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                              …

July 25, 2022

2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival returns to live concerts starting today, July 25 and continuing through Saturday, July 30!

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 is returning to in-person concerts  -- starting Monday evening, July 25th! The opening concert of the 2022 MICF is scheduled for 7:30 PM CDT at Sheryl Crow Hall in the Sinquefield…

July 22, 2022

2021 MICF performances by Alarm Will Sound: “Turn Your Feet Around” – by Resident Composer Nina Shekhar

The 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival is scheduled from July 25th - 30th in Columbia,Missouri. Once again, Alarm Will Sound will perform world premieres of works by the eight Resident Composers chosen for the MICF. Let's take a look back at AWS recordings from the 2021 Festival. Alarm Will Sound in concert at the Missouri…

July 21, 2022

MICF Guest Composer Angélica Negrón and Resident Composers Cassie Wieland and Niko Schroeder to be interviewed on radio station KOPN Thursday, July 21 at 7 pm CDT

Radio station KOPN 89.5 FM in Columbia, Missouri will broadcast interviews with 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival Guest Composer Angélica Negrón and Resident Composers Cassie Wieland and Niko Schroeder Thursday evening, July 21st at 7 pm CDT.   Diana Moxon, host of the weekly "Speaking of the Arts" show…

July 20, 2022

2021 MICF performances by Alarm Will Sound: “Spiraling Down the Rabbit Hole” by Ana Paola Santillán Alcocer

The 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival is scheduled from July 25th - 30th in Columbia,Missouri. Once again, Alarm Will Sound will perform world premieres of works by the eight Resident Composers chosen for this year's MICF. AWS recently released a recording by 2021 MICF Resident Composer Ana…

July 19, 2022

2021 MICF performances by Alarm Will Sound: “Nested Time” by Yu Kuwabara and “Rainbow Diamond” by Paul Mortilla

The 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival is scheduled from July 25th - 30th in Columbia,Missouri. Once again, Alarm Will Sound will perform world premieres of works by the eight Resident Composers chosen for this year's MICF. AWS recently released recordings by two 2021 MICF Resident Composers: "Nested Time" by Yu Kuwabara, and "Rainbow Diamond" by Paul Mortilla. [caption id="attachment_6016"…

July 18, 2022

2021 MICF performances by Alarm Will Sound: “Sploopy” – by Resident Composer Celka Ojakangas

The 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival is scheduled from July 25th - 30th in Columbia,Missouri. Once again, Alarm Will Sound will perform world premieres of works by the eight Resident Composers chosen for the MICF. Let's take a look back at AWS recordings from the 2021 Festival. Alarm Will Sound in concert at the Missouri…

July 15, 2022

Resident Composer Spotlight: Cassie Wieland

Cassie Wieland is one of eight Resident Composers selected for the 2022 Mizzou International Composers Festival from a total of 532 applicants from 49 countries.   Cassie Wieland (pronounced ˈkæ-si ˈwee-lənd) is an Illinois-born and Brooklyn-based composer. Praised by The New York Times as “sweetly shimmering,”…