Spotlight on Lisa Moore

The Mizzou New Music Summer Festival is delighted to have pianist Lisa Moore (pictured) as a guest performer. Born in Canberra and raised in Australia and London before moving to the USA in 1980, Moore is a graduate of the University of Illinois, Eastman School of Music and SUNY Stonybrook. She now lives in New…

Spotlight on Christopher Dietz

Here's another in our series of brief profiles of the eight resident composers who will be part of the inaugural Mizzou New Music Summer Festival: The music of Milwaukee native Christopher Dietz (pictured) has been recognized with honors and awards from the Camargo Foundation, the Banff Centre, Copland House, ASCAP’s Morton Gould Young Composer Awards,…

Spotlight on Francisco Cortez-Alvarez

The inaugural Mizzou New Music Summer Festival will feature the world premieres of new works from eight resident composers selected to be part of the event from a group of more than 120 applicants from around the world. Here's the first in a series of brief profiles of those composers: Pianist/composer Francisco Cortes-Alvarez (pictured) was…

Spotlight on Alarm Will Sound

The inaugural Mizzou New Music Summer Festival is fortunate to have Alarm Will Sound (pictured) as our resident ensemble. They'll kick off the festival with a concert at the Missouri Theater and Center for the Arts on Monday, July 12, and will work with our eight emerging composers throughout the week, culminating in the world…

About the Mizzou New Music Initiative

The Mizzou New Music Summer Festival is just one part of the Mizzou New Music Initiative, which brings together a diverse array of programs intended to position the University of Missouri School of Music as a leading center in the areas of composition and new music. The Initiative is the direct result of the generous…

Tickets now on sale for inaugural
Mizzou New Music Summer Festival

Tickets are now on sale for the inaugural Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, which will be held Monday, July 12 through Sunday, July 18 in Columbia, MO. The weeklong series of events will include four public concerts, culminating in the world premieres of new works written by eight international composers and performed by the acclaimed…

Welcome!

Welcome to the blog of the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival. Here, you'll find information on the festival, the participating composers and musicians, the Mizzou New Music Initiative, and much more. The charter members of our blogging team are William J. "Billy" Lackey,  Admissions and Publicity Coordinator for the University of Missouri School of Music…

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