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Latest Announcements

• Chess Boy Scouts Merit Badge Announced in Saint Louis
  July 2010 - Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield, who founded the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis with her husband Rex Sinquefield made a special announcement at the closing ceremony of the 2010 US Women's Championship, held at the the Saint Louis University John Cook School of business. Dr. Sinquefield, who has supported and volunteered for the Boy Scouts for over 20 years, announced that the Boy Scouts of America just approved Chess as the next Merit Badge for development.
  
  
• Composer Bios For Inaugural MNM Festival
  May 2010 - In various stages of their professional careers, the eight selected composers represent a cross-section of the diverse landscape of music being created today. Concert attendees will have the rare opportunity to hear a concert completely comprised of world premieres.
  
  
• Ticketing Information For July Festival
  May 2010 - Ten world premieres, eight selected composers, four incredible performances, one extraordinary opportunity. Purchase the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival Pass to attend all four concerts and save! All concerts are general admission and will be held at the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts in downtown Columbia.
  
  

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SCF in the News

• Jeanne Sinquefield - "Music is the Joy of my life"
  June 2010 - “Music is the joy of life,” Jeanne Sinquefield said, a certain eagerness in her voice. While far from being Jeanne’s only passion, music has played a huge role in her life. An accomplished string bass player, Jeanne is very generous in support of her passions. Her eagerness to support the arts is evident not only in word, but in deed. Her goal, in a few words, is to turn her home state of Missouri into a music Mecca for composers young and old. Here is the evolution of her dream.
  
  
• Creating Original Music Competition Winners Get Statewide Media Coverage
  April 2010 - The Mizzou New Music Initiative, sponsored by the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation, announced winners. Find out if it's someone you know!
  
  
• Sinquefield Music Composition News in Print and on Air Last Weekend
  February 2010 - Exciting news happening with Jeanne Sinquefield's music efforts featured in the Columbia Daily Tribune and on KTRS Saint Louis Talk Radio.