MNMI alumni in the news

Several Mizzou composition alumni have been in the news this fall: * Grant Fonda, who earned his master's degree at Mizzou in 2012, was featured as a "composer to watch" as part of ASCAP's "Composer Spotlight." Fonda (pictured) was selected earlier this year to take part in the the organization's Film Scoring Workshop in Los…

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…

Michael E. Anderson wins 2012 Sinquefield Composition Prize

The University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are pleased to announce that Michael E. Anderson (pictured) is the winner of the 2012 Sinquefield Composition Prize. Anderson, a Mizzou senior, submitted his…