Mizzou New Music

10/22/2026

Missouri Composers this is for you!

Write a piece for Orchestra (high school and professional) or Choral (high school and professional)

Deadline to apply is Sunday, December 6th at 11:59 p.m.

Have questions? Leave them in the comments and we will respond!

10/02/2026

09/30/2026

You heard it here first… the color of the year is NEW MUSIC BLACK!

Our concert is Sunday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m.

Come check it out!

09/27/2026

ONE MORE WEEK until our concert!

The concert is Sunday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m. Make sure to share with your friends!

We are excited to showcase these pieces:

Program:
Portal by Andy Akiho
a chantar...(lacuna) by Santa Bušs
Culture Fusion by Mon Ieong Cheok Kai*
cheating, lying, stealing by David Lang

*MU graduate student

In the comments, let us know a composer you would have lunch with?

09/22/2026

Creating Original Music Project (COMP) applications are LIVE!

Teachers and Parents do you know a student that is interested in composing original music? This is a wonderful opportunity for them. If you know someone, tag them in the comments!

Applications close January 8th, 2027 at 11:59 p.m.

Here is the link to apply:
https://zealous.co/mnmi/opportunity/comp-2027/?extlink=JxlIMH3Yw0v4YsHhRvOe

09/11/2026

☀️"Sunboxes" outdoor installation premiering September 22☀️

🎉Huge congratulations to Dominick DeStefano (Current Mizzou composition student)👏

Make sure to stop by if you can!

Read all about Craig Colorusso's installation here:

Internationally-acclaimed sound artist Craig Colorusso and the Creative Improvisation Collective at the University of Missouri School of Music will transform Pickard Plaza on September 22 from 5-7 p.m. into an immersive musical environment featuring Colorusso’s innovative Sun Boxes sound installat...

09/10/2026

🥳Three MNMI-associated composers represented on the American Composers Orchestra’s “2023 Earshot Readings” Album🥳

Read about Oswald Huynh (MM '22), Daniel Sabzghabaei (MCIF Composer in Residence '25), and Brittany J. Green (MCIF piece premiered '26). Congratulations to the three of them!

09/04/2026

‼️DEADLINE APPROACHING SOON‼️

🎵Composers, make sure to apply for the opportunity to compose a new work for GRAMMY award-winning ensemble-in-residence Alarm Will Sound, to be premiered during the 2027 Mizzou International Composers Festival🎵

The deadline is September 18th
https://zealous.co/mnmi/opportunity/micf-2027/?extlink=maG7O50XUC4gqBzOyxjy&fbclid=IwY2xjawUIEkNwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMUloSzFtZk5kR3BEc3d5RGVzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeuwupb1nd-M9QTuSyrDO8MyNzYdlPdAEfvjllHsZda47P7vxFw0WNjvz8KuQ_aem_aXiA9Ubl6xtzv5lxAAGuaw

08/13/2026

🎉📢UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI PROFESSOR WINS GLOBAL MUSIC COMMISSION📢🎉

📰 Read all about Dr. Utku Asuroglu's prestigious accomplishment 👀🔎📰:

University of Missouri composer Utku Asuroglu was one of six artists worldwide selected for a Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation commission.

06/09/2026

One of the best parts of Summer COMP is what happens inside the classroom.

From rehearsals and reading sessions to spontaneous collaborations, participants spend the week exploring new ideas, making music together, and bringing new works to life.

Moments like these remind us that music is as much about community as it is about creativity. 🎶✨