June 29, 2022
Mizzou International Composers Festival spotlight: Meredith Monk
The Mizzou New Music Initiative is pleased to welcome Meredith Monk as one of the two distinguished guest composers for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). The Festival, scheduled Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30, 2022 on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, will also welcome Guest Composer Angélica Negrón. Meredith Monk Photo Credit: F. Scott Schaefer MICF will feature concerts of music by Monk, Negrón, and other contemporary…
June 28, 2022
MICF Resident Composer Spotlight: Caterina Di Cecca
Caterina Di Cecca is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival from a total of 532 applicants from 49 countries. Ms. Di Cecca earned a Master of Music degree in piano at the Conservatorio di Santa Cecilia in Rome, then completed her Master of Music degree in composition there as well. Ms. Di Cecca also has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Philosophy from the Università degli Studi di Roma Tre in Rome. She continued her musical studies through the Master Course in Composition of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Ms.
June 27, 2022
2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival: complete schedule
We are pleased to announce the complete schedule of events for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival. Celebrating its 13th year in 2022, the MICF begins on Monday, July 25 and continues through Saturday, July 30. All Festival events listed are free and open to the public, with general admission seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Monday, July 25, 2022 RESIDENT COMPOSER PRESENTATIONS: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Room 385, Sinquefield Music Center: Pascal Le Boeuf, Huỳnh, Caterina di Cecca. MIZZOU STUDENT NEW MUSIC: 7:30 PM, Sheryl Crow Hall, Sinquefield Music…
June 17, 2022
Alarm Will Sound returns to 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival as Ensemble-in-Residence for 13th consecutive season
The inaugural Mizzou International Composers Festival took place on the University of Missouri campus in July 2010, and over the next 12 years, MICF has presented premieres of new compositions by a host of Resident and Guest Composers. Alarm Will Sound in concert at the Missouri Theater But there has been one constant at each MICF – Alarm Will Sound (AWS) has been the Ensemble-in-Residence for every Mizzou International Composers Festival — and AWS will again be part of the 2022 Festival this July 24-30. Dr. Stefan Freund …
June 16, 2022
2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival returns to live concerts July 25-30 — offering free admission to all events
After two years of presenting performances online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Mizzou International Composers Festival is pleased to announce that the 13th annual MICF will return to in-person concerts for 2022. Meredith Monk – left; Angélica Negrón – right Beginning on Monday, July 25 and continuing through Saturday, July 30, the Mizzou New Music Initiative and the University of Missouri School of Music will present five concerts at venues throughout Columbia. In addition, presentations by renowned Guest Composers Meredith Monk and Angélica Negrón – as well as the eight Resident Composers chosen…
Feb. 23, 2022
Jacob Gotlib accepts new position with Louisville Orchestra: Jason Thorpe Buchanan selected as Interim Managing Director of Mizzou New Music Initiative; Niko Schroeder chosen as Assistant Managing Director of MNMI
The University of Missouri School of Music has hired Jason Thorpe Buchanan as the interim Managing Director of the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI). In addition, Niko Schroeder has been hired as the Assistant Managing Director of MNMI. Both Buchanan and Schroeder were chosen as resident composers for the Mizzou International Composers Festival – Buchanan in 2013 and Schroeder in 2020. Both began work in their new positions on February 7, 2022. Buchanan and Schroeder are replacing Jacob Gotlib, who has served as Managing Director of MNMI since August 15, 2016. During his tenure as Managing Director,…
Jan. 31, 2022
Mizzou International Composers Festival announces resident composers for 2022
The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) and Alarm Will Sound have selected five resident composers to participate in the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). Presented by the MNMI and the University of Missouri School of Music from Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30 in Columbia, the thirteenth annual MICF will feature world premieres of new works written by each of the selected composers. Listed with their current places of residence, they are: Caterina Di Cecca, (Rome, Italy) Oswald Huynh (Columbia, MO) Jia Yi Lee, (Baltimore, MD) Piyawat Louilarpprasert, (Ithaca, NY) Cassie…
Jan. 6, 2022
Alarm Will Sound returns to Sinquefield Music Center for January 18th concert to preview upcoming recording
Alarm Will Sound, the 20-member contemporary music ensemble, is returning to Columbia to perform in concert on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at the Sinquefield Music Center on the University of Missouri campus. The 7:00 p.m. free concert will take place in room 130 in the Center. Alarm Will Sound in concert As the resident ensemble for the annual Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF), Alarm Will Sound (pictured) has been performing at concerts and festivals in mid-Missouri since 2010. The January 18th concert will feature…