Now in its fourth year, the Mizzou International Composers Festival will take place July 22 through July 27. Now in its fourth year, the Mizzou International Composers Festival will take place July 22 through July 27. The MICF is one of the most noteworthy contemporary music events in the Midwest, attracting attention from composers, musicians, music educators, and media around the world.
This year’s grand finale will feature the world premieres of eight new works written by the festival’s resident composers and performed by the acclaimed new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound. The festival’s other two public performances include “Mizzou New Music,” featuring music by MICF guest composers Daniel Kellogg and Augusta Read Thomas and by MU faculty members, performed by the Mizzou New Music Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. July 26 at Missouri Theatre. Alarm Will Sound is also set to perform.
