Oct. 7, 2025
Dean Wibe wins 2026 Sinquefield Composition Prize
Award includes scholarship and a commission to create new work that will premiere at the 2026 Chancellor’s Arts Showcase. The University of Missouri School of Music and Mizzou New Music Initiative have awarded the 2026 Sinquefield Composition Prize to student composer Dean Wibe. The prize is the top award for composition students at Mizzou, made possible by Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield, Rex Sinquefield and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation. Wibe is a composer and cellist from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Iowa. He completed…
Jan. 30, 2020
Aaron Perrine to visit Mizzou for residency, concert
Composer Aaron Perrine is coming to the University of Missouri in February for a residency and concert featuring the premiere of a new commissioned work he wrote for the Mizzou Wind Ensemble. Perrine (pictured) will arrive in Columbia on Thursday, February 13. While he’s on campus, he’ll give lessons to composition students; make a presentation about his music; and coach the Wind Ensemble and the Symphonic Band, which will perform two of his older works at a concert later in the month. His visit will conclude with a performance by the Wind Ensemble and All-Juniors Honor Band at…