Oct. 1, 2013

St. Louis Symphony plays work by 2012 MICF resident composer Patrick Harlin

This past weekend, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performed Patrick Harlin's work "Rapture" as a part of their concerts on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28 at Powell Symphony Hall in St.…

Aug. 2, 2013

Wrapping up the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival

The 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival has come to a successful conclusion, but we've still got a few more Festival-related links to share with you: * The Festival's Saturday night grand finale concert was named a "Best Bet" for the weekend by St. Louis Post-Dispatch classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller. * Jeanne Sinquefield, whose…

March 19, 2013

Mizzou New Music Initiative in the news

The Mizzou New Music Initiative has been in the news for several reasons in recent weeks. Here's a recap of some recent coverage: Last week's announcement of the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation's $1.4 million gift to the Initiative was a featured story on the University's news service, and in Mizzou magazine and Mizzou Weekly.  Local coverage…

March 11, 2013

Missouri Couple Gives $1.4 Million to Continue New Music Initiative

The University of Missouri has announced that a generous gift from the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation will support programs and scholarships directed toward promoting the creation of new music Jeanne…

Oct. 3, 2012

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…

June 25, 2012

Patrick David Clark traveling to Iraq to teach composition

Composer and Mizzou graduate Patrick David Clark (pictured) will bring new music to an ancient city when he goes to Iraq at the end of this month. His mission: to teach composition to students in the northern Iraqi town of Erbil. “It’s a kind of cultural diplomacy,” said Clark,…

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…

Sept. 6, 2011

New Music Initiative benefactors featured in Philanthropy magazine

Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield, whose generous donations established and continue to fund the Mizzou New Music Initiative, were featured in the July issue of Philanthropy magazine as part of a symposium of America's leading arts donors. The Sinquefields and the other philanthropists interviewed responded to three different questions about funding the arts. You can…