Mizzou International Composers Festival
The Mizzou International Composers Festival—taking place each July in Columbia, Missouri—features public concerts, presentations, workshops, and more. Featuring ensemble-in-residence Alarm Will Sound as well as two distinguished guest composers, the festival selects eight resident composers each year through an application process to compose new works that will be premiered by Alarm Will Sound at the festival. During the week, resident composers will rehearse closely with the ensemble, give public presentations on their work, and receive private lessons with the guest composers.
2026 Festival Schedule
Tuesday, July 21, 7:30pm, Sinquefield Music Center (SMC) 130
Lectures by Distinguished Guest Composers, Jlin and Karola Obermüller
Wednesday, July 22, 7:30pm, Sheryl Crow Concert Hall (SMC 132)
Yarn/Wire concert, featuring two world premieres by Selim Göncü and Dominick DeStefano
Thursday, July 23, 7:30pm, Historic Missouri Theatre
Alarm Will Sound concert, featuring music by Jlin and Karola Obermüller and other contemporary works
Friday, July 24, 7:30pm, Sheryl Crow Concert Hall (SMC 132)
Mizzou New Music Ensemble and Mizzou Percussion together in concert, featuring music by Jlin and Karola Obermüller and other contemporary works
Followed immediately by an afterparty headlined by RP Boo in SMC 130, co-sponsored by Missouri's Dismal Niche
Saturday, July 25, 7:30pm, Historic Missouri Theatre
Alarm Will Sound concert Eight World Premieres, featuring the music of our Eight Resident Composers
All concerts are FREE and open to the public. REGISTER NOW TO SECURE YOUR SEAT!
