Missouri music at 200

celebrating the Missouri bicentennial

August 10, 2021 marked the state of Missouri’s bicentennial. To honor and reflect on this occasion, the American Wild Ensemble commissioned six composers to write new works inspired by Missouri history, culture, and geography and shares this collaborative program, including poetry, history, and guest speakers alongside our new music, in a series of live and virtual performances around the state in summer and fall 2021.

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Performances

august 4, 2022 - Springfield, MO
Springfield Botanical Garden @ Nathanael Greene/CLOse Memorial Park

August 5, 2022 - Joplin, MO
Pro Musica @ Wildcat Glades Park

august 6, 2022 - Kansas city, MO
Brush Creek Amphitheater @ Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center

August 8, 2022 - Columbia, MO
State Historical society of missouri @ Peace Park

august 12, 2022 - Virtual
Missouri History Museum, St. Louis

November 11, 2022 - St. Louis, MO
World Chess Hall of Fame

commissioneD Composers

featured Performers

Emlyn Johnson, flute — Tiffany Valvo, Clarinet — Joel Ockerman, Horn

Sarah Peters, Violin — Ryan Hardcastle, Viola — Daniel Ketter, Cello

Colleen Bernstein, Bradley Loudis, Percussion

sponsors + endorsements

Missouri State University is sponsoring this program in partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council
and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

American Wild Ensemble’s Missouri Music at 200 project is funded in part with public support from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.

Missouri Music at 200 project is endorsed by Missouri 2021, an initiative of The State Historical Society of Missouri and its Center for Missouri Studies.