The Mizzou New Music Ensemble, under the direction of faculty composer and Alarm Will Sound member Dr. Stefan Freund collaborates with MU’s faculty and student composers, performs frequently on and off campus, and works with some of the world’s leading composers and interpreters of new music. Ten total Graduate Assistantships are available for New Music Ensemble members. Assistantship availability varies each year. For this year's availability please click HERE.
2025-26 Ensemble Members
Hanna Noh
Flute
Sophie Browning-Brodack
Clarinets
Emily Aponte
Horn
Zachary Beran
Trumpet
Cheok Kai leong
Percussion
Daniel Noonan
Percussion
Mizzou New Music Ensemble Performances
Over the last ten years, the ensemble has performed regularly in St. Louis through MNMI's Sound of Art partnerships, in such venues as the Sheldon Concert Hall, Shoenberg Theatre at the Missouri Botanical Garden, Contemporary Art Museum, World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis Science Center, and collaborating with visual artists at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. The Ensemble has been coached by prestigious guest composers and performers that have visited the campus as a result of the New Music Initiative, including Steven Stucky, Tod Machover, Matt Haimovitz, eighth blackbird, the Verdehr Trio, and Viet Cuong, Low Frequency Trio, and so many others.
Listen to a selection of performances by the Mizzou New Music Ensemble here: