Mizzou International Composers Festival Application
Festival Application Submission Guidelines
Complete the online application process here. Applying to MICF is free.
Follow the Online Application Guidelines:
- Upload three scores of original works with contrasting instrumentation. If you have a piece scored for a large ensemble (orchestra, sinfonietta, string orchestra, wind ensemble, etc.), please include that work as one of the three submitted scores.
- Upload recordings of the same works. Live recordings are preferred but MIDI recordings are accepted.
- Upload a CV/Resume (two-page maximum)
Applications to MICF 2026 are due by TBD.
Application Deadline:
TBD
Application will be here when available
The Mizzou New Music Initiative is excited to announce the 17th Annual Mizzou International Composers Festival, on the campus of the University of Missouri.Eight composers from around the world will be selected through a portfolio application process to compose a work to be performed by the internationally acclaimed new music ensemble, Alarm Will Sound. Composers will take part in discussions and lessons with Distinguished Guest Composers, take part in workshops with Alarm Will Sound and receive a professional live recording of the premiere performance of their work.
The eight selected resident composers will be expected to compose a work for Alarm Will Sound’s complete instrumentation (see below) lasting up to 8 minutes in duration. Each selected resident composer must submit a finished preliminary score by TBD for review by Alarm Will Sound, and professionally-prepared scores and parts of the final work are due by TBD. Festival tuition, room, and board for each selected composer will be provided through the generous contributions of the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation. Selected composers will need to pay for transportation to and from Columbia, MO.
Festival tuition, room, and board for each selected composer will be provided through the generous contributions of the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation. Selected composers will need to pay for transportation to and from Columbia, MO.
Alarm Will Sound's Instrumentation
- Flute/Piccolo
- Oboe/English horn
- E-flat Clarinet/B-flat Clarinet
- B-flat Clarinet/ Bass Clarinet
- Bassoon
- Horn
- Trumpet
- Trombone/Bass Trombone
- Percussion: Two players with standard multi-percussion, mallet percussion, and drumkit.
- Piano
- Violin 1
- Violin 2/Viola
- Viola
- Cello
- Double Bass