July 20, 2022
2021 MICF performances by Alarm Will Sound: “Spiraling Down the Rabbit Hole” by Ana Paola Santillán Alcocer
Alarm Will Sound in concert at the Missouri Theater The 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival is scheduled from July 25th – 30th in Columbia,Missouri. Once again, Alarm Will Sound will perform world premieres of works by the eight Resident Composers chosen for this year’s MICF. AWS recently released a recording by 2021 MICF Resident Composer Ana Paola Santillán Alcocer: “Spiraling Down the Rabbit Hole.” Here’s how Ms. Santillán Alcocer describes her inspiration for the work — and her compositional approach to “Spiraling Down the Rabbit Hole.” The expression “spiraling down the rabbit hole’’ originates from the 1865…
July 19, 2022
2021 MICF performances by Alarm Will Sound: “Nested Time” by Yu Kuwabara and “Rainbow Diamond” by Paul Mortilla
The 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival is scheduled from July 25th – 30th in Columbia,Missouri. Once again, Alarm Will Sound will perform world premieres of works by the eight Resident Composers chosen for this year’s MICF. AWS recently released recordings by two 2021 MICF Resident Composers: “Nested Time” by Yu Kuwabara, and “Rainbow Diamond” by Paul Mortilla. Alarm Will Sound in concert at the Missouri Theater Here’s how Kuwabara describes his compositional approach to “Nested Time.” “I have always been trying to find an answer which intermediates in-between some things or some contexts; sometimes in-between the past…
July 18, 2022
2021 MICF performances by Alarm Will Sound: “Sploopy” – by Resident Composer Celka Ojakangas
The 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival is scheduled from July 25th – 30th in Columbia,Missouri. Once again, Alarm Will Sound will perform world premieres of works by the eight Resident Composers chosen for the MICF. Let’s take a look back at AWS recordings from the 2021 Festival. Alarm Will Sound in concert at the Missouri Theater This year you can hear AWS in-person when the MICF returns to live performances for the first time since 2019! AWS recently released a recording of “Sploopy,” a composition by 2021 MICF Resident Composer Celka Ojakangas. According to Ojakangas, the composition references everything from The Creature…
July 15, 2022
Resident Composer Spotlight: Cassie Wieland
Cassie Wieland is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival from a total of 532 applicants from 49 countries. Cassie Wieland Photo credit: Anna Longworth Cassie Wieland (pronounced ˈkæ-si ˈwee-lənd) is an Illinois-born and Brooklyn-based composer. Praised by The New York Times as “sweetly shimmering,” Wieland masterfully experiments with timbre and texture by exploring intimate and fragile sounds to achieve the “hand-made” sound she is often looking for: imperfect, but intentional. The Road to Sound stated, “Wieland’s visceral compositions send chills up your spine.” Ms.
July 14, 2022
Resident Composer Spotlight: Felipe Tovar-Henao
Felipe Tovar-Henao is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival from a total of 532 applicants from 49 countries. Felipe Tovar-Henao Characterized by a strong interest in exploring sound perception, memory, and recognition, the music of Colombian composer Felipe Tovar-Henao has been consistently awarded and performed throughout his emerging professional career. His creative work is deeply rooted in aesthetic experiences with technology, philosophy, and cinema, incorporating both acoustic and electroacoustic media. Tovar-Henao was selected as a finalist for the 2019 SEAMUS/ASCAP Award and received the 2018…
July 13, 2022
Resident Composer Spotlight: Niko D. Schroeder
Niko D. Schroeder is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival from a total of 532 applicants from 49 countries. Niko D. Schroeder Niko D. Schroeder’s artistic practices reflect his Midwestern (U.S.) upbringing through rugged joy, community focus, and wry humor. His works draw on regional folklore and extra-musical elements to illustrate issues of environment, identity, and perception. For example, his composition, Bridge Sings, integrates field recordings of Michigan’s Mackinac Bridge, while another work, moves, derives formal and musical material from historic chess matches. He is most himself when working with others,…
July 12, 2022
Resident Composer Spotlight: Piyawat Louilarpprasert
Piyawat Louilarpprasert is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival from a total of 532 applicants from 49 countries. Piyawat Louilarpprasert Louilarpprasert is a Thai composer, performer, and curator who works with the interweave of music composition, visual art, and sound installation. CNN News World called him “…the rebel Thai composer taking music to unheard heights.” Louilarpprasert has been awarded commissions and prizes, including: Südwestrundfunk (SWR) Experimental Studio (Germany), MATA Festival (New York), Lucerne Festival (Switzerland), Gaudeamus (Netherlands), ASCAP (USA), Pro Helvetia (Switzerland), British Council (UK), Japan Foundation (Japan), NUNC (Chicago), Otto…
July 11, 2022
Resident Composer Spotlight: Jia Yi Lee
Jia Yi Lee is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival from a total of 532 applicants from 49 countries. Jia Yi Lee Photo credit: Tavifa Gascon Jia Yi Lee is a Singaporean composer who writes music that explores the colors and textures of sound through movement and gesture. She creates imaginative sound worlds inspired by natural phenomena and processes, and is interested in the perception of temporality and timbre in music. Ms.