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 8, 2021

Composers Festival spotlight: Paul Mortilla

When Paul Mortilla began his studies at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music in 2014, he already had more experience and training as a composer than most undergraduates. That's because Mortilla, a Florida native who is one of nine resident composers for the 2021 Mizzou International Composers Festival, actually began writing original music on his…

June 14, 2021

Mizzou International Composers Festival to return
July 26-31 with nine world premieres and more

After a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic forced last-minute changes in programming, the Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF) is back in 2021 in a more familiar form. Presented Monday, July 26 through Saturday, July 31 by the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) and the University of Missouri School of Music, the twelfth annual MICF…

Jan. 28, 2021

Mizzou International Composers Festival announces resident composers for 2021

The Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) has selected four resident composers to participate in the 2021 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). Presented by MNMI and the University of Missouri School of Music from Monday, July 26…