2018 Mizzou International Composers Festival to Be Broadcast, Audio Streamed Live on Classical 90.5 FM

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Jul 19, 2018, 08:43 ET

COLUMBIA, Mo., July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time ever, all three concerts of the Mizzou International Composers Festival will be broadcast and audio streamed live by Classical 90.5 FM.

In mid-Missouri, listeners can tune in to the broadcasts at 90.5 FM, while anyone anywhere in the world with an Internet connection can access the live stream at http://muclassical.org/. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia. The schedule is:

Thursday, July 26: Alarm Will Sound
The festival's resident ensemble Alarm Will Sound will perform music by 2018 MICF distinguished guest composers Robert Morris and Alex Mincek, plus a work by Stefan Freund and Matt Marks, and more.

Friday, July 27: Mizzou New Music
Friday night's concert showcases the Mizzou New Music Ensemble, the flagship group of the Mizzou New Music Initiative, performing music from distinguished guest composers Robert Morris and Alex Mincek and composer Chen Yi. In addition, the Missouri Clarinet Quintet, featuring Mizzou students and faculty members, will perform works by Mizzou composers Stefan Freund, Carolina Heredia, and Aaron Mencher.

Saturday, July 28: Seven World Premieres performed by Alarm Will Sound
More than 250 composers from around the world submitted their portfolios to the festival, and seven were selected. The grand finale concert features the world premieres of seven works composed specifically for the acclaimed new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound by the festival's resident composers Oren Boneh, Christine Burke, Viet Cuong, Amanda Feery, Douglas Osmun, Gemma Peacocke, and Igor Santos.

KMUC (http://muclassical.org/) is a frequency licensed to the University of Missouri Board of Curators and managed jointly with KBIA 91.3 FM. Known as Classical 90.5, the station broadcasts classical music and NPR news headlines at 1,900 watts from McReynolds Hall on the MU campus.

The Mizzou International Composers Festival (http://composersfestival.missouri.edu/) is part of the Mizzou New Music Initiative (http://mizzounewmusic.missouri.edu/), an array of programs positioning the University of Missouri's School of Music as a leading center for music composition and new music.

The programs of the Mizzou New Music Initiative are made possible through the generous support of the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation, led by Dr. Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield (http://www.sinquefieldcharitablefoundation.com/).

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