Sound of Art
Beginning in 2010, the Mizzou New Music Initiative partnered with institutions in the St. Louis area to present newly written, site-specific works by Mizzou student composers performed by the Mizzou New Music Ensemble. The “Sound of Art” series aims to bring new music beyond the concert hall and to connect with the St. Louis community through unconventional presentations and venues.
2026 Details - By Invitation Only
Concert:
April 29, 2026 at 7:00pm
Location:
World Chess Hall of Fame
652 Maryland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63108
Schedule:
6:00pm – Reception, followed by a talk about the work of the World Bird Sanctuary
7:00pm – Concert of works by MU student composers inspired by the World Bird Sanctuary, performed by the New Music Ensemble
Mizzou student composers will write pieces inspired by the Wold Bird Sanctuary for the Mizzou New Music Ensemble to be performed at the World Chess Hall of Fame.
MU Students:
- Tim Guillaume
- Ash Schreiber
- Aiden Spavale
- Yoell Tewolde
- Gabe Evers, Precession
- Sofia Fiorino, The Team
- Atticus Schlegel, New England Landscape II
- Robyne Sieh, After Hours
- Emily Shaw, Romance of the Worms
- Santiago Beis, Provinciana
- Ben Rouder, I Dreamed of a Forest
- Robyne Sieh, The Quarry
- Nathan Swan, Open-air Ambience
- Kyle Yerby, deconstruct
- Isabelle Borchardt, Contemporary American Creativity
- Ben Dawson, The Hunter’s Dream
- Sam Whitty, Views from Above
Influences Symphony
- Holden Franklin, A Bucket and a Rag
- Ben Rouder, M.I.Z.
- Emily Shaw, the girl in the pines
- Jack Snelling, City Swing
Symphony of Innovation
- Libby Roberts, A Creative Meditation
- Ethan Forte, Breath of Life
- Adam Cohen, Efficiency of Locomotion
- Mikkel Christensen, Untitled (or, Room to Breathe)
Eclipse Symphony
- Hans Bridger Heruth, In the Shadow of the Moon
- Dustin Dunn, Now that Daylight Fills the Sky…
- Douglas Osmun, Convergences
- Maeve Smucker, But You Have So Much to Live For
Sound of Chess
- Henry Breneman Stewart, Love Your Enemy
- Luke Henderson, Caution
- Alex Williams, The Endgame
Sound of Zoo
- Kaylene Cypret, Predators
- Grant Bradshaw, Colors of Nature
- Erin Hoerchler, Rhapsody in Zoo
Sounds of Forest Park
- Benedetto Colagiovanni, Forest Park Rhapsody
- Trey Makler, Elysium
- Justin Pounds, A Leaf on the Wind
- Matt Siens, Structural Symbiosis
The Sound of Art at the World Chess Hall of Fame
- Joe Hills, Iridescent Labyrinth
- Haley Myers, Spherodendron
- Robert Strobel, Graphyne
The Sound of Art
- David Witter, Failure to Communicate
- Michael Strausbaugh, Crass Menagerie
- Stephanie Berg, Paper Guns
The Garden Symphony
- Michael Anderson,
- Stephanie Berg, Japanese Garden
- Laura Griggs,
- David Witter,
- W. Thomas McKenney,
- Peter Raven,
