New music inspired by Bill Smith exhibition
to debut Saturday, May 4 at World Chess Hall of Fame
The World Chess Hall of Fame and the Mizzou New Music Initiative will present the world premieres of three new compositions inspired by the work of St. Louis visual artist Bill Smith in “The Sound of Art at the World Chess Hall of Fame” at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at the WCHOF, 4652 Maryland…
C.O.M.P. winners perform on KSDK’s Show Me St. Louis
Two of the winners in the 2013 Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition performed this past Thursday, April 11 on Show Me St. Louis, an entertainment news program that airs on NBC affiliate KSDK at 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Menea Kefalov and Ande Siegel of Ladue Middle School were the first-place winners this year…
Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P) concert will stream
Missouri students’ winning compositions to the world
For eight years, the annual Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition has brought young composers to the University of Missouri campus in the spring for a concert of original music. As in the past, this year’s winning compositions -…
Mizzou New Music Initiative in the news
The Mizzou New Music Initiative has been in the news for several reasons in recent weeks. Here's a recap of some recent coverage: Last week's announcement of the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation's $1.4 million gift to the Initiative was a featured story on the University's news service, and in Mizzou magazine and Mizzou Weekly. Local coverage…
Missouri Couple Gives $1.4 Million to Continue New Music Initiative
The University of Missouri has announced that a generous gift from the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation will support programs and scholarships directed toward promoting the creation of new music Jeanne…
School of Music to begin streaming concerts online
Some of the new music being made at Mizzou will soon be heard all around the world in real time. Thanks to the efforts of College of Arts and Science IT director Mike Watson and recording engineer Rob Boullion, the School of Music now has a system in place that will allow for live audio…
Mizzou New Music Ensemble to perform works by Muñiz, Kellogg, Colagiovanni, and Makler on Sunday, March 3 at Whitmore Recital Hall
The Mizzou New Music Ensemble (pictured) will present the third concert of their 2012-13 season at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 3 in Whitmore Recital Hall, 135 Fine Arts Building on the University of Missouri campus. Admission is free for Mizzou students, $5 suggested donation for the general public. The program will include the world premiere…
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra’s 2013-14 season
to include works from Mizzou New Music Initiative composers
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra announced Thursday that it will perform new works by two young composers associated with the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) as part of its 2013-14 season. The announcement came during a “town…