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 28, 2022
2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival July 28th schedule features Alarm Will Sound in concert
A concert performance by the acclaimed ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, highlights activities at the 13th annual Mizzou International Composers Festival on Thursday, July 28th. Tonight’s MICF concert will feature Alarm Will Sound under the direction of Alan Pierson in concert at the Missouri Theater at 7:30 PM CDT. AWS will perform the music of Monk, Negrón and Don Freund — accompanied by Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble + member of University of Missouri Choirs. Alarm Will Sound in concert at the Missouri Theater Program: Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . .
July 26, 2022
2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival features Guest and Resident Composer presentations July 26
The 13th annual Mizzou International Composers Festival continues Tuesday, July 26 with Guest Composer presentations by Angélica Negrón and Meredith Monk this evening, and Resident Composer presentations by Cassie Wieland, Niko Schroeder and Piyawat Louilarpprasert. Meredith Monk Angélica Negrón Angélica Negrón will present from 7:00 – 8:00 PM at Sheryl Crow Hall at the Sinquefield Music Center. Meredith…
June 30, 2022
Mizzou International Composers Festival spotlight: Angélica Negrón
The Mizzou New Music Initiative is pleased to welcome Angélica Negrón as one of the two distinguished guest composers for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). The Festival, scheduled Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30, 2022 on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, will also welcome Guest Composer Meredith Monk. Angélica Negrón Photo credit: Catalina Kulczar MICF will feature concerts of music by Negrón, Monk, and other contemporary composers performed in front of live audiences, along with in-person workshops, master classes, and other events. As…
June 29, 2022
Mizzou International Composers Festival spotlight: Meredith Monk
The Mizzou New Music Initiative is pleased to welcome Meredith Monk as one of the two distinguished guest composers for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). The Festival, scheduled Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30, 2022 on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, will also welcome Guest Composer Angélica Negrón. Meredith Monk Photo Credit: F. Scott Schaefer MICF will feature concerts of music by Monk, Negrón, and other contemporary…
June 27, 2022
2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival: complete schedule
We are pleased to announce the complete schedule of events for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival. Celebrating its 13th year in 2022, the MICF begins on Monday, July 25 and continues through Saturday, July 30. All Festival events listed are free and open to the public, with general admission seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Monday, July 25, 2022 RESIDENT COMPOSER PRESENTATIONS: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Room 385, Sinquefield Music Center: Pascal Le Boeuf, Huỳnh, Caterina di Cecca. MIZZOU STUDENT NEW MUSIC: 7:30 PM, Sheryl Crow Hall, Sinquefield Music…
June 17, 2022
Alarm Will Sound returns to 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival as Ensemble-in-Residence for 13th consecutive season
The inaugural Mizzou International Composers Festival took place on the University of Missouri campus in July 2010, and over the next 12 years, MICF has presented premieres of new compositions by a host of Resident and Guest Composers. Alarm Will Sound in concert at the Missouri Theater But there has been one constant at each MICF – Alarm Will Sound (AWS) has been the Ensemble-in-Residence for every Mizzou International Composers Festival — and AWS will again be part of the 2022 Festival this July 24-30. Dr. Stefan Freund …
June 16, 2022
2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival returns to live concerts July 25-30 — offering free admission to all events
After two years of presenting performances online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Mizzou International Composers Festival is pleased to announce that the 13th annual MICF will return to in-person concerts for 2022. Meredith Monk – left; Angélica Negrón – right Beginning on Monday, July 25 and continuing through Saturday, July 30, the Mizzou New Music Initiative and the University of Missouri School of Music will present five concerts at venues throughout Columbia. In addition, presentations by renowned Guest Composers Meredith Monk and Angélica Negrón – as well as the eight Resident Composers chosen…