Sep. 24, 2018
Composer Michael Daugherty’s upcoming residency at Mizzou inspires three concerts featuring his music
Grammy Award-winning composer Michael Daugherty is coming to Columbia for a residency, and the University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are welcoming him with three concerts featuring his music in October. Daugherty, who is a professor of composition at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance, will be in Columbia for two days. On the first evening of his residency, the MU Wind Ensemble will perform his works “On the Air” and “Niagara Falls” as part of a concert at 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 8 at the Missouri…
Aug. 1, 2016
A look back at the 2016 Mizzou International Composers Festival…
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July 18, 2016
Composers Festival spotlight: Missouri Saxophone Quartet
In addition to a performance by the Mizzou New Music Ensemble, the Friday night concert of the Mizzou International Composers Festival usually features one or more guest artists, and this year’s “Mizzou New Music” concert will include some selections from the Missouri Saxophone Quartet. Formed in 2009, the MSQ includes Leo Saguiguit (soprano sax), Adrianne Honnold (alto sax), Joel Vanderheyden (tenor sax), and Matthew Kendrick (baritone sax). Collectively, they play a variety of musical styles, from baroque transcriptions and traditional French repertoire to jazz, tango, and avant-garde, but are particularly “devoted to exploring and promoting…
July 13, 2016
2016 Mizzou International Composers Festival
schedule of events and ticket information
Here’s the complete schedule of events and information on how to get tickets for the 2016 Mizzou International Composers Festival. The 2016 MICF begins on Monday, July 25 and continues through Saturday, July 30. Festival events will be held at the Fine Arts Building and Loeb Hall on the University of Missouri campus and at the Missouri Theatre in downtown Columbia, including: Monday, July 25 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Matthew Browne, Resident Composer Presentation Fine Arts Building Room 145 on the MU campus Open to the Public 11:00 a.m. – 12:00…
May 26, 2016
Tickets for 2016 Mizzou International Composers Festival go on sale Friday, June 3
Alarm Will SoundTickets for the 2016 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF) will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. CDT on Friday, June 3. Hailed as “a vibrant inferno of creative energy” by the internationally syndicated radio program “Relevant Tones,” and praised for offering “kinetic excitement” by the hometown Columbia Daily Tribune, the MICF will take place this year from Monday, July 25 through Saturday, July 30 in Columbia, and will include three public concerts of new music by living composers. Returning for the seventh year as the festival’s resident ensemble, Alarm Will Sound will begin…