July 12, 2013

Composers Festival Spotlight: Alarm Will Sound

Continuing with our series of posts focusing on various participants in the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival, today we catch up with the latest from Alarm Will Sound. As the resident ensemble for the Festival since it began in 2010, AWS plays a crucial role in bringing to life the new works created by the…

July 27, 2012

More Mizzou New Music Summer Festival press coverage

As the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival has progressed this week, we've seen some more coverage of the Festival in the press and online: * The Kansas City Star had a feature story about resident composer Stephanie Berg, who grew up in the KC suburb of Parkville. * The Columbia Daily Tribune's Art Axis blog…

July 25, 2012

Behind the scenes with Alarm Will Sound

Before the start of the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, resident ensemble Alarm Will Sound spent a week rehearsing at the Sinquefield Reserve in mid-Missouri. While they did have time to pose for a photographic homage to George Seurat's "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grand Jatte" (pictured), there was a lot of hard work, too,…

July 16, 2012

Mizzou New Music Summer Festival to include free events

In addition to the ticketed concerts at the Missouri Theatre, the 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival includes a number of events that are free of charge and open to the public. At 4:00 p.m. on Monday, July 23, guest composer Steven Stucky will present a master class with the vocal ensemble Voices of Prometheus…

July 12, 2012

Summer Festival Spotlight: Alarm Will Sound

Continuing with our series of posts focusing on various participants in the 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, today we shine out spotlight on Alarm Will Sound. As the resident ensemble for the Festival, AWS plays an essential role in bringing to life the new works created by the resident composers. Not many groups would…

June 7, 2012

Tickets now on sale for 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival

Tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival’s concerts on Thursday, July 26; Friday, July 27; and Saturday, July 28. Now in its third year, the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival will take place starting Monday, July 23 through Saturday, July 28 in Columbia, MO. The MNMSF already is established…

Nov. 4, 2010

2011 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival to be held July 9 – 17

The Mizzou New Music Initiative will present the second annual Mizzou New Music Summer Festival from Saturday, July 9, 2011 through Sunday, July 17 on the campus of the University of Missouri. The 2011 Festival will include a series of public concerts featuring music from contemporary composers, as well as workshops, master classes and other…

July 16, 2010

A nod from Nonesuch

The Mizzou New Music Summer Festival and resident ensemble Alarm Will Sound are mentioned today in a journal entry on the website of AWS' record company, Nonesuch, which is known for its support for adventurous music of all sorts. You can read the item here.