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Education

Mizzou International Composers Festival Announces Resident Composers For 2013

Source: Dean Minderman
December 10, 2012

Columbia, MO – After considering the largest number of applicants yet in the event’s four-year history, the University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative today announced the eight resident composers selected for next year’s Mizzou International Composers Festival (http://composersfestival.missouri.edu/). Formerly known as the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF) will take place Monday, July 22 through Saturday, July 27 in Columbia. The resident composers were chosen through a portfolio ...

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Education

Missouri Composer David Witter Wins 2013 Sinquefield Composition Prize

Source: Dean Minderman
October 30, 2012

Columbia, MO - The University of Missouri School of Music and the Mizzou New Music Initiative are pleased to announce that David Witter is the winner of the 2013 Sinquefield Composition Prize. Witter, who holds both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in composition from Mizzou, submitted his piece “Garden Music" to the competition and was selected for the prize by a panel of independent judges. The adjudicators for the 2013 competition were: Mara Gibson, director of the Community Music and Dance ...

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Education

Sinquefield Charitable Foundation Commissions New Works From Mizzou Composers To Celebrate The Sheldon's 100th Anniversary

Source: Dean Minderman
October 3, 2012

Columbia, MO: The famous German composer Robert Schumann once said, “In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." While that may be true, getting that new composition performed and heard once it is written can be another matter entirely. For an emerging composer writing music inspired by the classical tradition, performance opportunities can be few and far between. To give some of those composers a chance to be heard, ...

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Education

Augusta Read Thomas, Daniel Kellogg Named As Guest Composers For The 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival

Source: Dean Minderman
October 1, 2012

Columbia, MO – Continuing its emerging tradition of pairing an acknowledged master and a rising star, the Mizzou New Music Initiative has named Augusta Read Thomas and Daniel Kellogg as guest composers for the 2013 Mizzou International Composers Festival (MICF). Formerly known as the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival, the MICF will be held from Monday, July 22, 2013 through Saturday, July 27 on the campus of the University of Missouri. As in the past, the 2013 Festival will feature ...

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Festival

Tickets Now On Sale For 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival Concerts On July 26, 27 & 28 At Missouri Theatre

Source: Dean Minderman
June 7, 2012

COLUMBIA, MO: Tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival’s concerts on Thursday, July 26; Friday, July 27; and Saturday, July 28. Now in its third year, the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival will take place starting Monday, July 23 through Saturday, July 28 in Columbia, MO. The MNMSF already is established as one of the most noteworthy contemporary music events in the Midwest, attracting attention from composers, musicians, music educators and media around the ...

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Performance / Tour

Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis Hosts New Music, New Works

Source: Dean Minderman
May 3, 2012

(St. Louis, MO) — Inspired by the Great Rivers Biennial 2012 exhibition, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (CAM), in collaboration with the Mizzou New Music Initiative, is pleased to present New Music, New Works at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 19. The event at CAM, 3750 Washington Blvd in St. Louis' Grand Center district, is free and open to the public. The event will feature the world premiere of original compositions by University of Missouri students Grant Fonda, Joe Hills, ...

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Education

Creating Original Music Project Rewards Student Composers From Across Missouri

Source: Dean Minderman
April 6, 2012

Columbia, MO: From “Windswept Dreams” to “Madness,” the winning entries in the seventh annual Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition demonstrate the passion and commitment of the young composers who brought them to life. For 2012, a total of 22 elementary, middle school and high school students from across Missouri have been awarded prizes in the competition. As a reward for their work, they’ll get a chance to perform their winning compositions at the 2012 Creating Original Music Project Festival. ...

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Performance / Tour

Columbia Celebrates Contemporary Composers with Four Visionary Events in March

Source: Dean Minderman
February 10, 2012

Columbia, MO: For the past two years, the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival has brought visionary composers and musicians to Columbia in July for a week of concerts and workshops. Now the Mizzou New Music Initiative, which presents the Festival, will team up in March with the Columbia Civic Orchestra and Odyssey Chamber Music Series to present another week of performances focusing on the future of music. “4C: Columbia Celebrates Contemporary Composers" will take place from Sunday, March 4 through ...

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