July 18, 2014

Composers Festival Spotlight: José Martínez

José Martínez Resident composer José Martínez is representing the University of Missouri and the Mizzou New Music Initiative at this year’s MICF. Originally from Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, José earned his diploma at the Conservatory of Music at the National University of Colombia in Bogotá, and currently is studying for a master’s degree in composition at Mizzou. For the festival, he has written a new work, “Dances Torridas” that will be one of eight world premieres performed by resident ensemble Alarm Will Sound at the Festival’s grand finale on Saturday, July 26 at the Missouri Theatre.

Oct. 14, 2013

José Guillermo Martínez Rubiano wins 2014 Sinquefield Composition Prize

The University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative have awarded the 2014 Sinquefield Composition Prize to José Guillermo Martínez Rubiano. Martínez (pictured), a composer and percussionist currently studying for a master’s degree in composition at Mizzou, submitted his orchestral work “Mutaciones I” to the competition and was selected for the prize by a panel of independent judges. The adjudicators for the 2014 competition were: * Warren Gooch, professor of music, theory and composition at Truman State University; * Forrest Pierce, associate professor of composition at the University of Kansas; and *…