The 2025 MICF Festival takes place July 22-26. All events are free and open to the community.

Schedule of the Event:

July 23, 2025

Distinguished Guest Composers’ Public Presentations: Judd Greenstein and Hilda Paredes
7:30PM  | Sheryl Crow Hall - Sinquefield Music Center

July 24, 2025

Alarm Will Sound 
Featuring music by distinguished guest composers Judd Greenstein and Hilda Paredes
7:30PM | Missouri Theatre

Program:
Hilda Parades, Abalorios (21’)
John Orfe, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (11’)

INTERMISSION

Judd Greenstein, Compromise (11’)
Meredith Monk, Indra’s Net Instrumental Suite (22’) 
John Orfe, Download Remix (5’)

July 25, 2025

Mizzou New Music
Featuring music by Greenstein and Paredes, with the Mizzou New Music Ensemble and MU faculty
7:30PM  | Sheryl Crow Hall - Sinquefield Music Center 

Program:

Judd Greenstein, At the end of a really great day (15’)
Hilda Paredes, Homenaje a Remedios Varo (13’)

INTERMISSION

Andrea Luque Káram, 19 de Septiembre, Ciudad de México, Carlos López Soria, bassoon (9')
Cory Brodack, Dreams and The Dream Keeper, Alexandra Schoeny, soprano (6’)
Stefan Freund, Screams and Grooves, Leo Saguiguit, saxophone and Rachel AuBuchon, piano (11’)

July 26, 2025

Eight World Premieres
Alarm Will Sound presents the world premiere of eight new works by the 2025 MICF Resident Composers
7:30PM | Missouri Theatre

Program:

Seda Balci, Riffscape
Parker Callister, if it broke
Matt Smith, As Brightness Is To Time
Geli Li, The Smell of Sunshine

INTERMISSION

Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei, Residues III
Chris L. Thompson, Shadows Uplifted
Bobby Ge, You Are A Topological Donut
Amy Brandon, Incipit

Date: July 22-26, 2025

Location: 
Missouri Theatre, 203 South 9th Street, Columbia, MO 65201
Sinquefield Music Center, 1101 University Avenue, Columbia, MO 65211

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