If you’re coming to Columbia…
If you’re planning on coming to Columbia for the 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival, you can get advance tickets online for the three concerts being presented at the Missouri Theatre: Thursday, July 26: Alarm Will Sound Friday, July 27: Mizzou New Music Saturday, July 28: Seven World Premieres with Alarm Will Sound Also, you may…
2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival
complete schedule of events and ticket information
Here is the complete schedule of events and information on how to get tickets for the 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival. The 2018 MICF begins on Monday, July 23 and continues through Saturday, July 28. Festival events will be held at the Fine Arts Building and Loeb Hall on the campus of the University of…
Tickets for 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival go on sale Friday, May 25
Tickets for the 2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF) will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. CDT on Friday, May 25. Recognized as an important regional showcase for new works by top young composers, the MICF will take place this year from Monday, July 23 through Saturday, July 28 in Columbia, and will include three…
Mizzou New Music Initiative 2017-18 year in review
Stefan Freund’s “Unremixed” featured in new Alarm Will Sound music video
"Unremixed," a composition by Mizzou's Stefan Freund, is featured in a new music video from Alarm Will Sound. Freund, who is professor of composition at Mizzou and the artistic director of the Mizzou New Music Initiative, also is a co-founder of and cellist for Alarm Will Sound, the new music group who since 2010 has…
MADSM Collegiate Composer Competition seeks new works for chamber ensemble
The Missouri Association of Departments and Schools of Music (MADSM) and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are co-sponsoring a new competition for collegiate composers in Missouri to encourage the creation of original chamber music that can be played by high-school level musicians The MADSM Collegiate Composer Competition is open to all students currently enrolled in…
Mizzou New Music Ensemble to debut “Innovation Symphony” with performances in Columbia and St. Louis
The Mizzou New Music Ensemble will celebrate the spirit of creativity in technology and the arts with performances in Columbia and St. Louis of “Innovation Symphony,” a new collaborative, multi-part work by four Mizzou student composers. “Innovation Symphony” will be previewed in a concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 23 at Whitmore Recital Hall on…
Mizzou New Music Initiative awards postdoctoral fellowship to Yoshiaki Onishi
The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) and the University of Missouri School of Music have awarded a postdoctoral fellowship to composer Yoshiaki “Yoshi” Onishi. Starting with the Fall 2018 semester and continuing for two years, Onishi will teach private composition lessons, composition seminar, and freshman ear training to Mizzou students; serve as assistant conductor for…