July 15, 2017

Composers Festival spotlight: DRAX

DRAX, the duo of percussionist Megan Arns and saxophonist Leo Saguiguit, will return to the Mizzou International Composers Festival this year as guest artists for the "Mizzou New Music" concert on Friday, July 28 at the Missouri Theatre. They'll perform "Where Are Our Mothers/We Don't Have Enough Time" by 2011 MICF resident composer Steve Snowden,…

July 14, 2017

2017 Mizzou International Composers Festival
schedule of events and ticket information

Here is the complete schedule of events and information on how to get tickets for the 2017 Mizzou International Composers Festival. The 2017 MICF begins on Monday, July 24 and continues through Saturday, July 29. Festival events will be held at the Fine Arts Building, Loeb Hall, and Whitmore Recital Hall on the campus of…

July 14, 2017

Composers Festival spotlight: Clare Glackin

Resident composer Clare Glackin comes to the 2017 Mizzou International Composers Festival from the West Coast via Houston, Texas, where she recently graduated with an MM degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. A native of Mount Vernon, Washington, Glackin (pictured) previously earned a BM from the University of Southern California's Thornton School of…

July 13, 2017

Composers Festival spotlight: Aaron Parker

Aaron Parker is another of the resident composers helping to put the "international" in this year's Mizzou International Composers Festival, coming to Columbia all the way from England. Parker currently is working toward a masters in experimental music at Brunel University in London, and, reflecting his continuing interest in teaching as well as composition, also…

July 11, 2017

Composers Festival spotlight: Carolina Heredia

Born in Córdoba, Argentina, Carolina Heredia is the first resident composer originally from South America to take part in the Mizzou International Composers Festival. Heredia (pictured) has just completed her doctorate in musical arts at the University of Michigan, studying with Michael Daugherty, Evan Chambers, Kristin Kuster, and Erik Santos. (Interestingly, while being the first…

July 10, 2017

Composers Festival spotlight: Henry Breneman Stewart

The University of Missouri's representative among the eight resident composers for this year's Mizzou International Composers Festival is Henry Breneman Stewart, who just completed a master's degree in composition at Mizzou. While at Mizzou, Stewart (pictured) has composed works for the Mizzou New Music Ensemble, Columbia Civic Orchestra, University Singers and more, and served as…

July 9, 2017

If you’re coming to Columbia

If you’re planning on coming to Columbia for the 2017 Mizzou International Composers Festival, you can get advance tickets online for the three concerts being presented at the Missouri Theatre: Thursday, July 27: Alarm Will Sound Friday, July 28: Mizzou New Music Saturday, July 29: Eight World Premieres with Alarm Will Sound (The "Music of…

July 6, 2017

Missouri Summer Composition Institute featured in Columbia Missourian

MNMI's Summer Composition Institute, held last month on the Mizzou campus, was the subject of a feature story in the Columbia Missourian. The Summer Composition Institute, often referred to as "COMP Camp" or "Summer COMP," brings together a select group of high school composers from around the state for a week of intensive instruction, culminating…