Sep. 6, 2022
A look back at the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival concerts
The 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival returned to live concerts after two years of online-only performances at the 2020 and 2021 MICFs. If you attended the live MILF concerts presented at the Missouri Theater, and at Sheryl Crow Hall at the Sinquefield Music Center the last week of July, you experienced firsthand the energy and excitement of these outstanding performances. Let’s take a look back at video recordings of four of these concerts. On Monday, July 25th, The MICF kickoff concert at Sheryl Crow Hall featured resident Mizzou students performing works by Stephen Landy, María Disandro, JT Wolfe, Josè Martinez, Andrew Wiele,…
July 30, 2022
Alarm Will Sound to perform eight world premiere compositions at the Missouri Theater July 30 to conclude the 13th Annual MICF
The 13th annual Mizzou International Composers Festival concludes Saturday evening, July 30 with a 7:30 Pm (CDT) concert at the Missouri Theatre by acclaimed new music ensemble, Alarm Will Sound. Under the direction of Alan Pierson, AWS will play world premiere performances by the eight MICF Resident Composers. Admission to the concert is free. Alarm Will Sound in concert at the Missouri Theater The Resident Composers for the 13th annual MICF are: Caterina Di Cecca, Oswald Huynh, Pascal Le Boeuf, Jia Yi Lee, Pivawat Louilarppresert, Niko D.
July 27, 2022
2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival July 27th schedule features evening concert and morning Resident Composer presentations
A concert performance and Resident Composer presentations highlight activities at the 13th annual Mizzou International Composers Festival on Wednesday, July 27th. This morning from 10 am – Noon (CDT), presentations by Resident Composers Jia Yi Lee and Felipe Tovar-Henao are scheduled in Room 385 at the Sinquefield Music Center. Tonight’s MICF concert will feature the Mizzou New Music Ensemble performing works by Mizzou student composers Santiago Beis, Emily Shaw, and MICF guest composer Angélica Negrón, as well as a Mizzou Faculty Trio performing Stefan Freund‘s Triodances…
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.