he's on campus, he'll give a presentation and private lessons to composition students and coach the…
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra to read works by Mizzou composers Mikkel Christensen, Ben Colagiovanni, and Libby Roberts
Three University of Missouri student composers will have their works played this year by musicians with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as part of a joint educational venture between the orchestra and the Mizzou New Music Initiative. Student composers Mikkel Christensen, Ben Colagiovanni, and Libby Roberts…
MADSM Collegiate Composer Competition entry deadline extended to Friday, October 19
The entry deadline for the 2018 MADSM Collegiate Composer Competition has been extended to Friday, October 19. "Since this a new competition this year, and the fall semester has just begun, we wanted MADSM member institutions to have more time to get the word out, and their students to have more time to respond," said…
Arrangement by Mizzou’s Stefan Freund featured on new album by Medeski Martin & Wood with Alarm Will Sound
An arrangement by Mizzou's Stefan Freund is featured on Omnisphere, the new album by Medeski Martin & Wood with Alarm Will Sound. Freund is a professor of composition and the artistic director of the Mizzou New Music Initiative, as well as the cellist and a co-founder of Alarm Will Sound. Recorded live in February 2015…
Construction progressing on Mizzou’s new School of Music building
After a ground-breaking ceremony in April, construction of the School of Music's new building has been progressing throughout the spring and summer. For an overview of what's happened so far, check out the embedded video in this post. The new building will bring together in one place offices and classrooms that currently are spread across…