Festival Schedule
2024 Concerts
This concert is done in collaboration with two local organizations: Dismal Niche and Lanlocked Opera.
The first half of the concert will feature New York based electro-acoustic composer / improviser Zeena Parkins, a pioneer of contemporary harp practices. Using expanded techniques, object preparations, and electronic processing she has re-defined the instrument’s capacities.
The second half of this concert is the World Premiere of Pompadour Porcelain, by Felix Jarrar, under the direction of Christina Ray and Landlocked Opera.
7:30 PM CDT
Location: Black box theatre of Locust Expressive Arts Elementary (1208 Locust St.)
Program: coming soon
Alarm Will Sound performs music by by Freund, Lewis, Kouyoumdjian, and Norman
7:30 PM CDT
Missouri Theatre
Stream at the Mizzou New Music Facebook or MU School of Music YouTube
Program: coming soon
Mizzou New Music Ensemble and Mizzou Faculty
7:30 PM CDT
Sheryl Crow Hall
Stream at the Mizzou New Music Facebook or MU School of Music YouTube
MIZZOU FACULTY PERFORMING
Amanda Collins, french horn
Megan Arns, percussion
Curtis Pavey, piano
Helena Hyesso Kim, piano
MIZZOU NEW MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Nicholas Wu, flutes
Meghan Brown, clarinets
Alexandre Negrão, violin
Dean Wibe, cello
Olivia Sletteland, percussion
Seda Balci, piano
Jinhong Yoo, piano
Utku Asuroglu, conductor
Stefan Freund, artistic director
Eight World Premieres
7:30 PM CDT
Missouri Theatre
Stream at the Mizzou New Music Facebook or MU School of Music YouTube
The final event of the 2023 MICF will feature Alarm Will Sound performing new works from eight resident composers:
- Lukáš Janata
- Claire Hu
- Lila Meretzky
- Benjamin Scheuer
- Davor Vincze
- Mahbod Shirvani
- Ess Whiteley
- Yingting Liu
2024 Festival Schedule
All dates, times and locations are tentative and subject to change.
Monday, July 22 • Sinquefield Music Center
5 PM Resident Composers' Presentations: Yingting Liu, Lila Meretzky, Mahbod Shirvani, and Davor Vincze.
Location: Sheryl Crow Hall, Sinquefield Music Center 132
Tuesday, July 23 • Ragtag Cinema and Sinquefield Music Center
5:30 PM Free Screening of An Act of Worship and a Q & A session with film's music composer Mary Kouyoumdjian
Location: Ragtag Cinema (10 Hitt St. Columbia, MO)
7:30 PM George Lewis Public Presentation
Location: Sheryl Crow Hall (Sinquefield Music Center, 132)
8:30 PM Mary Kouyoumdjian Public Presentation
Location: Sheryl Crow Hall (Sinquefield Music Center, 132)
Wednesday, July 24 • Locust Expressive Arts Elementary
7:30 PM Dismal Niche, Landlocked Opera, and MNMI present Zeena Parkins with harp and electronics and the premiere of the Opera Pompadour Porcelain by Felix Jarrar.
Location: Locust Elementary School, Black Box Theatre (1208 Locust St, Columbia, MO)
Thursday, July 25 • Sinquefield Music Center and Missouri Theatre
4 PM Resident Composers' Presentations: Claire Hu, Benjamin Scheuer, ess whiteley, and Lukáš Janata.
Location: Sheryl Crow Hall (Sinquefield Music Center, 132)
7:30 PM Alarm Will Sound performs music by Freund, Lewis, Kouyoumdjian, and Norman
Location: Missouri Theatre
Friday, July 26 • Sinquefield Music Center
7:30 PM Mizzou New Music Concert
Location: Sheryl Crow Hall
Saturday, July 27 • Missouri Theatre
- 7:30 PM Alarm Will Sound performs Eight World Premieres by MICF Resident Composers Benjamin Scheuer, Claire Hu, Davor Vincze, Ess Whiteley, Lila Meretzky, Lukáš Janata, Mahbod Shirvani, and Yingting Liu.