Oct. 1, 2013

St. Louis Symphony plays work by 2012 MICF resident composer Patrick Harlin

This past weekend, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performed Patrick Harlin's work "Rapture" as a part of their concerts on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28 at Powell Symphony Hall in St.…

Sept. 16, 2013

Missouri Composers Orchestra Project seeks
recent works for performance in March

The Missouri Composers Orchestra Project (MOCOP) is looking for recent orchestral compositions written by Missouri residents to be performed at a concert in March, 2014. Now in its third year, MOCOP is a collaborative effort to spotlight the work of Missouri composers that involves the Mizzou New Music Initiative, the Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO), and…

April 15, 2013

New music inspired by Bill Smith exhibition
to debut Saturday, May 4 at World Chess Hall of Fame

The World Chess Hall of Fame and the Mizzou New Music Initiative will present the world premieres of three new compositions inspired by the work of St. Louis visual artist Bill Smith in “The Sound of Art at the World Chess Hall of Fame” at 7:00 p.m. Saturday, May 4 at the WCHOF, 4652 Maryland…

April 12, 2013

C.O.M.P. winners perform on KSDK’s Show Me St. Louis

Two of the winners in the 2013 Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition performed this past Thursday, April 11 on Show Me St. Louis, an entertainment news program that airs on NBC affiliate KSDK at 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Menea Kefalov and Ande Siegel of Ladue Middle School were the first-place winners this year…

March 25, 2013

Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P) concert will stream
Missouri students’ winning compositions to the world

For eight years, the annual Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition has brought young composers to the University of Missouri campus in the spring for a concert of original music. As in the past, this year’s winning compositions -…

March 19, 2013

Mizzou New Music Initiative in the news

The Mizzou New Music Initiative has been in the news for several reasons in recent weeks. Here's a recap of some recent coverage: Last week's announcement of the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation's $1.4 million gift to the Initiative was a featured story on the University's news service, and in Mizzou magazine and Mizzou Weekly.  Local coverage…

March 11, 2013

Missouri Couple Gives $1.4 Million to Continue New Music Initiative

The University of Missouri has announced that a generous gift from the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation will support programs and scholarships directed toward promoting the creation of new music Jeanne…

Feb. 4, 2013

Missouri Composers Orchestra Project selects works
by Stephanie Berg, Dustin Dunn for performance in March

Continuing their collaborative efforts to spotlight the work of Missouri composers, the Columbia Civic Orchestra (CCO) and the Mizzou New Music Initiative have announced the selection of two orchestral works written by Missouri residents to be performed by the CCO at a concert in March. The two winning pieces…