July 29, 2019

A look back at the 2019 Mizzou International Composers Festival

July 21, 2019

2019 MICF featured in Columbia Daily Tribune

On the Sunday just before the start of this year's Mizzou International Composers Festival, the Columbia Daily Tribune published four articles by features editor Aarik Danielsen telling readers about the fest. You can read them all at the Tribune's website by clicking on the links below: * Meet this year’s composers * Come Together: MU…

July 15, 2019

2019 Mizzou International Composers Festival complete schedule

Here is the complete schedule of events for the 2019 Mizzou International Composers Festival. Celebrating its tenth year in 2019, the MICF begins on Monday, July 22 and continues through Saturday, July 27. All festival events listed are free and open to the public, with general admission seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Events will…

July 11, 2019

2019 MICF in the media

With this year's Mizzou International Composers Festival fast approaching, MNMI has been working to get the word out via local media. For starters, the "Mizzou Music" radio program, heard at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evenings on Columbia's classical music station KMUC, has been airing a series of interviews with participants in this year's MICF. Composers interviewed…

July 9, 2019

Composers Festival spotlight: Nicole Murphy

Originally from Sydney, Australia, Nicole Murphy is only the second Australian to be a resident composer for the Mizzou International Composers Festival. (Holly Harrison, MICF '14, was the first.) Murphy (pictured) earned her PhD from the University of Queensland and is represented as an associate artist by the Australian Music Centre. Her music is published…

May 16, 2019

2019 Mizzou International Composers Festival adding
more concerts, offering free admission to all events

For its tenth year, the Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF) in 2019 is adding five more concerts and an audio installation, and is making all MICF events free and open to the public. Presented by the Mizzou New Music Initiative and the University of Missouri School of Music from…

Jan. 2, 2019

Mizzou International Composers Festival announces resident composers for 2019

The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) has selected eight resident composers to participate in the 2019 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). Presented by MNMI and the University of Missouri School of Music from Monday, July 22 through Saturday, July 27 in Columbia, the tenth annual MICF will feature world premieres of new works written by…