2023 Resident Composer Spotlight: Trevor Van de Velde

Trevor Van de Velde is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival from among 500 applicants, 28% of which are from outside the USA.  Van de Velde is an experimental composer, sound artist, instrument builder, and creative programmer based in New York City and San Francisco. In his work,…

2023 Resident Composer Spotlight: Santiago Beis

Santiago Beis is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival from among 500 applicants, 28% of which are from outside the USA, representing 49 countries.  Beis is an Uru-Brazilian composer, pianist, audio designer, arranger, and artistic researcher. Santiago Beis He holds a Bachelor's degree in composition with Maurício Dottori,…

2023 Resident Composer Spotlight: Kelley Sheehan

Kelley Sheehan is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival from among 500 applicants, 28% of which are from outside the USA. Sheehan is a composer and computer musician moving between electro-acoustic, multimedia, and performance-art works. In any medium, her work constructs environments meant to merge electronic and acoustic forces…

2023 Resident Composer Spotlight: Ali Can Puskulcu

Ali Can Puskulcu is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival from among 500 applicants, 28% of which are from outside the USA. He is a Turkish-American composer, violinist, and multimedia artist whose works include pieces for solo artists, sinfonietta, chamber ensembles, and chorus, as well as video art…

Guest Composer Spotlight: Marcos Balter

The Mizzou New Music Initiative is pleased to welcome Marcos Balter as a Guest Composer for the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival. As part of MICF, he will present his music and work closely with the resident composers through private lessons and a workshop. Alarm Will Sound will perform the world premiere of Balter’s Code-Switching…

Guest Composer Spotlight: Tania León

The Mizzou New Music Initiative is pleased to welcome Kennedy Center Honors recipient and Pulitzer Prize winner Tania León as a Guest Composer for the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival. As part of MICF, she will present her music and work closely with the resident composers through private lessons and a workshop. León's music will…

2023 Resident Composer Spotlight: Sophie Mathieu

Sophie Mathieu is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival from among 500 applicants, 28% from outside USA representing 49 countries. Sophie Mathieu is a composer and cellist based in Austin, TX, currently pursuing a master’s degree in composition at the University of Texas. Sophie completed her undergraduate studies…

2023 Resident Composer Spotlight: Peter Fahey

Peter Fahey is one of the eight Resident Composers selected for the 2023 Mizzou International Composers Festival from among 500 applicants, 28% from outside USA, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, and Brazil.  Peter Fahey writes experimental music for classical instruments, sometimes with electronics. He has been described as a composer of “alluring soundscapes” and…