Month: July 2022

Every summer, the present and future tenses of music emanate from the University of Missouri. Part of the school's sure and ever-evolving relationship with new music, the Mizzou International Composers Festival gathers emerging resident composers to workshop their music with revered guest composers, then have their pieces loosed into the world during a concert of premieres.  The sounds — and stories behind them — are invigorating, and remind listeners that art music is not the province of the past. This year's edition is on approach, set to take place July 25-30. Here are six things to know before attending this year's festival:More:Meet the four conductors in line to lead the Missouri Symphony1. Luminous guest composers guide the wayFollowing the likes of previous guest composers Donnacha...

After a two-year hiatus, industry leaders, innovators, experts, artists and creators harmoniously reunited at The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show, the world’s largest annual trade show and conference for global music product, pro audio and sound and entertainment technology industry professionals. Held June 3-5 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif., the streamlined, three-day platform for the $17 billion music products industry pivoted back to face-to-face by welcoming a smaller but serious audience of 46,627 attendees from more than 111 countries and territories and more than 1,000 exhibitors representing 3,500 brands.  Reduced from four to three days, the staple Anaheim event ­– typically held in January – marked the first time the show has ever taken ...