Feb. 3, 2022

[Switch~ Ensemble] residency at Mizzou from Feb. 11-16, 2022 will include presentation, coaching sessions and two concerts

The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) will once again bring the new music group [Switch~ Ensemble] to the University of Missouri Columbia for a residency from Feb. 11 – 16, 2022. Founded in 2012 at the Eastman School of Music, [Switch~ Ensemble] (pictured) is a group of ten instrumentalists and composers dedicated to performing high-level chamber music integrated…

April 7, 2021

[Switch~ Ensemble] virtual residency at Mizzou will include presentations plus a free online concert on Sunday, May 2

The new music group [Switch~ Ensemble] will do a “virtual residency” this spring for the Mizzou New Music Initiative, culminating in a online concert featuring works by Mizzou student composers. The concert at 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 2 will include new works by Mizzou's Santiago Beis, Luis Bezerra, and Oswald Huynh, as well as…

Oct. 6, 2020

American Wild Ensemble to perform in concert
on Sunday, October 18 at Sinquefield Music Center

The American Wild Ensemble will perform in a concert presented by the Mizzou New Music Initiative at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, October 18 outside the Sinquefield Music Center on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. Titled “The American Aviatrix,” the program commemorates the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment by honoring the achievements…

March 26, 2019

Cellist T.J. Borden coming to Mizzou for residency, concert

Cellist and composer T. J. Borden will visit Mizzou next month for a residency and concert. Borden (pictured) will be in Columbia on Tuesday, April 9 and Wednesday, April 10. While on campus, he'll make a presentation to Mizzou composition students and give private lessons to selected cello students. He'll wrap up his visit with…

Aug. 31, 2017

Mizzou faculty ensemble ZouM to perform Friday, September 8 in Columbia and Saturday, September 9 in St. Louis

The Mizzou faculty collective ZouM will showcase new music from six living composers with performances next weekend in Columbia and St. Louis. They'll play at 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 8 at Whitmore Recital Hall on the MU campus, then travel to St. Louis for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 9 at Washington University's…

July 15, 2017

Composers Festival spotlight: DRAX

DRAX, the duo of percussionist Megan Arns and saxophonist Leo Saguiguit, will return to the Mizzou International Composers Festival this year as guest artists for the "Mizzou New Music" concert on Friday, July 28 at the Missouri Theatre. They'll perform "Where Are Our Mothers/We Don't Have Enough Time" by 2011 MICF resident composer Steve Snowden,…

May 16, 2017

Tickets for 2017 Mizzou International Composers Festival go on sale Friday, May 26

Tickets for the 2017 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF) will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. CDT on Friday, May 26. Known as the region’s premier showcase for new works by top young composers, the MICF will take place this year from Monday, July 24 through Saturday, July 29 in Columbia, and will include three…

July 13, 2015

Composers Festival spotlight: DRAX

Formed in fall 2014, DRAX is the newest faculty ensemble-in-residence at the University of Missouri, and they'll be making their Mizzou International Composers Festival debut as guest artists for the "Mizzou New Music" concert on Friday, July 24 at the Missouri Theatre. As the latest addition to the growing new music scene at Mizzou, the…