The Mizzou New Music Initiative announces its fall semester schedule of Columbia, MO, events and other important dates

Today, the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI) announced its fall semester schedule of events occurring in Columbia, MO, as well as other important dates.  The Mizzou New Music Initiative is a diverse array of programs that position the University of Missouri School of Music as a leading center for the composition and performance of new…

Mizzou composer, musicians featured in PBS special celebrating Missouri’s bicentennial

A new work written by a Mizzou composer and performed by MU faculty members will be featured in "Show Me the Music: A Celebration of the Missouri Bicentennial," a television special that will air beginning this week on PBS affiliates in Missouri. "Waterways" was written on commission specifically for the bicentennial project by Stefan Freund…

Composers Festival spotlight: ANTiCX

Founded in 2021, ANTiCX is an artist collective of composers and makers. The group's name is an acronym of the first letters of the first names of its members. They are (pictured clockwise from upper left): Annika Socolofsky is a composer and avant-folk vocalist who is assistant professor of composition and artistic director of Pendulum…

Composers Festival spotlight: Missouri Clarinet Quartet

The Missouri Clarinet Quartet will make their Mizzou International Composers Festival debut as a part of the "Mizzou New Music" concert on Friday, July 27 at the Missouri Theatre. Founded in 2017 under the guidance of assistant teaching professor Wesley Warnhoff,  the MCQ is committed "to community engagement and the expansion of the clarinet quartet…

Mizzou faculty ensemble ZouM to perform Friday, September 8 in Columbia and Saturday, September 9 in St. Louis

The Mizzou faculty collective ZouM will showcase new music from six living composers with performances next weekend in Columbia and St. Louis. They'll play at 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 8 at Whitmore Recital Hall on the MU campus, then travel to St. Louis for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, September 9 at Washington University's…