Dec. 23, 2015

2016 Mizzou International Composers Festival
gets applications from 18 countries

The numbers have been tallied, and the 2016 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF) has received submissions from a total of 229 individuals hoping to be among the fest's eight resident composers, including 129 who applied for the first time. The 2016 MICF will take place from Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30 in Columbia.…

Dec. 14, 2015

Colagiovanni wins West Central Division of MTNA composition competition

Mizzou's Ben Colagiovanni has advanced to the next level in this year's Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) composition competition, winning the "Young Artist" award in the West Central Division. Colagiovanni, a senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in music composition, previously was recognized as a state winner for “Forest Park Rhapsody.” Now, as a division winner,…

Nov. 27, 2015

Mizzou New Music Ensemble, Exit 128 Orchestra
to perform Sunday, December 6 at Missouri Theatre

The Mizzou New Music Ensemble will join forces with the Exit 128 Chamber Orchestra to present “Electric New Music” at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, December 6 at the Missouri Theatre, 203 South 9th St. Admission is free for Mizzou students, faculty and staff with ID, $5 for the general public. The first half of the concert…

Nov. 20, 2015

Dustin Dunn featured in Mizzou alumni magazine

Composition major Dustin Dunn is featured in the latest issue of Mizzou magazine, which was mailed to alumni and other subscribers earlier this week. Dunn, a sophomore from Annapolis, Missouri, is attending Mizzou on a full Sinquefield Scholarship from the Mizzou New Music Initiative. "My future changed with a letter that said, ‘Congratulations! You have…

Nov. 16, 2015

Creating Original Music Project (COMP) to recognize original music
from Missouri student composers with awards, cash

For ten years, the Mizzou New Music Initiative’s Creating Original Music Project (COMP) has encouraged the musical dreams and aspirations of hundreds of K-12 students across Missouri, offering positive recognition and prizes, performance and educational opportunities, and more. Some past winners of the annual statewide competition sponsored by…

Nov. 9, 2015

Erin Gee to serve as distinguished guest composer
for 2016 Mizzou International Composers Festival

The Mizzou New Music Initiative announced today that Erin Gee will be a distinguished guest composer at the 2016 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF), scheduled for Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30 on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia. Currently an assistant professor of music at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,…

Nov. 4, 2015

Ben Colagiovanni wins statewide composition competition

University of Missouri composition student Ben Colagiovanni has won this year’s award in the “Young Artist” category of the Missouri state division of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) composition competition. Colagiovanni, a senior pursuing a bachelor's degree in music composition at Mizzou, was recognized for “Forest Park Rhapsody.” The work originally was one of…

Nov. 4, 2015

Erin Höerchler featured in Columbia Daily Tribune

Mizzou composition major Erin Höerchler was the subject of a feature article last week in the Columbia Daily Tribune. Reported by the Daily Tribune's Amy Wilder, the profile is part of the paper's weekly "Niche" series highlighting artists in the Columbia area. Höerchler (pictured), a junior who's originally from Jefferson City, used the opportunity to…