Mizzou New Music Initiative featured in Symphony magazine

The Mizzou New Music Initiative and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation are prominently mentioned in the cover story of the Winter 2013 issue of Symphony magazine. The article by Frank Oteri is about programs that support emerging composers, and the opening spread also features a nice photo of Alarm Will Sound's Alan Pierson and composer Yotam…

Mizzou International Composers Festival announces resident composers for 2013

Columbia, MO – After considering the largest number of applicants yet in the event’s four-year history, the University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative today announced the eight resident composers selected for next year’s Mizzou International Composers Festival. Formerly known as the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, the 2013 Mizzou…

Mizzou New Music Ensemble to perform works by Cage, Kellogg, Gladney, and Strobel on Monday, December 3 at Whitmore Recital Hall

The Mizzou New Music Ensemble (pictured) will present the second concert of their 2012-13 season at 7:30 p.m., Monday, December 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 two pieces written…

Mizzou International Composers Festival extends application deadline

This just in: Due to the anticipated effects of Hurricane Sandy, the deadline for applications to be a resident composer at the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival has been extended to Wednesday, November 7. For details on the Festival and how to apply, please visit http://composersfestival.missouri.edu/application.html

David Witter wins 2013 Sinquefield Composition Prize

The University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are pleased to announce that David Witter is the winner of the 2013 Sinquefield Composition Prize. Witter, who holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in composition from Mizzou, submitted his piece "Garden Music" to the competition and was selected for the prize…

“Music and New Media at the Crossroads”
scheduled for Thursday, October 18 and Friday, October 19

Next week, the University of Missouri will host an interdisciplinary symposium and festival, “Music and New Media at the Crossroads,” on Thursday, October 18 and Friday October 19. Described as "an exploration of the profound ways in which new media and technologies are changing the way we create, disseminate, receive, and comment about music," the…

Sinquefield Charitable Foundation commissions new works from Mizzou composers to celebrate The Sheldon’s 100th anniversary

The famous German composer Robert Schumann once said, “In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." While that may be true, getting that new composition performed and heard once it is written can be another matter entirely. For an emerging composer writing music inspired…

Augusta Read Thomas, Daniel Kellogg named as guest composers for the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival

Continuing its emerging tradition of pairing an acknowledged master and a rising star, the Mizzou New Music Initiative has named Augusta Read Thomas and Daniel Kellogg as guest composers for the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). Formerly known as the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, the MICF will be held from Monday, July 22,…